Halte-femmes de Montréal-Nord

Location : Montréal-Nord
Allocated amount : $130,995
First year of funding : 1987
What?
Improve the quality of life and increase the independence of women in Montréal-Nord and the surrounding area by providing them with a welcoming place where they can participate in self-help activities, increase their economic, social and emotional independence, and develop their potential, while supporting those who are pursuing a personal growth project after experiencing conjugal violence.
How?
Day centre, psychological follow-up, temporary shelter (women and children), help for immigrant women (French-language courses, social integration), intervention with new mothers and children of abused women, workshops on the prevention of violence (schools, preschool), workshops for children who witness spousal abuse.