Alberta Resources / Ressources de l'Alberta
Alberta Resources / Ressources de
l'Alberta
ALBERTA
ATONEMENT HOME MULTICULTURAL DAY CARE CENTRE
11035 - 92 Street Tel.: (403) 422-7263
Edmonton, Alberta Fax: (403) 428-1966
T5H 1W5
Several activities are offered at the Multicultural Day Care
Centre, including the Head Start Program. This program prepares
children of immigrant families for the first year of school. In
addition to the parenting workshops organized for parents, parents
can benefit from a support group within the program.
BISSELL CENTRE
10527 - 96 Street Tel.: (403) 423-2285
Edmonton, Alberta Fax.: (403) 429-7908
T5H 2H6
Located in downtown Edmonton, the Bissell Centre responds to the
problems of the local community where unemployment, poverty,
strained family relations, isolation, lack of training and poor
housing conditions constitute major obstacles to a better quality
of life. Activities at the centre revolve around day-time drop-in
centres (for youth, adults and women only), drop-in day care, a
second-hand store and an outdoor camp.
Bissell Centre offers services such as free courses and activities
on surviving on a low income, parenting, building self-esteem,
learning new skills, and recreational activities.
BOYLE STREET COMMUNITY SERVICES CO-OP
9675 - 102 Avenue Tel.: (403) 424-4106
Edmonton, Alberta Fax: (403) 425-2205
T5H 0G3
Boyle Street Community Services Co-op is a community centre
providing many activities and programs to downtown Edmonton
residents. Through its activities, the organization promotes
community development in the downtown area, and helps individuals
and families meet their needs and fulfil their potential, while at
the same time focusing on respect and dignity.
Life at the Centre revolves around a number of programs that can be
classified into four areas:
* Outreach and Day Centre for young people, adults (focusing onmental health issues and AIDS prevention);
* Education (alternative education program for young people under
18 years old);
* Community Centre Resources (housing and job listings, resource
centre, native spiritual room, family support program);
* Community Development (community economic development, support
for community demands).
Respect for others, regardless of their stage of development, is
the major principle on which the Co-op operates. The Boyle Street
Community Services Co-op is a place where families and individuals
can build a support network to help themselves when difficult
situations arise. In this sense, the organization lends a rather
wide definition to the concept of the family, based primarily on
the Aboriginal tradition of extended families, but also because the
organization itself plays an important supporting role, comparable
to that of a "family".
The recognition of the socio-cultural roots of First Nations people
(75 percent of participants) is very important in this
organization. The opening of the native spiritual room (after
consultation with Elders in the community), the organization of a
native festival, and the recruitment of native personnel reflect
the will to respect people's cultural and social practices.
The organization clearly bases its activities on local involvement,
as demonstrated by the desire to work with the community to create
a feeling of belonging and a better living environment. The Boyle
Street Community Services Co-op also constantly works with families
and Child Protection Agencies to prevent child placements when
possible.
CALGARY FAMILY CONNECTIONS SOCIETY
c/o R.B. Bennett School Tel.: (403) 288-8111
6305, 33rd Ave N.W. Fax: (403) 247-6869
Calgary, Alberta
T3B 1K8
The Calgary Family Connections Society is an organization dedicated
to the process of self-help and mutual support of low-income
families. The mission of Family Connections is to enable families
to become life-long learners and increasingly self-sufficient. It
provides a place where families share, relate and create
opportunities for growth. Services offered by Family Connections
include a toy lending library, a parents resource library, a drop-in centre as well as a clothes exchange program.
CALGARY NATIVE WOMEN'S SHELTER SOCIETY
Box 6084 Tel.: (403) 531-1970
Calgary, Alberta Fax: (403) 531-1977
T2H 2L3
The Calgary Native Women's Shelter Society is geared toward low-income families. It offers a shelter for women and their children
who left an abusive relationship. In addition to the shelter,
Native Women's Shelter Society offers an outreach program, a
headstart program for children aged 3 to 6 years, as well as a
parent/child play program. Native Women's Shelter also provides
family outreach, Native parenting, life skills, health promotion
and referrals to other agencies.
CANDORA SOCIETY OF EDMONTON
Abbotsfield Mall, Room 248, 2nd Floor Tel.: (403) 474-5011
3210 - 118 Avenue Fax: (403) 474-5041
Edmonton, Alberta
T5W 2Y4
Candora is a community organization located in a shopping centre in
north east Edmonton. The majority of people participating in
Candora are women from single-parent families, of whom 75 to 80
percent are living below the poverty line.
In keeping with its motto "People helping people make a
difference", Candora is organized in a non-hierarchical and
collective fashion. The primary responsibility of Candora's Board
of Directors, made up of community volunteers, is to manage and
adapt the organization to meet the needs of the participants, as
expressed during community activities. The organization is
comprised of native, non-native and Latin-American women working
together to improve living conditions in their neighbourhood, with
the help of two permanent staff members, who share one full-time
position.
The range of interests and activities of Candora's women is well
illustrated by their community garden, their collective kitchen,
the native art and crafts workshops, their writing workshop on the
life experiences of Candora participants, and their involvement in
many Edmonton coalitions. The organization also hosts a group for
elderly women, a support group for Spanish-speaking women, and
publishing a community newsletter. Candora provides all members
with a participatory education program entitled Life Choices. Free
day care is available for all women while attending Candora
activities.
Candora is notable for its Community Advocacy Project, and its
approach to its Employment Preparation Project.
The Community Advocacy Project provides part-time employment to 14
women who are paid for five hours' work per week as community
workers. This approach of involving women in the improvement of
their living conditions strongly challenges the idea that outside
"specialists" must be brought in to respond to local issues. This
project also provides valuable work experience for many women,
since it enables them to develop self-confidence, make new friends,
build a community network, and bring about change in theirenvironment.
The Employment Preparation Project provides progressive training
for employment. Participants in the program start by working five
hours a week and finish six months later with a 20-hour work week.
Life Choices is a preliminary, but integral part, of the program.
The "Employment Preparation" component concentrates on job
placement, support, planning and job hunting. This gradual entry
into the work place takes into account the restrictions faced by
mothers who have to look after children, especially during the
often difficult transition from work at home to work outside the
home.
CENTRAL ALBERTA WOMEN'S OUTREACH SOCIETY
120-4818 Gaetz Ave Tel.: (403) 347-2480
Red Deer, Alberta
T4N 4A3
The mandate of the Women's Outreach Society is to assist
disadvantaged women and their families and to empower them toward
independence. Women's Outreach Society offers activities that help
develop skills and independence.
Women's Outreach provides assessment, counselling and referral
services to women and their families. This centre also offers
services that are designed to develop skills and knowledge in the
areas of finance, housing, nutrition, and health. Women become
more resourceful in meeting their basic life needs and increasing
their individual potentials. Women's Outreach offers support
groups, a drop in centre, public education and advocacy.
Women's Outreach also offers employment and education
opportunities, crisis support, informal activities, workshops, a
women's healing circle, a collective kitchen where women can
prepare and bring home four meals at a cost of two dollars for
every member of the family, craft mornings and free use of a phone,
a furniture program and a clothing room. Women's Outreach also
provides an environment conducive to creating support systems among
women.
CENTRE FOR INCOME SECURITY AND EMPLOYMENT ASSOCIATION
200 - 909 5th Ave S.W. Tel.: (403) 263-0701
Calgary, Alberta Fax: (403) 263-0705
T2P 3G5
The Centre For Income Security and Employment Association provides
employment preparation services (career counselling and job
search), advocacy (appeals and advice regarding social assistance,
pensions, Unemployment Insurance, etc.) and orientation workshops
on community services (food, clothing, housing, drug abuse, mental
health). The Centre For Income Security and Employment Association
has also developed a volunteer and advocacy program. Its Board ofDirectors is partially composed of volunteers.
CHILD AND PARENT HEAD START PROGRAM
11035 - 92 Street Tel.: (403) 422-7263
Edmonton, Alberta
T5H 1W5
Headstart is a pre-school program for economically disadvantaged
children aged 3 and 4. This program provides opportunities for
children and parents to share valuable experiences that are vital
for early childhood development. Parental involvement is the key
to the long-term success of Head Start Programs. Parents sit on
advisory committees and the board of directors. They participate
in support groups, assist in teaching the children in the
classroom, and receive home visits from Head Start staff and
volunteers.
The Head Start Program originated in 1965 in the United States to
prepare disadvantaged pre-school children to function successfully
in school. Head Start is a preventive program consisting of early
childhood education, nutrition, health, parental involvement,
social services and community outreach.
In Edmonton, there are other Head Start program at the ABC Head
Start, the Oliver Centre for Children, and at St. Bernadette
School.
C.A.P. Head Start, offers outreach services including the
following:
* Home visits to develop a relationship with the parents and
children;
* Home visits with the teacher each week to reinforce the learning
process at home and help establish consistency and continuity
between the class and the home;
* A collective kitchen each week to help share information on
nutrition and link parents together to form a support network;
* Parent workshops are conducted each month to share information
and special skills.
COMMUNITY ACTION FOR CHILDREN
500 Village on the Park Tel.: (403) 477-5655
Edmonton, Alberta Fax: (403) 477-5659
T5W 4R7
The Community Action for Children is a project of the Candora
Society of Edmonton. This project is for children aged 3 to 6 and
their families in the Rundle and Abbottsfield communities. The
purpose of this project is to provide activities and snacks for
children aged 3 to 6, a drop-in place for parents, and space andopportunities for people to get together. Community involvement,
feedback and initiatives are central to the project. The program
runs in four housing complexes: 500 Village on the Park, Rundle
Site, Abbottsfield Recreation Centre and the Echo Valley Site. The
activities for children are educational, recreational, and
culturally appropriate. The Community Action for Children also
offers a moms morning out.
CUPS - CALGARY URBAN PROJECT SOCIETY
128-7th Ave S.E. Tel.: (403) 221-8780
Calgary, Alberta Fax: (403) 221-8791
T2P 0W5
CUPS offers many services free of charge. The walk-in health
clinic is staffed with doctors and nurses. A free pain-relief
dental clinic and a chiropractic clinic are available once a week.
Referral workers are available and put families in contact with
food, clothing, shelter and other services that may meet their
needs. Crisis counselling is offered for individuals facing other
serious issues requiring immediate help. In addition to these
services, CUPS has free showers, emergency clothing, a teen lunch
program, a needle exchange program and the spare change newspaper
self-employment program. There is also a family resource centre
that has parenting classes, a collective kitchen, support groups,
a literacy program, a toy lending library, as well as prenatal and
post-natal care programs.
DICKINSFIELD AMITY HOUSE
9213 - 146 Avenue Tel.: (403) 478-5022
Edmonton, Alberta Fax: (403) 473-8979
T5E 2J9
Dickinsfield Amity House is a multi-service community centre
managed by its users. It provides a collective kitchen, drop-in
day care, a before and after school care program, a post-partum
support group, computer courses and English as a Second Language.
Dickinsfield Amity House also offers information and referral
services for residents of the area.
FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAMME
County of Leduc Family Tel.: (403) 955-3555
and Community Support Services Fax: (403) 955-3444
Suite 101, 1101 5th Street
Niskew, Alberta
T9E 2X3
Located in the rural county of Leduc, Alberta, the Family Support
Services Programme is part of the County of Leduc Family and
Community Support Services. Funded by the county municipalities
and the province of Alberta, the organization provides services to
low-income, isolated families. This program is particularlysensitive to the specific needs of families and women living in
rural communities. Home visits help break the isolation felt by
women and families, which is often magnified by poverty and the
distance to supporting organizations.
HOMESTEADER COLLECTIVE KITCHENS
600A Hermitage Rd Tel.: (403) 496-5860
Edmonton, Alberta
T5A 4N2
The Homesteader Collective Kitchen started with the funding of the
Homesteader Community League. This collective kitchen focuses on
bringing together people living on low incomes for menu planning,
nutrition and budget planning, and to learn shopping skills. At
the collective kitchen, the participants cook five low-cost
nutritious meal once a month for the cost of $2 per family member.
This group also provides a support system for those living in
isolation and don't often go out.
KARA FAMILY SUPPORT CENTRE
6717 - 132 Avenue Tel.: (403) 478-5396
Edmonton, Alberta Fax: (403) 478-1979
T5C 2A4
The goal of the Kara Family Support Centre is to promote positive
relations between parents and young pre-school aged children by
providing information and activities revolving around parenting
skills, child development and socialization, nutrition and budget
management. The Kara Family Support Centre also offers a support
group for women (free day care is provided for participants), a
collective kitchen, a food bank, and native crafts. The Kara
Family Support Centre also provides parenting courses, such as How
to talk to kids so they will listen, and the SARA group (Sexual
Assault Recovery Group).
METIS CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES SOCIETY (MCFS)
10437 - 123 Street Tel.: (403) 452-6100
Edmonton, Alberta Fax: (403) 452-8944
T5N 1N8
The Metis Child and Family Services Society aims primarily at
reducing the number of Metis children in foster care. To this end,
the MCFS has developed programs centred on the community, thereby
reinforcing traditional forms of sharing and cooperation, and
family responsibility within Metis communities.
MCFS receives its mandate from the recognized political authority
of the Metis Nation of Alberta, and any changes within the MCFS are
made in consultation with the community through forums and annual
assemblies.
MILLS WOODS P.A.T.C.H. PLACE SOCIETY
1733 Millwoods Road Tel.: (403) 462-7530
Edmonton, Alberta
T6K 3L9
Located in a low-income housing complex, Mills Woods P.A.T.C.H.
Place is a drop-in centre providing parenting and consumer
education programs and support groups. Patch Place also provides
a creative and stimulating environment that encourages positive
parent/child interaction. Furthermore, Patch Place provides an
environment that facilitates the self-help process. It also
provides child care programming for those using the centre, after-school and out-of-school programs.
NEIGHBOURHOOD ACTIVITY ASSOCIATION OF BELVEDERE (NAAB)
5714 - 136 Avenue Tel.: (403) 478-3747
Edmonton, Alberta Fax: (403) 473-2442
T5A 2H5
The mandate of the Neighbourhood Activity Association Belvedere is
to help families on and below the poverty line to overcome poverty.
This organization runs various programs at low cost to keep
children and adolescents off the streets. NAAB also provides a
parents night out program. Furthermore, it runs a drop-in centre
were clothing and food are available. NAAB also publishes a
newsletter.
NORWOOD COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTRE
9516 - 114 Avenue Tel.: (403) 471-3737
Edmonton, Alberta, Fax: (403) 477-1632
T5G 0K7
The Norwood Community Service Centre is located in a poor
neighbourhood of downtown Edmonton. Set up 30 years ago as a pilot
project, it offers many programs that are open to all residents of
the neighbourhood, but it especially targets low-income families.
Activities at Norwood Community Services Centre are mostly geared
to child care and the involvement of mothers in group activities.
Some of the main activities are:
* child care programs (relief child care, drop-in day care);
* community services (library for parents, clothing exchange,
availability of a sewing machine and typewriter, home visits,
advocacy);
* workshops on various subjects (crafts, parenting skills
workshops, collective kitchen, support group for women victims of
violence).
The Centre is totally accessible to all the people of the
neighbourhood. Children and their parents are accepted as they
are, and there are no conditions whatsoever to participation in theCentre's activities (no income check, no obligatory activities,
etc.). No judgment is passed on the habits and lifestyles of the
families participating in the Centre's activities.
The work conducted by the Norwood Community Service Centre is not
strictly confined to its programmed activities, particularly when
someone is in need of immediate help. There is no hesitation to
modify schedules and tasks in order to assist those with particular
or pressing needs. Home visits, conducted by the Centre's staff,
are further proof of their flexible approach to providing
assistance.
The Norwood Community Service Centre takes a holistic approach in
its dealings with families. Its workshops (a collective kitchen,
crafts, and women's groups) are a good illustration of this: it is
during such social activities that participants build ties of
friendship and support.
User participation also plays an important role in the running of
the Centre: users make up at least 60 percent of the Board of
Directors.
OPTIONS FOR WOMEN
710 - 10240 - 124 Street Tel.: (403) 482-6567
Edmonton, Alberta Fax: (403) 482-5941
T5N 3W6
Options for Women works with women seeking to return to the labour
force, or to further their education. There is a job hunting club,
and career and personal skills improvement counselling for
financially disadvantaged women. The use of feminist practice and
analysis model at Options for Women favours the promotion of
personal, social and political changes for women, while building
their self-confidence, and developing means for attaining
solidarity.
ORMSBY PLACE NEIGHBOURHOOD ASSOCIATION
6250 - 180 Street Tel.: (403) 483-2036
Edmonton, Alberta
T5T 2T2
The Ormsby Place Neighbourhood Association has been in operation
since 1991. This tenants' centre operates out of a small building,
which was originally a tool shed used to store grounds maintenance
equipment. The Ormsby Place provides services and programs such as
Tough Love, Nobody's Perfect, a collective kitchen, community
gardening, Junior Forest Wardens (an environmentally concerned
youth group), a clothing bank, a book exchange, a bread program,
health for two (nutrition during pregnancy) and crafts for
children. The community workers at this centre provide advocacy on
issues such as child welfare interviews or investigations, social
assistance, and referrals to services provided by other agencies.
RAINBOW HARBOUR WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION
Box 42051 Tel.: (403) 461-5677
Edmonton, Alberta Fax: (403) 468-6665
T6K 4C4
Rainbow Harbour Women's Association, organized by women of the
community, offers self-help and support groups for low-income women
and single parents. At Rainbow Harbour, low-income women have a
say in the decision making since the board of directors mainly
consists of low-income women. Rainbow Harbour provides access to
community resources, operates a clothing exchange, a community
garden and a resource/lending library of Canadian Women authors.
Rainbow Harbour also offers a meeting space where women have access
to workshops on parenting, self-esteem, A.A and Al Anon. Moreover,
Rainbow Harbour offers computer awareness training where women can
learn computer skills.
SERVANTS ANONYMOUS SOCIETY (SAS)
1032 - 5 Ave. S.W. Tel.: (403) 237-8477
Calgary, Alberta
T2P 0P1
The Servants Anonymous Society is a non-profit organization
established to assist young women (16 and older) who are living on
the street. All of its programs are guided by a community-based
approach. SAS receives young women who have already decided to quit
the street, whether they ran away from home, or earn a living from
prostitution. Many of them are young mothers.
SAS delivers many programs, most of them linked to housing and
addiction issues.
* The Oasis Centre is a drop-in centre and shelter for women living
on the street.
* The Fireworks Way of Life is a life skills support program for
women who have completed, or are completing, an addiction treatment
program. Women first enter the Oasis Centre and then go on to live
in a semi-independent residential unit, or live on their own.
* SAS Semi-Independent Living Residences (8 units) provide an
apartment or a townhouse for the SAS participant and her children
for 3 to 5 years. These residences are not occupied on a permanent
basis, but are available according to need.
* The Hot House is a two-bed supportive, secure residence for those
who experience difficulty breaking away from addiction and street
life.
* Home Sweet Home is a foster nursery for young street women and
their babies.
* A follow-up program offers a weekly "family meeting" for women
who have graduated from SAS that lets them keep in touch with the
organization, once they have become independent.
* The Corner Club is a preventive program located in the centre of
Calgary. It is open to all young people, whether or not they live
on the street. Participants organize leisure activities, haveformed a popular theatre group, publish a magazine (Cry of the
Street), raise funds for the centre, and conduct an
awareness-raising workshop in Calgary (Shock Talk).
* Project 2001 is the place where volunteers, who constitute the
majority of the community workers, are trained. They have started
to implement employment-generating strategies, such as a child care
cooperative (The Cuddle and Care Cooperative).
Started by three people, personally involved in the Christian
Recovery Movement, SAS shows its spiritual roots in the dedication
of its volunteers, and of its two permanent staff members. The
Director, one of the founders of SAS, lives at the Oasis Centre and
pays rent. SAS does not have professional service providers on
staff, but refers some of its residents to social agencies and uses
a network of volunteer professionals, such as dentists, physicians,
therapists and social workers.
The Board of Directors of SAS has decided not to ask for
funding from government agencies in order to maintain its freedom from
conventional, bureaucratic types of social intervention aimed at
street youth and young prostitutes. Most of the funding comes from
foundations, and from individual and corporate donations.
SAS is also currently developing a participatory approach to its
decision-making process, by opening its Board to its residents.
Confronted with the difficult reality of involving young women with
few management and social skills, SAS has developed a mentoring
process, whereby each Board member is paired with a resident
recognized for her leadership qualities.
UNITY CENTRE OF NORTHEAST EDMONTON
101-14530, 72 Street Tel.: (403) 478-6521
Edmonton, Alberta
T5C 0R7
The purpose of Unity Centre is to provide a comfortable, inviting
place in the community. Unity Centre offers opportunities to
learn, develop and share skills by providing low-cost daytime and
evening programs for everyone in the family. This Centre also acts
as an information, referral, and drop-in centre. Some of the
services provided at Unity Centre include a playschool available at
low cost, a "parents' time out" program, preteen cooking group,
activities for parents and their child, native mothers unity
(activities for natives and their children that promote cultural
awareness) and collective kitchens.
WECAN CO-OPERATIVE
240 Abbottsfield Mall Tel.: (403) 479-5443
3210, 118 Avenue Fax: (403) 474-1993
Edmonton, Alberta
T5W 4W1
The Wecan Co-op was created by the residents of Abbottsfield and
Rundle communities. The Wecan Co-op has a vision of the future
that involves the community. In the true sense of co-operative,
they focus on putting ownership in the hands of the people. They
achieve this by providing employment in the community, creating new
initiatives based on their ideas and skills, learning and growing
from their interaction with others and actively participating in
making their community a better place to live.
The Wecan Co-op is presently involved in three different areas:
* The Employment Resource Centre provides support, information and
direction to community residents wanting to find employment,
training or education.
* E.R.C. for Youth is a stay-in-school initiative for grade six and
seven students in the community. The youth workers and the sports
skills coach work directly in the schools with the children.
* Community and economic development is a number of different
ongoing initiatives for co-op members; a storefront where they can
sell their crafts to supplement their income; woolcrafter co-op
producing Alberta made products; a community garden where members
can grow their own produce to help supplement their food supply.
WE CAN FOOD CO-OP
248 Abbottsfield Mall Tel.: (403) 496-5938
3210, 118 Ave. Fax: (403) 474-1993
Edmonton, Alberta
T5W 4W1
Located in the North-East region of Edmonton, We Can Food Co-op
works exclusively with low-income families to help them obtain
nutritious food at low cost. This food co-operative, which started
in February 1995, is made up of members who are trying to save
money on groceries. To participate, families have to pay a fee of
$5 a year. For $15 each month, the members can receive two bags of
high quality, nutritious groceries. By combining their money, Co-op members can afford to buy bulk, directly from wholesalers and
local producers. The members help to sort and distribute the food
by giving at least two hours of their time, therefore making it
possible for the Co-op to sell food at a lower price. The Co-op
also has a barter exchange table for items members don't want.
WELLSPRING WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTRE
Box 681, 5116, 51st Ave. Tel.: (403) 778-6209
Whitecourt, Alberta
T7S 1N7
Whitecourt is a small community of approximately 7,000 people. The
Wellspring Women's Resource Centre, which was formed by women from
the community, offers short-term shelter for women and theirchildren living in abusive relationships or women who end up on the
street with their children because of poverty. The Women's
Resource Centre offers services to women such as budgeting tips,
help in finding a job, or assistance in going back to school for
those who wish to do so. The Wellspring Women's Resource Centre
also works in co-operation with the food bank and the second-hand
clothes store "repeat boutique".
WOMANSPACE RESOURCE CENTRE
Alberta Status of Women Action Committee Tel.: (403) 329-8338
8-740, 4th Avenue South
Lethbridge, Alberta
T1J 0N9
Womanspace Resource Centre deals with issues affecting women and
their families. This resource centre is one of a kind in the wide
area it serves. Over the past two years, since poverty has become
increasingly common in Alberta, especially among women and their
children, Womanspace has decided to take action on this issue. It
offers support groups for low-income women using the resource
centre, which operates as a casual drop-in centre. It is
associated with the community kitchen in the area and other
services that can be of help to low-income women and their
children. Women who attend the resource centre have access to free
child care. Womanspace also provides a resource library and public
education.
WOMEN IN NEED SOCIETY
9827 E Horton Road S.W. Tel.: (403) 255-7514
Calgary, Alberta Fax: (403) 255-0807
T2V 2X5
The Women in Need Society provides a supportive network and an
environment for women in need. Women In Need Society operates six
thrift stores across Calgary, where they sell or give away
furniture, clothes and household items to women. Women In Need
also employs on a single-day basis women living on low incomes,
while they look for work, to help raise self-esteem and to build
work references. This organization lends computers to women at
minimal cost, so they can learn or work on their computer skills.
It also provides women who have to perform mandatory community
service with a place to serve their hours.
Women In Need also offers a parent and child drop-in centre where
women have access to a job employment program and a nutrition
program.
