Fort Garry Women's Resource Centre
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Fact Sheets Available at the Centre
Children Who Witness Abuse and Their Self-Esteem
Helping Children Cope with Loss
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Stalking and Criminal Harassment
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Do you like a good novel with strong female characters? Do you want to learn more about coping with depression? Are you juggling parenting your own kids and caring for your aging parents?
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MANITOBA EMERGENCY RESOURCES
All phone numbers are Manitoba-based. Winnipeg-based phone numbers do not include area codes.
Toll-Free
Province Wide Domestic Abuse Crisis Line (24 hours)
1-877-977-0007
Klinic
Crisis Line
786-8686
Klinic
Sexual Assault Line
786-8631
Osborne
House Crisis Line
942-3052
Police Emergency 911
Winnipeg Police
Non-Emergency
986-6222
CHILDREN & YOUTH RESOURCES
Aurora
Family Therapy Centre
786-9251
Child
Care Subsidies
945-2197
Child
Related Income Support Program (CRISP)
Toll free 1-800-563-8793
Elizabeth
Hill Counselling Centre
956-6560
The
Family Centre
947-1401
Jewish
Child & Family Services
477-7430
New
Directions for Children, Youth, Adults and Families
786-7051
South
Winnipeg Family Information Centre
284-9311
Winnipeg Child & Family Services
Wolseley
Family Place
788-8052
COUNSELLING RESOURCES
Community
Drop In Counselling (Klinic)
784-4067
Women's
Health Clinic
947-1517
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCES
Family Violence Prevention Program
Manitoba
Association of Women's Shelters
204-482-7882
Mennonite
Central Committee
261-6381 or toll free at 1-888-622-6337
Research
and Education for Solutions to Violence and Abuse (RESOLVE Manitoba)
474-8965
Women's Advocacy Program
Brandon 204-726-6515
Selkirk 204-785-5213
The Pas 204-627-8483
Thompson 204-677-6368
Winnipeg 945-6851
EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES
Employment / Education / Training in Manitoba
Employment & Income Assistance
Employment
Projects of Winnipeg Inc.
949-5300
Opportunities
for Employment Inc.
925-3490
GENERAL INFORMATION RESOURCES
Manitoba
Women's Advisory Council
945-6281 or toll free in Manitoba 1-800-282-8069 est. 6281
HEALTH RESOURCES
Canadian
Mental Health Association
982-6100
The
Eating Disorders Self-Help Program
953-2358
Find-a-Doctor
hot line
786-7111 or toll free 1-866-690-8260
Info Health Guide to Health Services in Manitoba
Klinic
Community Health Centre
784-4090
Manitoba
Public Dental Health Programs
945-4446
Nor'West
Co-op Community Health Centre
633-5955
Winnipeg
Regional Health Authority
926-7000
Women's
Health Clinic
947-1517
HOUSING RESOURCES
Astra Non Profit
Housing Corp
982-2000
Manitoba
Housing Authority
945-4663 or toll free 1-800-661-4663
Manitoba
Shelter Benefit (MSB)
945-2197
SAM
Inc. Management Inc.
942-0991
IMMIGRANT WOMEN'S RESOURCES
Immigrant
Women's Association
989-5800
Immigrant
Women's Counselling Services (Nor-West Co-op Community Health Centre)
940-2172
Immigrant
Centre Manitoba
943-9158
LEGAL RESOURCES
Community
Legal Education Action Fund (CLEA)
Lawyer referral 943-3602
Law Phone-In 943-2305
Toll free (outside Winnipeg only) 1-800-262-8800
Family
Conciliation
945-7236
Legal
Aid Manitoba
985-8500
The
Manitoba Human Rights Commission
945-3007
Manitoba
Justice Family Law Branch
945-0268
LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, TRANS. RESOURCES
Nine
Circles Community Health Centre
940-6000
Rainbow
Resource Centre
284-5208
Sexuality
Education Resource Centre
982-7802
RESIDENTIAL SECOND-STAGE HOUSING PROGRAMS
Residential Second-Stage Housing Programs offer protective, affordable long-term housing and services for women leaving an abusive relationship but who need emotional and practical support. Onsite individual and group counselling, parental support, and information is provided.
Alpha
House Project Inc.
982-2011
L'Entre-Temps
des Franco-Manitobaines
233-1735 or toll-free 1-800-207-5874
Samaritan
House Ministries (Brandon)
1-204-726-0758
Women
in Second Stage Stage Housing (WISH)
275-2600
TECHNOLOGY SAFETY RESOURCES
National Network to End Domestic Violence
URBAN SUPPORT PROGRAMS
Urban Support Programs located in Winnipeg provide individualized counselling, open and closed support groups, longer-term counselling services, training to other services providers and public education.
Evolve
/ Domestic Abuse Program (Klinic)
784-4208
Family
Violence Counselling Program (Nor'West Co-op Community Health Centre)
940-2080
Immigrant
Women's Counselling Services (Nor-West Co-op Community Health Centre)
940-2172
The Laurel
Centre
783-5460
Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Family Violence Counselling Program
Native Women's
Transition Centre
989-8240
WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTRES
Women's Resource Centres provide individual counselling, information and referral, outreach and support groups to women affected by domestic violence, as well as educational programs, volunteer training and community development activities.
WINNIPEG
North
End Women's Centre
589-7347
Pluri-elles
Manitoba
233-1735
West
Central Women's Resource Centre
774-8975
MANITOBA
Interlake
Women's Resource Centre (Gimli)
204-642-8264
Lakeshore
Women's Resource Centre (Ashern)
204-768-3016
Snow
Lake Family Resource Centre (Snow Lake)
204-358-7141
Swan Valley Crisis
Centre (Swan River)
204-734-9368
The
Women's Centre (Brandon)
204-726-8632
Women's Safe Haven/Resource
Service (Flin Flon)
204-681-3105
WOMEN'S SHELTERS
Women's Shelters provide emergency accommodations and supportive counselling to women and their children who are victims of family violence.
Locations / Contact information for Shelters in Manitoba.
For more information, please call the Toll-Free Province Wide Domestic Abuse Crisis Line (24 Hours) at 1-877-977-0007.
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