JHS Mission:
The John Howard Society of Durham Region (JHS) is a non-profit, social service agency in Ontario Canada. We are dedicated to servicing individuals and families, youth and adults with programs and services in areas such as relationships, counselling, employment, literacy, housing, eviction prevention, crime prevention, harm reduction, parenting and more. Most of our services are free. Please explore the options on the left menu to learn more.
Latest News: May 2012
- Theft Prevention & Internet Safety - a FREE training event for Oshawa!
- Wednesday May 16th, 7pm-9pm, Regent Theatre in downtown Oshawa
- Parking is free downtown after 6pm!
- Light refreshments will be provided
- Learn how to "street-proof" your car to prevent you from being a target of property crime
- Parents get expert information on how best to protect your kids from Internet luring and other risks
- To help the organizers plan for enough hand-outs, please let the event organizers know of your plan to attend by e-mailing safecity@oshawa.ca
- Full press article at -> DurhamRegion.com
The 4th annual Communities with Brooms event for 2012 was productive! Many bags of random refuse were removed from our streets, alleys and walkways to help spruce up the downtown. Once again, JHS provided a Sharps team to respond to any indiscriminate disposal of old syringes, and M.P. Colin Carrie's office hosted a BBQ lunch for all the volunteers. Congratulations to the Oshawa Business Improvement Association for mobilizing alongside the City of Oshawa and the Safe City Oshawa Partnership to make a difference by way of a simple pitch-in effort!- Oshawa this Week - "Emergency Hostels serve 1,300 Durham Residents in 2011", see the article by Jillian Follert
- GLOBAL TV - Laura Zilke interviews Beth Whalen of JHS Durham on the effect of Oxycontin being pulled from the sehvles and it's impact on persons with addictions.
- Oshawa This Week - Jillian Follert interviews Beth Whalen about the Oxycontin removal from shelves.
- Important Update! As of March 13th, 2012 the federal government has changed the way pardons work in Canada. See our Pardons page for further info.
- Did you know...JHS Durham turns 50 this year! We'd love to hear from you if you've been a part of our decades of history in some way. Were you a volunteer? A former staff? A client that that has an interesting experience to share? We'd love to hear your memories of the agency so that we can share it as part of our 50th anniversary celebration in October 2012.
New Programs at JHS
Check out our new Multisystemic Therapy and TEAM (Teen Moms) programs.
What's Your Story?
Have you used one of our services since 1962? Where are you today? We'd love to know how you've moved forward in your life, and your shared experience could be an important peice to helping someone else move forward in theirs! We want to hear from you!
Whether you used our services 4 months ago, or 40 years ago, we're looking for YOUR success story. What did we help you with? You can share your full name, or just be anonymous if you prefer, but your experience can play a very important role in helping other people to find the help they need. Someone else could be experiencing the same kinds of challenges in their life right now that you once did. By seeing an example of how you made us work to your benefit, they could be inspired to access any one of our many free services to also get a hand where they need.
Tell us your story! Contact Paul Dobbs at myexperience@jhsdurham.on.ca with what you feel you would like to share, and thank you!
Older News
(For other previous new items, check out our Press page)
- ON OW or ODSP? READ THIS IMPORTANT TAX INFO! Changes by the Provincial government have an important effect upon the way you can file for your income tax return. See this PDF article.
- Check out our LINKS page for great connections to other community resources and programs!
Thinking of Giving Something Different?
If you or your organization are weighing plans for gifting, talk to us about helping you to make that plan hit home. We have information that could help you see more of that gift reach its target while realizing a tax deduction better than you might think. Contact paul.dobbs@jhsdurham.on.ca for more info.
