Female Education, Advocacy and Support Services - For Battered Women
Abuse / Neglect, Employment, Indigenous Services, Legal, and Victim Services
Provided by Battered Women’s Support Services (BWSS)
Female domestic violence, victim services, legal/crisis support services and various other services
BWSS provides support services, education, training and referrals throughout Metro Vancouver, the province of BC, nationally and internationally. All services are provided by trained workers who work from an empowerment model and from a feminist, anti-oppression perspective, promoting equality for all women. Additionally, the BWSS Blog provides education and advocacy as they work towards the elimination of violence.
BWSS Provides:
BWSS Provides:
- Crisis Support: The crisis & Intake line is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week
- Counselling: BWSS provides long-term individual Stopping the Violence counselling for women who are currently experiencing violence or who are survivors of violence, including childhood sexual abuse or adult sexual assault. BWSS also provides support to women survivors of Indian Residential Schools or foster care.
- Victim Services: Provides direct services, legal assistance and systems-based information, crisis intervention, safety planning, advocacy, court accompaniment and referrals to women and female youth survivors of violence in intimate relationships or criminal harassment.
- Legal Advocacy: Provides legal information, accompaniment to court and legal appointments, we appeal when legal aid has been denied and provide assistance for documents and affidavits preparation.
- Black Women’s Program: Offers a range of support groups and specialized support groups as part of the Black Women’s Program.
- Thrive Program: Program that aims to identify women's needs, goals and challenges.
- Indigenous Women’s Program: Offers direct services through drum groups, counselling, and different ceremonies such as full moon and sweat lodge ceremonies.
- LGBTQ2s and Non-Binary Support: Provides relevant services and support for lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, queer, transgender, two-spirit, and non-binary survivors of violence
- Advancing Women’s Awareness Regarding Employment (AWARE) Program: The program recognizes and addresses unique barriers facing women and supports women who have experienced violence and abuse to move towards independence and self-reliance.
- Latin American Women’s Program: Offers survivor assistance support, long-term counselling and a support group in their language.
- Women’s Safety and Outreach Program: Safety planning, crisis and emotional support, counselling, advocacy, hospital accompaniments, information and referrals, assistance with shelter and transitional housing are available to women who are experiencing or have experienced partner abuse.
- Volunteer Training & Opportunities: Offers violence prevention and intervention volunteer training program twice a year. Through the training, volunteers gain knowledge and skills in crisis intervention, safety planning, advocacy, community resources, and group facilitation skills to then be able to provide support to women who call our crisis line and attend some of our support groups.
- My Sister's Closet: Retail Program that provides volunteer experience which often increases esteem, confidence, and employability.
1-855-687-1868 (Crisis Line)
Public email: information@bwss.org
Website: https://www.bwss.org/
#PO Box 21503, 1424 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5L 5G2
604-687-1867 (Text)
Thrive Program:
Public email: thrive@bwss.org
778-996-5451 (My Sister's Closet)
Cost: No cost
Availability
Service area: Province-wide + show cities
Service Types Provided
Abuse / Neglect
Employment
- Employment Support
Indigenous Services
Ways to Access
- Provided 1:1 in-person
- Provided at a single location
- Provided in a group in-person
The listing of this service in Pathways is not a recommendation or endorsement by Pathways.