Community Resources

Here is a list of places that you can get help if you need it.

Health Centre ......................................................................... ____________________
Food Bank .............................................................................. ____________________
Health and Social Services......................................................... ____________________
Aurora College Counsellor......................................................... ____________________
Drug and Alcohol Counsellor...................................................... ____________________
Legal Aid ................................................................................. ____________________

Help Line and AIDS Helpline ....................................................... (867) 920-2121
............................................................................................. or 1-800-661-0844
Includes AIDS help-line, depression and suicide prevention. Volunteers operate this Help Line from
7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. each night.

Help Line - Kids ........................................................................ 1-800-668-6868
Website…………………………….............................................http://www.kidshelp.sympatico.ca/en/
Counsellors are available in Canada 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all year long. It's free and easy to
call from anywhere at anytime.

NWT Council for Disabled Persons    (867) 873-8230 or 1-800-491-8885
Website ................................................................................... www.nwtability.ca

Seniors Help Line ....................................................................... 1-800-661-0878
................................................................................................. or (867) 920-7444

Crisis Line for Abused Women...................................................... (867) 873-8257
or 1-800-223-7775
Alison McAteer House, Yellowknife

Status of Women Council of the NWT............................................ (867) 920-6177 or
1-888-234-4485
Website.................................................................................www.statusofwomen.nt.ca

NWT Literacy Council .................................................................. (867) 873-9262
or 1-866-599-6758
Website.................................................................................... www.nwt.literacy.ca

Victims' Services Program............................................................ (867) 873-5509
Native Women's Association of the NWT provides the coordination of volunteers to assist the RCMP in crisis situations. Volunteers accompany victims and family members to court and other appointments. Services include emotional support, assistance, information, and referral to resources in the victim's own community.