What We Do

• Facilitate and support services and programs for women who experience violence
• Coordinate, train and support Children Who Witness Abuse programs (CWWA)
• Coordinate Violence is Preventable (VIP) programs in schools which link CWWA programs and educational institutions and provide support and education to young people through presentations, counselling, and group interventions
• Develop and deliver training to front line workers
• Advocate on behalf of our Members to government and other influential stakeholders
• Provide a library of resources to Members at no cost
• Publish of the Communiqué a provincial newsletter for the Violence Against Women’s sector
• Provide ongoing public education and prevention activities
• Monitor changes to laws about violence against women, youth and children federally and provincially
• Research and write position papers and create Promising Practices, including reducing barrier to support for women fleeing violence