Status of Women committee  What is special about Laval is that organizations want to work together, in partnership. We do a lot of collaborative work. The three homes receive women who are victims of domestic violence. So we try to pool our funds to raise awareness and to be able to receive and support wom

Status of Women committee  The women are of all ages and origins. They arrive at our shelter with or without children. The average length of their stay may vary according to each of their needs. This year, we tried to make a list of the people who came to our shelter. Aside from English and French, many o

Status of Women committee  We also lack resources. We tried to find people who can speak certain languages. However, most of the time, we work with the Shield of Athena, which provides services in different languages.

Status of Women committee  According to our latest statistics, 401 women were turned away because of a lack of places, and 205 women and children as a result of other issues. While these figures are alarming, they only partially reflect the extent of the needs. They don't take into account women who were

Status of Women committee  Good afternoon. My name is Fabienne Héraux. I work at Lina's Home, which was founded in 2005. At the time, there was a need for places because the population was already growing. Ten years ago, we were short 26 places, and we managed to create 19. However, after 10 years, there'