Status of Women committee  We use various tactics. For example, we participate in prevention workshops in schools, where we explain to children what healthy relationships are and tell them about the available resources. A number of mothers have told us that it was their son, coming back from school, who told them that they did not have to suffer all that violence and that shelters existed.

Status of Women committee  I can begin. As I mentioned, in our case, we have not received any operating funds. So we have not seen any increases, since we went from zero dollars to zero dollars. However, we have received capital funding to increase our number of beds. In that area, we have the material resources to accommodate those women, and that funding has increased significantly in the wake of the movement.

Status of Women committee  Yes, of course. I haven't talked about the possibility of establishing contact with those groups and building ties with their home communities. However, once those people hear about our programs and come to us, they face systemic racism. Beyond the violent trauma she has experienced, a women who is facing fewer obstacles and is simply looking for housing will often be a victim of racism.

Status of Women committee  I think that vicarious trauma was previously mentioned. We try to avoid it, but even with education and good will, without the necessary resources, that trauma is certainly there. I think it is possible to avoid it. As we said, if we had better core funding, many women who want to work in our centre could do so.

Status of Women committee  Excellent.

Status of Women committee  Okay. Although we have nearly two and a half times more beds than before, our operational income has increased by only 4%. I will talk more about this issue later, but for now, I will come back to the second issue of interest to us—existing federal programs and funding for transition houses.

Status of Women committee  Good morning. My name is Geneviève Latour, and I am the Associate Director of Crossroads for Women inc. Since 1981, Crossroads for Women has been helping women and their children who are affected by violence against women and intimate partner violence. Crossroads for Women is the only transition house for victims of family violence and sexual assault in southeastern New Brunswick.