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Shelter for battered women or women in difficulty.

The mission of the PCOS Awareness Association (PCOSAA) is inform the public about Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome by providing information and resources for women to get tested, as well as providing support for women diagnosed with PCOS. PCOSAA’s goals are to:Prepare and assist women with the information and resources needed to get tested. Communicate information about PCOS to the public and women with PCOSAssist women with PCOS to Overcome their symptoms and lessen related health risksProvide a Support network to freely and openly discuss all aspects of PCOS

Avalon Women's Drop-In Centres are dedicated to helping women seeking recovery from addictions. The centres are a supportive environment to meet other women in recovery, and find the help needed to turn a life around from addiction. Services are free, including child care during noon hour AA meeting

Our Purpose We were founded on the belief that women must take a leadership role in shaping society’s direction in order to achieve equity and equality for all women. To that end, we are part of the oldest and largest women’s social service organization in Canada. We have been providing professional and accessible services for women and their families at the YWCA Edmonton for over 100 years. Our Vision Sees women shaping a world of equality, opportunity and choice. We Are Continuing..... To be strong advocates for women and their families with our events, dedication and services. To create and design environments which will grow, inspire and empower the female leaders of tomorrow. To work tirelessly to not only end but to prevent family violence. AND To improve individuals’ quality of life and the strength of our families by using a holistic approach to our program delivery. www.ywcaofedmonton.org to see Women of Distinction or Walk a Mile in Her Shoes events.

Established in 1965, Street Haven was one of the first shelters for women in Toronto. We are dedicated to providing help and support to women in need. We serve women who are abused, homeless, socially isolated and those living in poverty as well as women who come from abusive situations or have mental health, alcoholism and/or addiction challenges. We provide emergency shelter, permanent supportive housing, a drop-in centre & food program, addiction case management, residential addictions programs, education programs and recreational/social opportunities. Women who use our services find ways to improve the quality of their lives.

Esther House challenges and empowers women to live a sober, stable and productive life in the community. Esther House is a non-profit, community-based facility that provides shelter and support to women in second-stage recovery from addiction. It is a safe house that provides the infrastructure necessary for women to heal and gain the confidence and self-esteem to continue their journey of life in recovery. Esther House is a 6 bed home that the women can stay at for up to 1 year as they acquire the skills they need for successful recovery.

Mercy Home of Ohio houses, equips, and disciples pregnant women.

Since 1988, Chrysalis has assisted over two thousand women to achieve empowered freedoms from addiction, violence & poverty. Our organization and programs are based on a feminist, client-centered philosophy that inherently recognizes the complex interdependence between women’s experiences of addiction, violence, abuse, exploitation, poverty and homelessness – as well as the larger social culture and systems through which women are further pathologized, medicated and/or oppressed. The comprehensive post-detox continuum of care Chrysalis Society provides (1st-stage post-detox stabilization, 2nd-stage semi-independence, and a housing subsidy program)remains the lowest-barriered resource for women in the region, and is accessible to many of our province's most marginalized women. As a result of multiple barriers relating to concurrent mental health and/or medications, many of the women we serve would otherwise have no access residential care and supports.

Existing in Saint John for the past twenty years (April 1987), the volunteers of our society have worked directly with criminalized, marginalized and at risk women. The women we aid face adversity daily due to being in a low-income bracket, resulting in incarceration for some. We work both with women who are or were in the correctional system, as well as those at risk of being incarcerated.