Our compassionate and trained staff are here to guide you.
Our shelter
- Our shelter provides a 24-hour staffed home with a short-term stay, depending on your needs, for you and your children.
- We have an 11 p.m. curfew for returning to the shelter, bag checks, and we lock up medications and sharp objects such as razors.
- We are a high barrier shelter which means we don’t allow clients under the influence/in possession of drugs and alcohol.
- We can sometimes accept pets, with dogs depending on their breed. Discuss this with staff and we can work out a solution together.
- Please call first to check availability. On arrival we will do an intake.
Our services
- Individual and/or child counselling and support
- Some childminding
- Everyday support (transportation to appointments, advocacy, accompaniment)
- Help with finding housing
- Coordinate when needed with a variety of community service providers (substance use and mental health counsellors; legal, medical, educational and early childhood supports; advocacy; employment services)
- Parenting support and information
- Aboriginal services (referring to local and culturally appropriate services)
- Referrals
- Help with accessing financial support.
- Completing an action plan that helps you map out your goals and how we can best support you on your path
- Access to our Moving Forward women’s program which includes yoga sensitive to traumatic experiences, free professional counselling sessions, and one-on-one mentoring as needed.