Introduction
Welcome to the West Island Women’s Shelter.
Since 1979, the West Island Women’s Shelter offers a free, confidential and safe haven to women and their children who are victims of conjugal violence.
Our a multidisciplinary team offers a variety of services to women and children victims of conjugal violence as well as families and friends of victims and professionals working with them. We also provide specific trainings and workshops to educational institutions, businesses and health organizations.
To learn more about the West Island Women’s Shelter, we invite you to browse this site.
Whether you are a victim or know someone who is, we can help you.
- 30 years ago today, an armed man entered the École Polytechnique at Université de Montréal, targeting women exclusively. The gunman killed 14 women and injured almost as many.
We believe that we must continue to remember December 6th as the ... - Il y a 30 ans aujourd’hui, en fin d’après-midi, un homme armé entrait à l’École Polytechnique de Montréal et visait presque exclusivement des femmes. Il en tuait 14, il en blessait presque autant.
Nous croyons qu’il est essentiel de se ... - SOS violence conjugale La nouvelle campagne de SOS Violence Conjugale a été dévoilée hier!
Elle vise à conscientiser les 15-25 ans aux premiers signes de violence psychologique, à travers une plateforme bilingue et interactif.
#ouicestviolent 📱😡😏💔
Ça y est, notre campagne de sensibilisation ... - Broken: A Global News series on Canada’s ongoing failure to end violence against women Interesting series coming up on Global News regarding violence against women in Canada. Despite nearly 3 decades since the École Polytechnique Massacre, there isn’t much that has changed; women continue to be harassed, assaulted and killed in Canada on a ...
- Photos from Refuge pour les femmes de l'Ouest de l'île/West Island Women's Shelter's post #rfoi #wiws #tristement40ans #sadly40years
Refuge pour les femmes de l'Ouest de l'île/West Island Women's Shelter added 2 new photos. - Homicide à Valleyfield: un cas de violence conjugale Une autre victime d’homicide, une autre famille changée pour toujours par la violence conjugale.
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Et merci à la journaliste d’avoir utilisé le ... - Thank you to the generous members of the West Island community for coming out and supporting our Shelter and the work that we do assisting women and children victims of conjugal violence.
Thanks also to our wonderful board members for ... - Commission Laurent : la DPJ doit mieux connaître la violence conjugale “Mercredi, les responsables du Regroupement ont transmis aux commissaires un message semblable : les intervenants de la DPJ connaissent peu ou mal le phénomène de la violence conjugale.”
#rfoi #wiws
La Commission spéciale sur les droits des enfants et la ... - Normand Marinacci Maire L'Île-Bizard/Sainte-Geneviève Thank you to Arrondissement de L'Île-Bizard-Sainte−Geneviève for becoming an allied municipality in the fight against conjugal violence.
#froi #wiws #alliedmunicipality #municipalitesalliees
La séance du conseil d'arrondissement d'hier soir marquait également le 2e anniversaire de notre élection. J'en ai profité pour ... - Sign commemorating Polytechnique massacre to be updated The Polytechnique massacre is finally being recognized as an anti-feminist attack. Naming it and recognizing it as an act of misogyny is a step in the right direction. This year will mark the 30th anniversary of this horrific attack.
#wiws ... - Aliénation parentale - La Presse+ “En effet, les hommes violents peuvent, par exemple, dénigrer leur ex-conjointe devant les enfants, utiliser les enfants pour lui passer des messages, ou encore avoir recours à la manipulation ou aux menaces. Si ces comportements peuvent être perçus comme des ...
- Drame familial, violence conjugale : quel vocabulaire utiliser dans les médias? | Pénélope Les mots ont le pouvoir de changer les perceptions et les journalistes doivent reconnaître leur responsabilité dans l’effet qu’ils ont sur ces perceptions.
#rfoi #wiws
Le double meurtre commis la semaine dernière à Montréal a engagé la discussion sur les ... - Photos from Refuge pour les femmes de l'Ouest de l'île/West Island Women's Shelter's post #rfoi #wiws #tristement40ans #sadly40years
Refuge pour les femmes de l'Ouest de l'île/West Island Women's Shelter added 2 new photos. - Ugo Fredette coupable de deux meurtres : « C’est une libération » Justice pour les familles Lacasse et Barbe.
#froi #wiws
(Saint-Jérôme) Deux familles tissées serré ont été libérées d’un énorme poids samedi. Le verdict implacable du jury au procès d’Ugo Fredette a provoqué l’e... - Regroupement des maisons pour femmes victimes de violence conjugale #rfoi #wiws #lemonstre
Dans le dernier épisode de la #SérieLeMonstre, on voit l’ex de Sophie la harceler sur son lieu de travail et par messages, alors qu’elle avait mis fin à leur relation.
Tout comme Sophie, de nombreuses femmes vont ...
Many women who are victims of domestic violence live in fear. They are beaten, raped or assaulted in different ways. Sometimes more insidiously behind the closed doors of their home, they suffer insults, denigration, the constant control by their spouse. They are destroyed slowly. Their children often witness the verbal or physical abuse. Women and children, all are victims. Too many people live in terror, afraid to leave.
If you are victim of domestic violence, by coming to our shelter you will find:
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- A house, a home for you and your children.
- A warm welcome by a counselor, as well as a competent and committed team.
- A coffee for you upon on your arrival to welcome you.
- A stuffed animal and a blanket chosen by each of your children to help them feel safe as soon as they arrive.
- An ear, a presence and comfort at any time of day or night according to your needs, your fears, your insecurities or those of your children.
- A place of support and empathy where we accompany women and children to better understand their experiences and to regain control over their lives.
- A house with women living the same situation as you and with whom, if you wish, you can develop bonds or even perhaps friendships.
Our Services
Myths and Reality of Conjugal Violence
How I Got PTSD From My Marriage
Stop. Just stop asking why a woman is so stupid and so weak when she stays in an abusive relationship. There’s no answer you can possibly understand.
Your judgment only further shames abused women. It shames women like me.
There was no punch on the very first date with my ex-husband. That’s not normally how abusive marriages start. In fact, my first date was probably pretty similar to yours: he was charming, he paid attention to me, and he flattered me.
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Help Us Make a Difference
As a non-profit organization, the Shelter is in great need of your help. Your support is the testimony of a community that refuses to be silent, indifferent …
250$ :
Adopt a Heart Teddy Bear
for a child $250
25$ :
Offer support to a woman
living in our second-stage residence helping with the de-victimization process
15$ :
Offer support to a child living in our second-stage residence helping to diminish the effects of conjugal violence on her or him.
5$ :
Offer a coffee
to a woman
arriving
at the Shelter
List of Our Material Needs
Dear Donors,
First of all, we want to thank you for thinking about us.
Due to the bed bug problem in the Montreal area, we no longer take used clothing for women and children nor used household linen such as sheets, pillows, towels, etc. Furthermore, given our limited storage space, we cannot take furniture donations.
At all times, gift cards are very useful to us (food stores, gasoline, movie theater, children’s stores, Canadian Tire, Wal-Mart, etc.).
Here is a list of our urgent needs:
- Diapers # 4 and 5
- Microwaves
- Ground coffee
- Rice
- Vegetable oil
- Cereals for children
- Snacks and small juices for children’s lunches
- STM bus tickets
Thank you for thinking about us!
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Thank You – Inspiration and Hope
