YWCA Durham is a trusted community leader that provides high quality programs, services and resources that respond to the needs of women, children, youth and families. We provide an inclusive community where women, children, youth and families are safe, inspired and empowered to grow.
Francophone survivors
Good Shepherd Centres, Women’s Services
We are called to Never Stop Loving. Inspired by the Hospitality of St. John of God and rooted in Catholic teachings, Good Shepherd provides person-centred health, housing and human services.
Centre Victoria pour femmes
Le Centre Victoria pour femmes est un organisme sans but lucratif et charitable au service des femmes francophones qui luttent contre toutes les formes de violence. Le Centre Victoria pour femmes soutient, accompagne et revendique pour l’autonomie de toutes les femmes francophones qui ont vécu, vivent ou sont à risque de vivre la violence sexiste.
Centre Novas-CALACS francophone de Prescott-Russell
Centre d’aide et de lutte contre les agressions à caractère sexuel. Les services sont offerts aux femmes et aux jeunes filles francophones de 12 ans et plus, victimes / survivantes d’agression à caractère sexuel qui résident ou œuvrent dans la région de Prescott-Russell. Le Centre Novas offre également des ateliers de prévention, de sensibilisation et d’éducation pour les personnes de tout âge qui habitent la région de Prescott-Russell.
Interval House of Hamilton
Interval House of Hamilton consists of the Victoria & Friends emergency 22-bed shelter and community-based programs for women and their children who are experiencing gender-based violence, abuse, and/or human trafficking. Our mission is violence free lives for all women, children, and communities.
Safety Network Durham
Safety Network Durham provides a centralized place in that multiple different agencies come together in one location to support the multiple needs of women affected by gender-based violence (i.e counselling, housing, legal support, financial support, etc).
Durham Rape Crisis Centre
The Durham Rape Crisis Centre is a feminist organization that believes in the equality of all people regardless of race, class, sexual orientation, or gender.
We are committed to taking an active role in our community to end all forms of violence against women and children.
As a sexual assault centre, we work with and provide support services to recent as well as historical survivors of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and childhood sexual abuse and their families.
Sakeenah
Sakeenah is a network of transitional shelters across Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and Saskatchewan serving women and children facing domestic violence, homelessness or poverty. Sakeenah also provides casework for everyone, as well as mental health services and support clients with achieving their goals. We provide free education and awareness workshops related to finance and budgeting, mental health and self care, legal and employment. Our work is holistic to achieve the highest level of independance for our clients.
Nelson House of Ottawa Carleton
Nelson House of Ottawa Carleton exists to provide shelter to women fleeing violence. We are a 15 bed, shelter with a 24 hour crisis line, onsite support/advocacy and counselling, children’s programming and transitional support.
Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre – Violence Against Women Program and Chrysalis House shelter
Chrysalis House is a safe and secure 25-bed shelter in Western Ottawa. It is a place where any self identified woman or gender diverse individual over the age of 16 can go to protect themselves and their dependants from violence and abuse. In this supportive environment, an individual can focus on their personal needs and choices, as well as on their dependants’ needs. The VAW Counselling Program provides individual and group counseling to women aged 16 years or older who identify themselves as having been sexually, physically or emotionally abused by their partners or significant others (could be a caregiver or other immediate family/household member)