Providing a Spectrum of Hope

Regaining our lives, we regain self-respect.

Since 1975, several thousand women have come to our doors looking for help, seeking a brighter future for themselves and their children.

Victoria Women’s Transition House Society has been there to provide a safe, welcoming shelter, respectful counselling, support and advocacy.

A lot has changed in 35 years. But our purpose has stayed the same - to provide a helping hand and a safe place for women to envision a new future.

Quick Facts About Victoria Women’s Transition House Society

Our staff and volunteers, together with the women and children themselves, are artists envisioning and creating new pictures of life.
- Carolyn Fast, Executive Director

The Society provides emergency shelter services and counselling to over 160 women each year. Over 110 children accompany their mothers to the Shelter where they receive counselling and support and support as well. In addition to our shelter services, Transition House provides community counselling, individual and group, for abused women and their children.

Some details for 2010 - 2011:

• The  24-hour Crisis Line received 1,993 calls.
• 144 women and 83 children were sheltered at the Transition House.
• 54% of women stay up to 14 days at the Transition House; 46% stay up to 30 days.
• 46% of children stay up to 14 days at the Transition House; 54% stay up to 30 days.
• 234 children and 168 mothers or caregivers participated in individual counselling sessions through the Children Who Witness Abuse program.
• 620 individual counselling sessions provided by the Children Who Witness program.
• 12 children attended the Children Who Witness Abuse Summer Day Camp.
• 130 women received a total of 286 individual counselling sessions through the Stopping the Violence Counselling Program.
• 512 women were referred to the Spousal Assault Victime Support Program.
• 36 group sessions were held through the Older Women’s Program.
• 105 women accessed services through the Older Women’s Program.
• 108 individual counselling sessions through Older Women’s Program.
• 576 phone calls to the Older Women’s Program.
• 8 older women housed in the Safe Home.
• 229 days the Older Women’s Safe Home was occupied.
• 26 women housed at Harrison Place.
• 11 women participating in S.A.F.E. Program (Self-Sufficiency and Asset-Building through Financial Education).
• 150 presnetations were made in schools, to donors, to professionals, to community organizations.
• 59 regular volunteers contributed 3,084 hours to the Shelter and Crisis Line services.
• 68 special service volunteers contributed.
• 438 hours to various programs and departments.
• 11 volunteers served on our Board of Directors.
• 8 intensive volunteer training sessions were held (plus 1 Crisis Line Training Session).

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