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CAWES helps thousands of women and children each year who are caught in the destructive cycle of domestic violence, adult female sexual assualt victims, and clients who require emergency accomodation . The shelter provides short term accomodation for up to 36 women and/or children at a time. In addition several programs provide the opportunity for clients to receive councelling and assistance during and after their stay. CAWES believes that every individual has a right to a life free from abuse; That providing a broad range of culturally sensative services and shelter will assist families to overcome the impact of family violence; Ending family violence requires societal change through education and awarenes; In the empowerment of women and children to regain control of their lives. Please visit our website @ www.cawes.com for more info Thank you for your support!

Promote communication among women of varying ages, ethnic backgrounds, and geographical areas within the Sea to Sky Corridor. Facilitate understanding of the position of women in society with a view to promoting social change within the community. Encourage unified action to provide increased education, training and employment opportunities for women. Provide mutual support for the common problems of women in an industrial, rural setting.

Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter was founded in 1973. We are a non-profit volunteer based organization. We provide a transition house for battered women and a rape crisis centre with a 24-hour crisis line for women that are raped/sexually assaulted. Our services includes peer counseling, accompaniment, advocacy and free legal clinic. As well, we are a women's organizing centre that provides public education speakers regarding all aspects of violence against women. All our services are free and confidential.

The St. John's Women's Centre is a non-profit charity that responds to over 300 requests per month for information, referral and support from women in the St. John's and Avalon Region. We provide women in need with food, clothing, personal care items and a safe space to gather. The Women's Centre runs a Back-to-School Program for women and children, a Christmas program for women in need and a variety of groups throughout the year. Our brand new and very exciting Marguerite's Place Project will, when built, offer safe and affordable housing as well as a range of support to women in need. To learn more about the work we do please visit us at: www.sjswc.ca. You can visit Marguerite's Place at www.margueritesplace.ca When making donations, please specify to which of our programs you are making a donation. Options are: Marguerite's Place Christmas Program Back-to-School Program Women's Centre Programming Outreach Program Thank you for you donation.

To empower the women through education, awareness raising, skills enhancement and income generation for better standards of life".

Women’s House Serving Bruce and Grey is a local non-profit organization that provides safe shelter and services to women 16 years of age and older, and their children, who have or are experiencing abuse, sexual violence and homelessness. Our Sexual Assault Services office is in Owen Sound, ON and the physical shelter and business office is in Kincardine, ON. Our Second Stage Housing Units are in Port Elgin, ON, Wiarton, ON and Kincardine, ON. All areas mentioned provide a safe environment for women and children for counselling, housing, group programs and transitional education.

~ Emergency shelter for women and children experiencing domestic abuse. ~ Outreach services ~ Child Witness Program ~ Transition housing ~ Volunteer program

Safe Haven is a women's emergency shelter in Taber, Alberta. Here we provide emergency shelter services for women with and without children who are escaping violence and abuse and families in other types of emergencies. We also provide community outreach, follow-up support and offer a 24-Hour Crisis Line, children's programming, workshops and public education presentations.

YWTHS is a registered not-for-profit with charitable status. We operate Kaushee’s Place, a 15 bed emergency shelter for women (and their children) who have experienced violence. In addition, Kaushee’s Place contains 5 apartment units for longer-term second-stage housing. We are in the process of building an additional 10-unit Second Stage Housing complex, Betty’s Haven, which will open in fall 2013. Our core services are: • Shelter: safe, appropriate and accessible short and long term shelter for women and their children; • Advocacy: individual advocacy, community advocacy, support for women and children to develop self-advocacy skills; • Support: support the self determination of women through strategizing, safety planning, responding to in-person and crisis line requests; • Expertise: contribute expertise to community action agendas and agencies • Collaboration: communicate and work with other agencies and community partners

Manitoba Association of Women's Shelters Inc. (MAWS) provides a valuable link between Manitoba shelters and you. Shelters are inherently private and exist quietly in an attempt to ensure the safety and confidentiality of their clients. Often times that privacy means shelters are forgotten but they need your help too. Donations are always accepted as either financial assistance or items such as gently used clothes, toiletries and sometimes household furniture. Visit our website at www.maws.mb.ca for more information on how to contact a shelter, follow our blog and don't forget to like us on Facebook. In the 1980's, women's shelters in Manitoba worked together to provide support, training, information and improved services for clients. In 1991 MAWS incorporated as the Manitoba Association of Women's Shelters. MAWS members are dedicated to advancing and maintaining the well being of women and children in abusive situations. Your donations help!

Since 1974, we have provided shelter and services for women, with or without children, who are experiencing abuse in intimate relationships. Programs include: 24-hour crisis line; shelter services; in-house children's programs; children who witness abuse program; stopping the violence counselling program; spousal assault victim support program; and, training and community education. On average, we provide emergency shelter and counselling to 275 women and 190 children accompany their mothers to our Shelter. In addition, over 450 women and 100 children receive our community outreach counselling services. Community Support in Action: We couldn't do it without you.

Our Vision: Every person living free of exposure to environmental health risks. Our Mission: Connecting women to vital information and tools empowering all to take action for prevention. Raising awareness of environmental health risks that must be addressed for a just and healthy society and planet. Our Guiding Principles and Values: Supporting environmental and social consciousness to mobilize communities for preventative action Recognizing that the natural environment and human action are part of an interconnected ecosystem Leveraging the local knowledge and experience of women as a catalyst for change Engaging communities in ways that acknowledge social inequality and strive for inclusion Acting in ways that are collaborative and respectful