Victim Services of Windsor and Essex County
Recommended. Direct support for people affected by crime.
Charitable registration 892738188RR0001
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The desk recommends three of the six as the closest fit to safety and community: Victim Services of Windsor and Essex County, Hiatus House, and St. Leonard's House Windsor.
Hiatus House
Recommended. Shelter and support for women and children fleeing violence. A 24-hour help line is listed on their site at 519-252-7781.
Charitable registration 129209300RR0001
St. Leonard's House Windsor
Recommended. Community safety and crime-prevention programs, including transitional support for men leaving federal custody. Their donate page also explains cash, cheque and CanadaHelps options.
Charitable registration 119185114RR0001
The United Church Downtown Mission of Windsor Inc.
A community poverty and homelessness charity. Slightly broader than a crime-prevention mandate, and still a local safety-and-community fit.
Charitable registration 119260420RR0001
John Howard Society of Windsor and Essex County
Effective, just and humane responses to crime and its causes, including local programs. The donate link below is the CanadaHelps page for this specific Windsor-Essex charity, so the gift is not confused with a provincial page.
Charitable registration 107542870RR0001
CanadaHelps donate page for this charity. Local site: johnhoward.on.ca/windsor-essex
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Windsor Essex
Youth mentoring, included as a youth and community option. A less direct crime-prevention mandate than the three recommended above.
Charitable registration 106792971RR0001
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