Neighbours, Friends and Families

  

Neighbours, Friends and Families is a campaign to raise awareness of the signs of woman abuse so that people who are close to an at-risk woman or an abusive man can help.

 

This campaign is a partnership between the Ontario government, Ontario Women’s Directorate and the Expert Panel on Neighbors, Friends and Families, through the Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children. 

www.neighboursfriendsandfamilies.ca 

 

BILL 168

Under Ontario’s revised Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), all employers in Ontario are now responsible for taking reasonable precautions to protect workers when domestic violence follows them to the workplace. In response to the new legislation, introduced by Bill 168, the Centre for Research & Education on Violence against Women & Children (CREVAWC) has developed a workplace training program and a website to promote and facilitate the responsibility of workplaces to address domestic violence in the workplace. 

 

Neighbours Friends and Families @WORK 

Our training program, Neighbours, Friends and Families at Work (NFF@Work) teaches employers, managers, supervisors, human resource professionals, health and safety officers, security personnel, union representatives and co-workers to recognize, respond and refer in situations of workplace domestic violence.

  

There are a variety of training options and all are free of charge.

 

Level 1 – Provide Information 

Introduce the NFF Campaign to your employees and provide them all with the brochures   

 

Level 2 – Increase Understanding 

All employees receive a one-hour educational session about woman abuse/domestic violence with instruction on how to recognize warning signs and take appropriate action.  

 

Level 3 – Lasting Organizational Change 

Comprehensive training for select staff to build organizational capacity to develop policies/procedures and respond to specific situations, and train internal workplace facilitators to deliver the one-hour presentation. 

 

For On-line resources go to:  Make It Our Business at www.makeitourbusiness.com

 

NFF Workplace Champions 

Workplaces achieving one or more of the levels of training can become a NFF Workplace Champion. Organizations are recognized with a Certificate of Achievement by CREVAWC at an annual awards ceremony. 

 

Some of the advantages of becoming a NFF Workplace Champion are:

• Help prevent domestic violence/woman abuse in the workplace 
• Create a safer workplace for employees, especially those who are experiencing abuse
• Meet and liaise with community DV experts
• Help to meet the domestic violence requirements of Bill 168
• Be recognized at an award ceremony for your support of NFF
• Receive a certificate
• Receive media coverage
• Be seen to support the community
• Receive recognition on the WRRC website

 

2009 and 2010 Workplace Champions                                                    

Armo-Tool Ltd.

At’Lohsa Native Family Healing Services

Bank of Montreal, Strathroy

Bonduelle Ontario Inc.

Canadian Tire, Strathroy

CDS Pharmacy, Mt. Brydges

Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children

Children’s Aid Soc London & Middlesex

Chippewa of the Thames Health Centre

Changing Ways

Clark-Haasen Electric

Columbia Sportswear Company

Community Emergency Response Volunteers, County of Middlesex

County of Middlesex

County of Middlesex, Department of Social Services

Craigwood Youth Services

Cuddy Farms

Curves, Strathroy

Family Service Thames Valley

Giant Tiger, Strathroy

Gilzean’s Creek Housing Cooperative

Government Access Information Network

GoodLife Fitness, Strathroy

Kiikeewanniikaan Southwest Healing Lodge

Langs Bus Lines

LEADS Employment Services

Meridian Lightweight Technologies Inc.

Metamag Inc.

Middlesex Employment Services

Middlesex London Health Unit

Middlesex Hospital Alliance

Middlesex Power Distribution Corporation

Municipality of Adelaide Metcalfe

Municipality of Lucan Biddulph

Municipality of Middlesex Centre

Municipality of North Middlesex

Municpality of Strathroy Caradoc

Municipality of Southwest Middlesex

Municipality of Thames Centre

MyFM Radio

Ontario Provincial Police, Middlesex Detachment

Onyota’a:ka Family Health Unit

Pedden Glass Ltd

RBC Royal Bank, Strathroy

Real Canadian Superstore,  Strathroy

St. Clair Region Conservation Authority

Salt and Peppers

Salvation Army, Strathroy

Scherba’s Great Floors

Search Community Mental Health Services

Sexual Assault Centre, London

Shoppers Drug Mart,  Strathroy

Strathroy Adult Learning Centre, Thames Valley District School Board

Strathroy Age Dispatch

Strathroy Animal Clinic

Strathroy-Caradoc Police Services

Strathroy Home Hardware Building Centre

Strathroy Medical Clinic

Sutton Group

Tim Hortons, Lucan

Tim Hortons, Strathroy

Vari-Form

Vanier Children’s Services

Victim Witness Assistance Program

Victim Services Middlesex County

Village of Newbury

VON Middlesex Elgin

Women’s Rural Resource Centre

YMCA, Strathroy-Caradoc West Region OPS Ministries ·        Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs ·        Attorney General ·        Children and Youth Services ·        Citizenship and Immigration ·        Community and Social Services ·        Community Safety & Correctional Svs. ·        Economic Development and Trade ·        Education ·        Environment ·        Government Services ·        Health and Long Term Care ·        Labour ·        Municipal Affairs and Housing ·        Natural Resources ·        Ontario Realty Corporation ·        Revenue ·        Training, Colleges and Universities ·        Transportation