About Us
Women's House in the Media
- Group marches in Kincardine to 'Take Back the Night'
- Kincardine walkers 'Take Back the Night'
- Bluewater Elementary Teachers Support Local Women's Shelter
Women's House Newsletters
Annual Report 2011
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Job Postings
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- Relief Counsellor
Weekly Peer Support Group for Women
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Reaching Out - The Experiences of Abused Women in Grey Bruce
The results of this two year research study are available here: Reaching Out Project Summary Report
Our Mission Statement
Our Statement of Principles
The Women's House was created to serve the needs of women and their children who experience violence and abuse in their lives. It is our hope that they can find a secure home where they can take some peaceful time to assess their situation and make choices for their future which will allow them to live in a peaceful environment.
The Women's House will promote public awareness, provide community outreach and a safe home with a supportive environment. Our goal is to reduce and ultimately prevent family violence.
At the shelter we attempt to achieve an atmosphere in Society in which all are respected, safe and valued as individuals. In the interim, we need to provide a safe container which nurtures, heals and encourages growth to full potential.
The need for a structure to help provide safe shelter for women and their children feeling violence in their homes was identified in the early 1980s through the grassroots community. We were incorporated in June of 1984 and the house opened in 1985 with the majority of funding coming from the Ministry of Community and Social Services. The physical shelter is located in the small town of Kincardine (population 6000) and serves the rural areas of Grey and Bruce Counties. We are the only service providing free shelter and counselling in a large geographic area and serving a population of approximately 65,000. We are a non-profit corporation governed by a volunteer board of directors, employ 20 staff and depend on over 50 volunteers.
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Women's House Serving Bruce and Grey
Business Line (519) 396-9814
Crisis Line (519) 396-9655
Toll Free 1-800-265-3026
Sexual Assault Crisis Line 1-866-578-5566
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