The Howe Sound Women's Centre (HSWC) offers drop-in support, referrals, and Advocacy. These services are provided at the women's centre during office hours; 10am to 5pm, Monday to Friday; HSWC is closed weekends and holidays. HSWC operates a 24 hour crisis line: 604-892-5711 or toll free: 1-877-890-5711. HSWC's programs include: Children Who Witness Abuse Counselling, women's Legal Clinic, Multicultural Outreach Program, a social enterprise store: Pearls 2nds, drop-in yoga, hot lunch, and more. The Centre also operates a First Nations Outreach Project through the six bands of the Sea to Sky Corridor, Pearl's Safe Home Program in Whistler and Pemberton and Children Who Witness Abuse Counselling in Whistler. All programs are offered free of charge.
The Howe Sound Women's Centre's Women of Sea to Sky 2011 Calendar is on sale now! This beautiful calendar displays the photographic talents of photographer, Susan Carmody. The calendar raises fund to support the Howe Sound Women's Centre's programs. The clendars are $10.00 each...
This group organizes and presents events throughout the Sea to Sky Corridor with the aim of promoting women's health. For more information, please contact Vancouver Coastal Health.
The Howe Sound Women's Centre promotes and supports wellness through drop-in yoga, as well as drop-in meditation; all programs are free of charge although we ask that if you are able to make a donation that you please do so as these donations help to allow such programs to continue.
This program aims to assist families who are going through separation and divorce. Group work promotes streamlined communication; establishing new boundaries within the changing family dynamic; as well as family planning around custody and access with the best interest of the children in...
Although the objectives of the HEART program are similar to Children Who Witness Abuse programming, the Healing Emotions and Relationships Together program works with children who are currently living with high levels of conflict/instability in the home. More emphasis is...
This school based violence prevention initiative aims to provide education around the negative impacts of violence on children and their learning. This program engages children and youth in talking about violence while exploring chioces and consequences, power and control, conflict, and...
Individual and group counselling for children (ages 3 to 18) who have been exposed to high level conflict or violence at home. Children Who Witness Abuse counsellors focus on safety, personal boundaries, healthy expression of feelings, healthy relationships, coping with stress/fear, and...
Access Pro-Bono Legal Clinic: a free 1/2 hour consultation with a lawyer. If you are in need of Criminal Law help (i.e., you have been charged with a crime) or in need of representation in regards to Family Law, please contact Legal Aid BC: 1-866-577-2525; Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9am...
This program is designed to enhance the quality of life for women in the Sea to Sky Corridor who may have language and/or other cultural barriers. Services include a weekly support group as well as one on one advocacy and ESL classes.
Pearl's 2nds is the Howe Sound Women's Centre's second hand store; it is located on Cleveland Avenue in Squamish. Quality genlty used goods are sold for great prices and all the monies raised go toward the Howe Sound Women's Centre's programming. Pearl's 2nds...
Pearl's Place Transition House is a safe place for women and children to stay while fleeing violence. Pearl's Place Transition House is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This service includes food, shelter, support, referrals, and advocacy.
This provincial initiative addresses the issue of youth sexual exploitation. At the local level, the goal is to educate and promote awareness and to encourage community action plans that will keep youth safe.
