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| Alternate Name |
HT1 ; IWSO ; LIS ; OCR |
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| Located In Community |
Ottawa |
| Address & Map |
Bruyère Centre for Immigrant 219 Argyle Ave, Suite 400 Ottawa, ON K2P 2H4 View Google Map |
| Intersection |
O'Connor St and Catherine St |
| Bus Route Notes |
OC Transpo OC Travel Planner or Route Timetable |
| Physical Access |
Fully Accessible |
| Parking |
Pay parking lot |
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| Description (Service) |
Free confidential interpretation service for agencies serving non-English/French-speaking people who are victims/survivors of violence |
| Hours |
Mon-Sun 24 hours |
| Areas Served |
Frontenac County ; Hastings County ; Lanark County ; Leeds and Grenville United Counties ; Lennox and Addington County ; Ottawa (City of) ; Prescott and Russell United Counties ; Prince Edward County ; Renfrew County ; Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties |
| Eligibility |
Service providers working in social, healthcare and legal services * sexual assault centres * Domestic Violence Court Program
Clients: individuals who have limited English or French language skills, and who are victims/survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence, human trafficking or elder abuse |
| Application |
Call to receive services |
| Languages |
English ; French ; Amharic ; Arabic ; Armenian ; Bengali ; Chinese (Cantonese) ; Chinese (Mandarin) ; Czech ; Dari ; Farsi ; Greek ; Gujarati ; Haitian Creole ; Hebrew ; Hindi ; Hungarian ; Italian ; Japanese ; Kinyarwanda ; Korean ; Lao ; Lingala ; Malay ; Nepali ; Polish ; Portuguese ; Punjabi ; Romanian ; Russian ; Serbian ; Serbo-Croation ; Slovak ; Somali ; Spanish ; Swahili ; Tagalog ; Tamil ; Thai ; Turkish ; Ukrainian ; Urdu ; Vietnamese ; Yiddish ; Kirundi |
| Fees |
None ; Provides regular interpretation and translation for a reasonable fee |
| Service Categories |
Interpretation/Translation ~ Crime Victims ; Interpretation/Translation ~ Victims of Human Trafficking |
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| Office Phone |
613-729-1393 |
| Toll Free Phone |
1-866-859-8182 |
| Fax |
613-729-9308 |
| E-Mail |
infomail@immigrantwomenservices.com |
| Website |
www.iwsolanguageservices.com/ |
| Social Media |
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| Primary Contact |
Mercy Lawluvi, Executive Director; Phone: 613-729-3145 ext 227; Email: mercy@immigrantwomenservices.com |
| Alternate Contact |
Zahide Yilbas, Manager, Language Services; Phone: 613-729-3145 ext 226; Email: zahide@immigrantwomenservices.com |
| Volunteer Coordinator |
Noushin Alyzad Ragheb, Volunteer Coordinator; Phone: 613-729-3145 ext 259; Email: noushin@immigrantwomenservices.com |
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| Funding |
Provincial - Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services |
| Resources |
Website |
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