Shelter

 

• Offers a safe, welcoming and accessible place
• 24/7 crisis phone line                                        
• Individual safety plan that meets your everyday needs as well as the safety of your children/teens
• Individual counselling
• Understanding the cycle of violence and its impact 
• Express your feelings
• Help you regain your self-confidence
• Support you in order for you to take informed decisions
• Take your life back
• Referrals to different appropriate services and programs

Shelter - Children-Teen Program

• Listening to them and giving them the necessary tools to understand the actual situation.
• Expressing their emotions.
• Cycle of violence.
• Coping with changes within the family.
• Safety plan.
• Recreational activities periods.

Services offered to the mothers during their stay:

• Assessing your needs and empowering you in your role as a parent.
• Supporting you in your efforts concerning your children.
• Referring you to appropriate programs in the community.
• Follow-up services after leaving MIH are offered to school-age children to help with the transition from the shelter to their new home.

If you have a pet, it may be taken in charge by an animal shelter with which we have a partnership (AMIMO program).
Only accredited animals are allowed in our shelter (ex. guide dogs).