Cowichan Women Against Violence

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Cowichan Women Against Violence Society

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Programs

CWWA - Children Who Witness Violence offers individual counselling and support groups for children of battered women.

Horizons Program is a personal development and pre-employment bridging program.

Safer Futures Program is a community research and development program that works to create and maintain community environments that promote safety of women and children in public places, in work places and in their homes.

Somenos Transition House Provides emergency shelter and emotional support primarily for battered women and their children.

WAVAW - Women Against Violence Against Women: Counselling, emotional support, information, court support and referrals for survivors of sexual assault, childhood and adulthood abuse.

Mission Statement

Cowichan Women Against Violence Society works from a feminist perspective to provide a supportive environment for victims and children who have been affected by abuse. We support diversity, change, choice and growth through counselling, advocacy, emergency shelter, community development and education.

The purposes of the Society are:

To provide emotional support and information for victims who have been sexually assaulted or physically/emotionally battered.
To provide temporary emergency shelter for women, who have been physically/emotionally battered or sexually assaulted, and their children.
To act as a liaison between the sexually assaulted and/or battered victim, community services and the legal and medical system.
To be an educational force for progressive changes in attitudes, laws, institutional procedures dealing with violence against victims and children.
To work for the prevention of sexual assault, battering, and child sexual abuse/incest.

#103 - 255 Ingram Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 1P3 p. 250.748.7000 f 250.748.9364 cwav@cwav.org