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This website is designed as an introduction to the role of Women's Place of South Niagara in our community supporting abused women and their children.

If you are an abused woman, and you need to speak with a counsellor, please call our 24 hours crisis lines:

In Niagara Falls and Fort Erie  
905-356-5800
In Welland, Port Colborne & surrounding areas  
905-788-0113

Mission Statement

Women's Place of South Niagara Inc. strives to empower abused women and their children by providing safe shelter and intervention services.

Our Philosophy

We Believe:

  • That abuse is rooted in the unequal distribution in our society and that this issue affects women of all abilities and from all social, cultural, religious and economic groups.
  • That it is a basic human right to live without fear of physical, sexual, psychological and emotional abuse.
  • Violence against women reflects historically patriarchal attitudes and beliefs.
  • Assault is recognized as a means to obtain power and control in a relationship.
  • Children's lives are traumatized by exposure to abusive environments. Their witnessing of violence is, in and of itself, a form of victimization, which in certain instances perpetrates the cycle of violence.
  • The needs of children witnessing assault are specific and distinct from those of their parents.
  • Wife abuse and other forms of violence against women are a societal problem - not a private matter.

 
 
     
Welland Centre Administration - P.O. Box 184, Welland, ON L3B 5P4 T: 905-732-4632 F: 905-732-2485

Nova House Administration - P.O. Box 853, Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6V6 T: 905-356-3933 F: 905-356-5522

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