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Pages in category "Women's shelters in Canada" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Chez Doris; S.
Pages in category "Women's organizations based in Canada" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total. ... Calgary Women's Emergency Shelter;
Digger House (established in the 1960s), a shelter for homeless youth; Nellie's (1974), one of Canada's first shelters for women in crisis; Jessie's Centre (1982), a centre for pregnant teens and young mothers; Casey House (1988) a residence for patients with HIV/AIDS. At the beginning of its establishment, Casey House was the first hospice in ...
The Alberta Council of Women's Shelters was founded in 1983. The Transition House Association of Nova Scotia, which runs shelters in Halifax, Nova Scotia, was founded a few years later in 1989. ACWS became a founding member of Women's Shelters Canada and also hosted the first ever world conference of women's shelters in Edmonton in 2008.
Women's shelters in Canada (4 P) F. Fontevraud Abbey (2 C, 3 P) U. ... Pages in category "Women's shelters" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Established in 1983, the Shepherds of Good Hope started as an emergency men's and women's shelter and grocery program out of St Brigid's in Lower Town.In 1984, a men's shelter and clothing program opened in the Guigues School, and on October 1, 1985, the soup kitchen, shelter and the Clothing & Grocery programs all moved to their current location, on 233 Murray St, also in Lower Town.
In 2019, Halifax raised for $100,000 for VETS Canada, double the amount that was raised in 2018. VETS Canada is an organization that aids and comforts Canadian veterans that are in-crisis, are at risk of becoming homeless or are homeless. Since opening, VETS Canada has helped nearly 200 veterans in-crisis in the Halifax area.
The Congress of Black Women of Canada (CBWC) / Congrès des femmes noires du Canada, which began in 1973, is a national non-profit organization that "is dedicated to improving the lives of all Black women and their families in their local and national communities."