Programs
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Programs and Services
The Swan Valley Crisis Centre provides programs and services with care
Women's Support Group
During your stay at the Swan Valley Crisis Centre we provide weekly Women’s Support Groups for our Residents to assist them in their healing and recovery journey.
We also extend our Women’s Support Groups out to non-residential clients. Information on upcoming support groups can be found on our Monthly Events Calendar.
24 Hours Crisis Line
If you require assistance and support, please call our 24 hour phone line (204) 734-9368, intake is available on a 24 hour basis, seven days a week. Access to our Centre is through direct or indirect referrals.
Emergency accommodation and care for victims of abuse and their children
Crisis accommodations is housing provided to women and children that are experiencing domestic violence and require an emergency place to stay that will provide them protection and support. It aims to remove them from a dangerous or unsafe environment and allowing them to improve their situation.
Interim Second Stage Housing
Once Crisis Accommodations are complete, and if clients meet the criteria, we offer a form of transitional supportive housing for survivors of family violence who need additional time and support to heal from their trauma and rebuild their lives.
Children’s counselling and support groups (for residents and non-residents)
Children and youth counselling services provide support to children who have been exposed to domestic violence, both residential and non-residential. Appropriate individual and group counselling are provided based on the individual needs of the child/youth.
Information and referrals
SVCC provides a resource library of supports, cultural and educational information on your path to healing. We can also assist you in connecting with the appropriate resources and community helpers.
Anger Solutions
Our Anger Solutions program is available to residents and non-residents of the SVCC. This program is offered and available to both male and females. Please reach out to schedule a session to assist you in managing and navigating your anger in a safe, supportive and confidential space.
Domestic Violence Counselling
Counselling services provide individual counselling, outreach counselling, resources, referral and support to women who are planning on-going and long-term changes in their lives and to women who left an abusive relationship.
Healing and Sharing Circles
SVCC facilitates and holds space for healing and sharing circles for our residents, as well as for non-residents. Please refer to our Events Calendar for updates on upcoming Healing and Sharing Circles.
Triple P Parenting
SVCC offers Triple P Parenting sessions that provide 5 levels of family intervention for parents with children aged up to 12 years. The Triple P Parenting model aims to enhance parent’s self-sufficiency in interacting with their children through the use of positive parenting practices. Triple P ultimately aims to support parents to promote their child’s social, emotional, and behavioral development.
To schedule a private session with our counselor, please contact our office.
Commissioners for Oaths
A Commissioner for Oaths is a person appointed or designated under The Manitoba Evidence Act to take affidavits or declarations by asking you to swear or affirm that what is in a document is true.
Protection order designate
The legal system can help protect you from an abusive partner. A Protection Order can protect you in many ways. It can order the respondent not to:
– go to your home, job site, places you usually attend, such as the homes of other people you keep in contact with and places of worship
– Follow you or others
– Contact or communicate with you or others, including any children in your care, directly or indirectly.
The Domestic Violence and Stalking Act provides for family court orders to help protect you from someone you lived with (husband, wife or common-law, including same sex partner). You can also apply for an order if you have never lived with the other person and you had a dating relationship, have a child together, or are family members. Orders can protect you from stalking from someone one you know, or don’t know.
Our Centre has a Protection Order Designate, that can assist you in applying for a Protection Order.
Assistance with Canada Manitoba Housing Benefit of Survivors of Gender Based Violence
To be eligible for the Survivors of Gender-Based Violence stream of the Canada-Manitoba Housing Benefit (CMHB), applicants must meet the following criteria:
-be referred to the program through an approved Gender-Based Violence agency
-complete a program application
-be a Canadian Citizen, permanent resident of Canada or refugee claimant
-live in private rental accommodation
-have a tenancy agreement or have a mortgage and live there permanently
Please contact the SVCC if you feel you meet the criteria, as we are an approved agency for referrals.