About Us
Family Services Windsor-Essex (FSWE) is a non-profit, charitable organization serving Windsor and Essex County.
We provide counselling and support services to help individuals, couples and families manage their daily lives. We help people deal with a wide range of challenges, from arising issues, to past events, as well as injustices such as trauma, poverty, disabilities, exclusion and discrimination. We provide strategies to resolve conflicts, address personal problems and help people live their lives independently in the community.
Our Goal is to help each person reach their potential as independent, active individuals in our community, so they can:
- Better manage their daily life
- Become more resilient when facing challenges
- Choose how they will participate in the community
Family Services
can help you
- Manage your personal and family issues
- Manage stress, relationships and changes in your life
- Deal with finances, independence and housing concerns
- Get professional guidance and support
- Connect with services you may need
- Manage arising challenges as you move forward
- Choose your own place in the world
Who We Help
Individuals
Including Older Adults and Persons
with Disabilities or Mental Health Issues:
- Stress, trauma, arising issues, ongoing concerns
- Feelings of sadness, anger, depression, or anxiety
- Poverty or Financial issues
- Completing forms, applications, taxes
- Finding a place to live, homelessness, hoarding
- Relationship and Interpersonal concerns
- Neglect, bullying, abuse
- Arising daily issues and major life changes
- and more
Couples, Single Parents and Families
Including Youth and Children:
- Communication and relationship issues
- Separation or divorce
- Financial issues, Housing concerns
- Caring for aging relatives
- School aged children facing anxiety or depression
- Raising children through their teenager years
- Shared parenting and effective parenting techniques
- Grandparents raising grandchildren
- and more
Organizations
Including Employers and Employees:
- Employee and Family Assistance Programs
- Corporate intervention, conflict resolution, etc
- Employee engagement, wellness and training,
- and more
How we help
Counselling Services, including:
- Walk-In Counselling
- Counselling Appointments
- Group Counselling
- Wellness Program
- Stress Busting Though Mindfulness Group
- Learning to Manage your Anxiety Group
- Effective Coping for Depression Group
- Enhancing Women’s Self-Esteem Group
- Cultivating Men’s Self Worth
- Women’s Anger Resolution Group
- ‘Out of the Red’ Men’s Anger Resolution Group
- Married/Couples Communication Group
- Parents Transitioning through Separation or Divorce Group
Employee and Family Assistance Programs (FSEAP)
- Employee and Family Assistance Programs
- Corporate intervention, employee training,
conflict resolution, etc
Support Services, including:
- Windsor-Essex Housing Connections (WEHC)
- Voluntary Trusteeship and Financial Literacy
- Hoarding Response Services
- Elder Abuse Response Services
- Income Tax Completion Service
- Forms and Applications Completion
- Specialized Support Services
- Mandated Services
Where We Help:
Main office
1770 Langlois Ave Windsor, ON
Satellite Services
Communities across Essex County
How much will it cost
While most of our services are free, there are fees for counselling services. FSWE is committed to ensuring that no one is turned away due to their inability to pay for service. Affordable counselling fees are determined through a sliding scale that is based on household income, family size and ability to pay.
- Fees may be covered by a workplace Employee Assistance Program,
- Fees may be covered by a health care benefit package, or
- People may be eligible for a financial subsidy (100% subsidies are widely available for people unable to pay)
Visa, Mastercard, Cash and Debit are accepted
Donations:
While many of our services are free, we appreciate all donations to help continue our important local work.
Charitable Status: Family Services Windsor-Essex is a registered non-profit charitable agency #130364102 RR0001
Accreditation: Family Services Windsor-Essex is accredited by the “Canadian Centre for Accreditation”