How We Can Help
Women’s Resources Services
Our services help and support women and their children and women without children who are being abused or have experienced abuse or domestic violence.
Abuse is when someone uses their power to control you and/or…
- Slaps, punches, pushes or kicks
- Threatens to hurt you
- Hides or keeps your identification such as your social insurance card
- Forces unwanted sex
- Controls the money
- Makes it difficult to see friends
- Uses hurtful name calling
- Is always right and cannot be contradicted
- Is frightening and unpredictable
- Is always jealous and suspicious
- Won’t let you have your passport (or other papers)
Violence against women comes in many forms and can happen to any woman regardless of age, race, education, or socioeconomic status. There are many forms of abuse including emotional/psychological, physical, sexual, financial and spiritual. Abusers often isolate women from their friends, family and community.
Safety For Woman Locally
24 hour Crisis Support Line
Services for all Women
If your need help or have a question, please call our Crisis Support Line at 705.878.3662 or our TollFree Number at 1.800.565.5350 24/7Free and Confidential
The Services We Provide
Victoria’s Women’s Shelter
Women’s Resources provides Victoria’s, a safe 18 bed, short-term shelter for women and their children who are seeking help and safety from abuse or domestic violence. The shelter operates 24 hours, 7 days a week including a crisis support line.
Individual and group support is provided to all women while at the shelter and children’s counsellors offer recreational programs and support. Safety, security and confidentiality of all women at the shelter is very important.
If you are planning to leave, try to bring these things with you:
- Prescription medication for you or your children
- Your health cards
- Your social insurance card, other identification, passports
- Personal papers (financial, legal)
- Emergency personal belongings (clothes, pictures, etc.)
- Children’s favourite toy, blanket
The shelter will provide basic needs (food, bedding, and, if needed, clothing and personal care items.)
While at the shelter, counsellors support women on an individual basis with:
- Crisis intervention and emotional support
- Creating safety plans
- Understanding the legal system
- Applying for financial assistance
- Obtaining affordable housing
- Learning about other community support (employment, immigration, education, health)
Calling our 1-800 support line is free of charge. Our telephones are not equipped with call display for incoming calls. Our outgoing calls are blocked from call display telephones. Your call will not show on your phone bill.
Contact our Residential Services Manager: pchatson@womensresourcesold.mydev.ca
Support Line
WOMEN’S RESOURCES CAN HELP!
If you need immediate help or a counsellor to talk to about your experience of abuse call the 24-hour support line at Victoria’s shelter:
705-878-3662
1-800-565-5350
(These numbers will not appear on your phone bill)
If you would like ongoing counselling or more information about our services, call Women’s Resources: 705-878-4285
Our 1-800 support line is a free call. Our telephones are not equipped with call display for incoming calls. Our outgoing calls are blocked from call display telephones. Your call will not show on your phone bill.
Outreach Counselling
Women’s Resources provides free and personal counselling for abused women. Sessions emphasize the effects of domestic violence on their everyday lives.
Our counsellors are fully open to discuss and provide invaluable information and resources to you on a variety of topics including healthy relationships, abusive relationships, learning and managing emotions, reducing stress, sexuality, goals setting, and anything else you may need to express.
Teen Counselling
Women’s Resources provides free and personal counseling services to teenagers of either gender, ages 12-18. Supportive counseling topics focus on experienced or witnessed abuse, such as bullying, sexual harassment, and parental issues.
Community Support Program
The Community Support Program efforts are to assist abused women with rebuilding their lives by formulating specific action plans and providing aid to successfully accomplish them.
In order to regain an independent and life free from abuse, women are provided numerous resources by our support counsellors. Some of these include housing, financial and legal aid, education and job training, and safety planning.
Our Goal is to Help Heal Women Who have Experienced Abuse
Support Groups
Women’s Resources provides numerous support groups for abused women in a completely safe environment. Post-assessment counselling equips women with techniques to reduce stress, form a healthy relationship, and become fully confident and in control of their life.
Child Witness Group Program
Unfortunately, a child is often a victim or a witness of domestic violence that can lead to behavioral, learning, physical, social and emotional distress. Our Child Support Groups offer a safe environment for children and youth to express their feelings, learn how to manage emotions, improve self-esteem, practice safety and conflict resolution.
Support is also available and advised for children’s caregivers in an effort to ensure that the practices are carried out at home.
Vicky’s Values
Vicky’s Values is Women’s Resources’ gently used clothing and household item store in Kawartha Lakes. They accept new and gently used clothing, accessories, household items and textiles during store hours (Monday – Saturday 10am – 4pm). All donations are greatly appreciated and proceeds from the store support Women’s Resources.
Public Speaking & Education
Education plays an important part in ending the cycle of violence against women and children.
Women’s Resources offers speakers to church groups, schools, youth clubs, other social service agencies and service organizations who are interested in learning more about the organization or about the issues related to violence against women and children. We also have a display board and resource materials which are available for information fairs. We request a minimum of three weeks notice before the speech or fair. If you would like a speaker to come out and talk to your group or you would like us to participate in an information fair, please contact Carolyn Fox, Fund Development Director at cfox@womensresourcesold.mydev.ca
Why Choose Us
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- Available 24 Hours A Day
- Free and Fully Confidential
- Various Support Groups and Services For Local Women
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