WOMEN OF THE YEAR Nominations
Now Being Accepted!
See our Events page for more information.
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Who We Are
The Halton Women’s Centre is a community-based non-profit organization
dedicated to providing services and programs for women of all ages who
are in transition, crisis or distress.
What We Do
The Centre fulfills many diverse needs for the women of this region.
The staff and
volunteers at the Centre:
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Provide abused women with a place to
turn for help, guidance and a compassionate listener
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Offer support to women going through
separation or divorce
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Provide women with legal advice
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Provide entrepreneurial and employment
services for women
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Connect women to other agencies and
resources that can provide further help
How We Do It
Through a self-help model of “ women helping women”, we work to
help empower women of all ages, economic and cultural backgrounds. Our
services and programs include:
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Peer Counselling at no cost
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Self-empowerment groups
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Workshops
and courses of interest to all women
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Entrepreneurial and Employment
services
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Monthly Legal Clinic
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Resource library
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In-house job posting board
What Women Gain from the Centre
Women from teens to seniors
who visit The Halton Women’s Centre find a safe, non-threatening
community where they can learn from and connect with other women. |