- What are the roots or history of this organization?
- Vancouver Rape Relief Society has been incorporated since 1975.
- Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter is a non-profit organization and a registered Canadian charity.
- Purpose: Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter is committed to advocating for women’s equality. Our centre works as an active force dedicated to challenge the social attitudes, laws and institutional procedures that perpetuate male violence against women and children.
- Provides safe, secure, temporary shelter and support for women with or without children, who are fleeing violent relationships or are at-risk of abuse, threats, or violence.
- Accepts male children up to age 19 on a case-by-case basis.
- Accepts refugees and refugee claimants, as well women from out of province.
- Length of stay is 30 days.
- High-barrier house; must be able to live cooperatively and take care of oneself and others.
- Gives women a safe and supportive living environment with access to daily living requirements such as clothing, toiletries, and nutritious meals.
- Personal identification (ID) is not required.
- Cannot accommodate pets, but will arrange for temporary accommodation with community partner
- 24-hourRape Crisis Centre provides support to all females who have experienced any form of male violence (sexual assault, battery, rape, incest, prostitution, trafficking, and sexual harassment).
- Crisis centre services include telephone and in-person peer counselling, support groups, transportation, medical and legal accompaniment, support to affected family and friends, advocacy with police, and other advocacy support such as form completion assistance
- How were/are citizens involved?
- Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter needs women who are interested in volunteering for our 24-hour crisis line and transition house for women and their children.
- Childcare Activities Workers
- Do you speak another language? You can help us to connect and support immigrant women escaping abusive men.
- House Maintenance – Call today to find out our next dates
- Fundraising – Join the Friends of Rape Relief Fundraising Committee
- What are their sources of funding?
- Funded by BC Housing, nonprofit society and registered charity
- What is the structure of the organization? Volunteer or professional?
- Collective members some are voluntar
- Do they have any paid staff? If so, identify the position whose role and responsibilities most align with the role of a community worker. Describe their duties and responsibilities.
- Crisis work supporting women and children in transition house, accompany to trials, supporting abortions, public education work, outreach.
- What is the organization’s purpose or stated goals?
- offer support to women who have experienced any form of male violence including rape, wife battering, incest, prostitution and sexual harassment.
- What are some strategies that the organization uses to achieve their goals?
- Open 24 hrs a day available, safe space, support
- How do these strategies and actions fit with their purpose and goals?
- What is an example of a recent success?
- Finding independents housing for women, community walk, women doesn’t have to go.
- Why did you choose this organization?
- How does the organization select the issues they are going to focus on?
- Collective meeting, change policy, go to
- Who is involved in determining their strategies and picking their tactics?
- What have been some of their challenges?
- Create social change
- Very hard to get change
- Fight to walk with rights – women
- City of vanvouver- will take away grants
