Help organizations
This organization provides reception and assistance services mainly for refugees but also for immigrants.
122 rue Berri
Gatineau, QC J8Y 6V2
Telephone: 819-777-2960
This organization provides services to people with intellectual disabilities and assistance to their families.
170 rue Sherbrooke
Gatineau, QC J8Y 2L6
Telephone: 819-771-6219
This organization offers support to people with HIV/AIDS and to the people close to them. It also provides accommodations, and prevention and education activities to people with high-risk behaviour.
109 rue Wright
Gatineau, QC J8X 2G7
Telephone: 819-776-2727
Because of the isolation suffered by women who have been assaulted, the silence surrounding sexual assault, and the lack of resources, women have gotten together to set up sexual assault prevention and help centres. CALAS has been operating in the Outaouais since 1977.
This organization provides victims of assault with the following services:
For additional information, call 819-771-1773 or 819-771-6233, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. All calls remain confidential.
This centre offers people in crisis and distress and those close to them reception, help, accompaniment and support. As well, it provides expertise and crisis support to partners in the Outaouais health and social services network.
In essence, this organization offers the following services:
Information: 819-595-9999. All calls remain confidential. Centre d'aide 24/7 is located at 19 rue Caron, Gatineau, QC J8Y 1Y6.
Web site: www.centredaide247.ca
Aylmer sector, Autre Chez-soi
E-mail: lautrechezsoi@qc.aira.com
Phone: 819-685-0006
Buckingham sector, Maison d'hébergement pour Elles des Deux Vallées
E-mail: admin@maisondeuxvallees.com
Phone: 819-986-8286
Hull sector, Centre Mechtilde
E-mail: accueil@centremechtilde.ca
Phone: 819-777-2952
Gatineau sector, Maison Unies-Vers-Femmes
E-mail: maisonunies@bellnet.ca
Phone: 819-568-4710
This organization provides support and outreach to families and individuals dealing with child sexual abuse.
Web site: www.cipto.qc.ca
Phone: 819-770-7249
768 boulevard St-Joseph, bureau 200
Gatineau, QC J8Y 4B8
Phone: 819-600-4600 (1-844-606-4600)
Aylmer sector
Phone: 819-966-6540
Buckingham sector
Phone: 819-986-3359
Hull sector
Phone: 819-966-6510
Gatineau sector
Phone: 819-966-6550
This organization offers services to children and youth, involving parents, families and other key players.
105 rue Sacré-Coeur
Gatineau, QC J8X 1C5
Telephone: 819-771-6631
Web site : www.cjoutaouais.qc.ca
Phone: 819-776-6060 or 1-800-567-6810
Téléphone : 1 800 265-2626
This organization is a regional resource that provides assistance, accompaniment, promotion and training to ensure respect and protection for mental health rights.
17 rue Jeanne-D'Arc
Gatineau, QC J8Y 2H3
Telephone: 819-777-4746
Facsimile: 819-777-6898
Since 1985, the Espace agencies have been working on the prevention of all forms of violence against children in cooperation with different organizations: schools, early childhood centres, sport and recreation groups, etc. It is important to inform children and adults about violence and to equip them to better prevent and deal with it.
Espace Outaouais
Telephone: 819-771-1546
Email: espaceoutaouais@videotron.ca
The following organizations provide temporary housing and assistance to local youth who are homeless.
Auberge du cœur Héberge-Ados
39 rue Richard
Gatineau
J8Y 4Y6
819-771-1750
L'Appart Adojeune
819-643-0999
Téléphone : 1 800 461 0140
Téléphone : 1 800 668-6868
These youth centres are associations of young men and women (12 to 17 years of age) and adults, whose mission is to provide a meeting place in their community where opportunities are organized, on a volunteer basis, for young people to interact with significant adults to help them become discerning, active and responsible citizens.
The goal is to enable young people to get together, stimulate their development, and promote detection and prevention through direct work in the community.
Avenue des jeunes has three points of service:
* Days and hours of operation vary among the different centres. Please contact us in the daytime at 819-778-0634, by e-mail at infomdj@avenuedesjeunes.com or visit our Web site at www.avenuedesjeunes.com for more information.
AdoJeune has three points of service:
Le Relais des jeunes Gatinois
315 rue Migneault
Telephone: 819-663-8337
La Pointe aux jeunes
448 rue de Pointe-Gatineau
Telephone: 819-243-2537
The Saga Jeunesse youth centre has two points of service:
M-Ado Jeunes
948 rue Georges
Telephone: 819-281-2570
L'Alternative Outaouais is a community organization that offers specialized services to individuals involved in conflict resolution (mediation):
Travailleuse de milieu
Phone: 819-663-3305 or 819-205-0680
Sponsored by Vélo-services, Maison du vélo is nestled in an enchanting setting, close to the bicycle paths. The house, located in the Hull sector and built in 1892, offers a number of services, including bicycle rentals, minor repairs and tourist information about recreational pathways.
350 rue Laurier
Gatineau, QC
Telephone: 819-997-4356
S.O.S. violence conjugale is a bilingual telephone service that is free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This service is for women throughout Quebec caught in situations of marital violence.
It takes just one call for a woman to be connected directly to the nearest shelter. Call 1-800-363-9010.
Recognized for its quality of life, Gatineau is a city of 292,000 inhabitants. It is located on the north shore of the Ottawa River, and extends east and west of the Gatineau River.