The programs and services of the North End Women's Centre respond to the needs identified by the women who come to the Centre, and are offered in a friendly atmosphere with understanding and respect. Other programs are offered at the Centre as the community sees the need for them. We welcome any suggestions women might have and we have a suggestion box available in the drop-in area.

Information & Referral

Information and referrals are made to individuals who come to the Centre.
The information and referrals provided are in keeping with the philosophy and goals of the North End Women's Centre.
Women who come to the Centre can do so as self referral, court-mandated, agency referral and/or professional referral.
Requests for information and referral can be made by telephone, in-person, fax and email.
Resources that are utilized for information and referrals are monitored and updated to ensure that all information provided is accurate and current.

Funded By United Way

Drop-In

The Centre is open for drop-in from Monday to Thursday 8:30 – 4:30 and Fridays 8:30-4:00. Community women are welcome to come in for coffee/tea, talk to staff and/or volunteers, use the community phones, just sit and relax, read the newspaper or watch television. A woman can also access the Book Exchange, check out the workshops/program binder, job search binder and peruse the vast collection of sister agency posters and brochures.

Funded in part by United Way

Counseling Services

Counseling services are client-directed and include individual and group counseling. Individual counseling includes drop-in/phone-in crisis counseling appointments, home visits, short-term, long-term and personal advocacy. Group counseling includes open and closed support groups. All services offered are confidential and carried out in ways that are in keeping with the philosophy and goals, policies and procedures of the Centre.

Drop-In/Phone-In Crisis Counseling is available to women and intervention is carried out at the Centre. Crisis is solution focused and women can be referred to other services at the Centre.

Funded By Family Violence Prevention Program

Individual Counseling is goal focused counseling, which supports women with a variety of issues. Appointments are available either short-term or long-term. Short-term is identified as up to 4 months and long-term is identified as up to 1 year.

Funded By Family Violence Prevention Program

Personal Advocacy is carried out by workers (Social Change Agents) of the Centre on behalf of women who are receiving services from the Centre and request advocacy. This often involves contact with lawyers, Child and Family Services, Social Assistance, housing and may address other systemic barriers identified by women. Advocacy can be viewed as either case and/or issue advocacy.

Funded by United Way

The North End Women's Centre offers and facilitates Open and Closed Support Groups for women. Open support groups are considered drop-in style groups that are either a one time or on-going group that is client-directed and loosely structured. A closed support group runs for a specific period of time and has goals to address specific issues. Group topics are client-directed and may include issues of parenting, healthy relationships, anger, grief, self-esteem, etc. All groups offer on-site child minding, bus tickets, self care basket and refreshments.

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