Our Philosophy
Our Philosophy: Empowering Women to Make Their Own Choices
We believe that each woman has the right to decide for herself the direction of her life according to her values and needs.
We believe that in order to make her decisions, each woman requires a safe place where she is respected and where she will not need to fear either physical or psychological abuse.
We believe that our role at the Transition House is to provide that safe place for women who choose to reside with us, or who consult with us.
We will try to explore with each woman who comes to us the alternatives available to her; to help her examine the advantages, disadvantages and practicality of each alternative; and to encourage her to make her own choices for herself.
We believe that each woman involved with Transition House - resident, staff member, board member or volunteer - can make a unique contribution to the House and will be given the opportunity to do so. That opportunity brings with it the responsibility of all women to share in the work of and decision- making for the House and to respect the philosophy and guidelines set down for Transition House.
We believe that each person has the right to know what their responsibilities are, recognizing that these will vary according to their individual talents and their role within the House.
We believe that in order to remain accessible to all women we must remain a non-political society.
We believe that the confidentiality of the women who come to us is sacrosanct and will be protected.
We believe that because we are spending public money, we must be fiscally responsible, strive to get the best value for our money at all times, and keep appropriate accounts.
We believe that our respect and concern for women's well-being and autonomy emerges from a feminist perspective.