Committees

Health Committee | Partner Abuse Response Program | Shelter Committee | Support Services/Cultural Issues | Women's Voices for Action Committee

Shelter Committee

The Woman Abuse Council encourages all shelters to participate in the work of the Shelter Committee. This committee was formed to provide an opportunity for shelter workers to identify and address issues that arise from and directly impact the provision of service and support to women and children fleeing abusive relationships. Members make recommendations for the 30 member Woman Abuse Council to endorse and act upon.

Membership on the committee is open to staff working in shelters with abused women and their children.

The Shelter Committee is a forum for its members to:

identify and explore issues common to abused womens shelters
coordinate a response to identified issues and concerns
engage in advocacy
network with each other and with representatives of key sectors
share information about programs and services
be a resource for other sectors working on policy development and training

The committee members achieve their goals through a number of activities including:

educational presentations
guest speakers
information sharing between members
presentation and discussion of case studies
training opportunities
exploration of models and community development initiatives from other communities.

The Committee meets on the third Wednesday of the month. There are no meetings in July and August.

For more information or to become involved with the Shelter Committee, please contact 416-944-9242 or email wact@womanabuse.ca