Ywca Peterborough Haliburton

The ywca operates crossroads and hers two emergency shelters for abused women and their children for safety support counselling and practical help. We provide counselling and transition support for abused women in the rural community and assist women with safety planning information and referrals for housing and social assistance legal aid job training and education. Centennial crescent housing provides second stage housing for abused women and their children. We provide longer term counselling for abused women in haliburton county. Community development programming reaches out to families living in poverty through the nourish and food box programs working in collaboration with many partner organizations toward the creation of community food centres in urban and rural locations. The week without violence brings community groups together to plan and implement violence prevention initiatives in peterborough and haliburton counties. Family support/start is a collaborative service hub that connects abuse survivors with a multi-agency team ant he ywca. We also offer family support program activities.