Partners
As well as benefiting victims, the program also has
potential benefits to other community stakeholders:
Emergency Service Personnel
- Allows officers the ability to rapidly respond to other pending crises
- Decreases repeat calls
- Provides officers with accurate and comprehensive information about available community resources and services
- Fosters cooperation with, and enhances relationships with emergency services
- Provides satisfaction that the victims’ needs are being met
- Provides feedback to the officer on the outcome of the assistance provided to the victim.
North Simcoe Victim Services works in conjunction with the following organizations:
- Orillia OPP Detachment
- Rama Police Service
- City of Orillia Fire Department
- Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital
- County of Simcoe EMS
Our Involvement in the Community
- Improves coordination between community resources/services and emergency personnel
- Provides an opportunity for community members to become positively involved in the criminal justice system
- Helps to mobilize crime prevention efforts with the community
- Assures the community-at-large that victim needs are being addressed
Community Partners
- Canadian Red Cross
- Couchiching Jubilee House
- Green Haven Shelter for Women
- Lighthouse Shelter
- Orillia and District Literacy Council
- The Sharing Place
- Salvation Army Family Services
- Churches and Faith communities
- Empower Simcoe