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Women's Rights and Safety
Help, Hope, Healing; brochures from the Ministry of Community Services are available at the following link:
http://www.cserv.gov.bc.ca/women/prevention/brochures/english/brochures_english.htm
Brochures are available in a variety of languages and give valuable information on how to talk to an abusive partner, how to protect yourself and how to help a friend you think is being abused.
Rosenet: Welcome to RoseNet, your site to learn about Canadian laws and issues relating to immigrant women in abusive relationships: www.rosenet.ca
In this site you will find legal information that may help you if you are experiencing violence in an intimate relationship. www.violetnet.org
For Teens and Parents
Scarleteen.com has amazingly frank, non-judgmental information about sex, sexuality, violence, self-image, and so much. It might be good for parents who want a place that offers accurate information to their teens (just be prepared, nothing is off-topic).
Legal Services
Click Law
Legal Services & Family Law
Povnet
Canadian Legal Information Institute
Atourney General website
Financial Resources
The Women's Centre is currently involved with project about Financial Literacy, funded by the Status of Women Canada. For a local resource list, online resources, articles, quizzes, and information about group and one-on-one sessions on becoming more financially independent, click here.
French Resources
Inform’Elles Society is a non profit organization which provides French speaking service of support, listening and information, for women, in British Columbia. Our mission is to assist women and their children experiencing feelings of isolation, social exclusion or crisis to regain control of their lives in a healthy and safer manner. Women need only to dial 1-888-800-7322 to reach someone who will listen to them and guide them through issues they may be experiencing. Visit www.informelles.org or contact us for more information at informelles@informelles.org
Feminism
Feministing is a place to discuss your views and concerns about a variety of issues that affect women.
Men's Resources
Tri-City Men's Resource Centre offers a variety of services designed to help men cope with family breakdown, parenting, non-custodial parent issues and co-parenting from a male perspective.
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