Our staff and volunteers pride ourselves on providing the best possible quality services to our clients!

Women's Place of South Niagara Inc. has been providing quality Shelter services for nearly 50 years between our two Shelters.We operate Welland Centre and Nova House in Niagara Falls. Our Welland Shelter has 10 beds and our new Niagara Falls Shelter has 20 beds to accommodate women and children seeking safe Shelter. These Shelters are accessible for those with mobility challenges and are the ONLY safe havens for abused women and children in the Niagara Falls, Fort Erie, Ridgeway, Welland, Port Colborne, Wainfleet and Pelham areas.

Our Shelters also provide a variety of intervention and supportive services to in-Shelter clients as well as on an out-reach basis to members of our communities.

Emergency transportation is free of charge, 24-hour crisis lines, interpreters, assistance in developing safety plans, support groups, one-on-one and group counselling, transitional support, legal advocacy as well as support for victims whom have financial concerns are a few of the important services that we provide.

Services are free of charge and confidential!

History of the Women's Place Shelter's

The Welland Centre Shelter was originally founded by a group then known as Women's Place Welland & District Inc. The Shelter officially opened in 1981 on Regent Street and within one week the Shelter was full. Formed as a group dedicated to the need for safe Shelter for abused women and their children, Women's Place Welland & District operated their Regent Street Shelter for fifteen years before land was purchased and the new Shelter was built. In February of 1996, the new Shelter officially opened and we moved to our current Shelter site. Nova House, the Niagara Falls site of Women's Place of South Niagara Inc. began as the group Niagara Women In Crisis in 1977. On April 1st, 1983, Nova House was officially purchased, crisis lines were installed and the Shelter became a 24 hour, 365 day a year service for abused women and children. On April 1st, 1997, Niagara Women In Crisis (Nova House) amalgamated with Women's Place Welland & District to form Women's Place of South Niagara Inc. One new organization was born along with our new logo.