
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.
- La violence conjugale peut souvent être perçue comme une simple dispute ou un conflit. Même dans le doute, dénoncez-la. Si vous avez une voix, utilisez-la pour parler de violence conjugale et de violences faites aux femmes. Agissons ensemble. La violence ...
- A little something for the residents of the Shelter and our second stage apartments. Happy Valentine’s Day!
Un petit quelque chose pour les résidentes du Refuge et des appartements deuxième étape. Joyeuse Saint-Valentin!
Refuge pour les femmes de l'Ouest de ... - Photos from Refuge pour les femmes de l'Ouest de l'île/West Island Women's Shelter's post Accompagner une proche victime de violence conjugale peut être difficile. Appelle-nous. Nous sommes là pour toi aussi.
- Refuge pour les femmes de l'Ouest de l'île/West Island Women's Shelter's cover photo Refuge pour les femmes de l'Ouest de l'île/West Island Women's Shelter updated their cover photo.
- Un peu de doux en cette journée d'hiver. Merci à tous ceux qui ont participé à faire de leur Noël un souvenir exceptionnel.
- Regroupement des maisons pour femmes victimes de violence conjugale Appelle-nous 514-620-4845 poste 221.
Call us. 514-620-4845 ext.221.
🚦 Ne laissez pas les mesures de santé publique vous priver de fuir un conjoint violent.
🏡 Confinement ou pas, nos maisons d'aide et d'hébergement demeurent ouvertes à toute heure du jour ... - Sattva Yoga Beaconsfield Very greatful for your generosity! Thank you for making a difference in the lives of women and children that are victims of conjugal violence.
Thank you to all Sattva members who participated in our Bingo and Charity Yoga this Holiday ... - SOS violence conjugale ⭐ A partager ⭐
📞 1.800.363.9010 (24h/24)
📱 438.601.1211 (14h30 à 22h du lundi au vendredi)
💻 www.sosviolenceconjugale.ca (14h30 à 22h du lundi au vendredi) - Ce ne serait pas les fêtes sans des décorations de pâte de sel! Les enfants ont usé de leur créativité pour offrir un joli cadeau personnalisé à leur maman.
It’s not Christmas without salt dough decorations! The children got creative ... - Grâce au restaurant Restaurant Boustan, les femmes et les enfants du Refuge se sont bien régalés!
Thanks to Boustan restaurant, the women and children of the Shelter enjoyed a great meal!
Refuge pour les femmes de l'Ouest de l'île/West Island ... - Ringing in the New Year with a great dinner that was donated for the residents of the shelter! 🌟
Un nouvel an souligné entre résidentes avec un délicieux repas offert avec générosité 🎉
Refuge pour les femmes de l'Ouest de ... - Photos from Refuge pour les femmes de l'Ouest de l'île/West Island Women's Shelter's post Si tu reconnais ta relation ou reconnais une proche qui est dans ce cycle, appelle-nous. #RFOI #cycle #violenceconjugale
If you recognize yourself or someone close to you in this cycle, call us. #WIWS #conjugalviolence
Refuge pour les femmes de l'Ouest ... - Au revoir à notre lutin de Noël qui a réussi à faire rêver les enfants du Refuge pendant tout le mois de décembre! À l’année prochaine!
Goodbye to our elf, who brought so much cheer to the children of the ... - The Christmas spirit is alive and well at the shelter today. The women and children gathered, shared meals and togetherness.
Le Refuge est dans l’esprit des fêtes! Les femmes et les enfants sont rassemblés pour échanger des cadeaux, partager de ... - Last week our external services gave out gift cards to nearly 70 women and over 100 children. This was all possible thanks to our many generous donors! We are so grateful to them, because they made it possible for us ...
- Monsef Derraji - Député de Nelligan Le RFOI tient à remercier M. Monsef Derraji pour son implication et son dévouement à la lutte à la violence conjugale.
🙏💝C'est avec un profond sentiment de gratitude et de reconnaissance envers le travail effectué par l'organisme Refuge pour les ... - Du fond du cœur merci à La Serenata Restaurant de nous offrir, cette année encore, un repas d’exception aux résidentes du Refuge.
We’d like to thank La Serenata restaurant for once again offering the residents of the shelter an amazing ... - Photos from Refuge pour les femmes de l'Ouest de l'île/West Island Women's Shelter's post À la veille d’un nouveau confinement, nous pensons à toutes celles dont la maison n’est pas un havre de paix. #appellenous #RFOI
On the eve of a new lockdown, we are concerned for those whose homes are not safe havens.
... - Des femmes et des enfants victimes de violence conjugale, merci.
From the women and children that are victim of conjugal violence, thank you. - What’s more Christmas than gingerbread? Spending Christmas in a shelter isn’t ideal, but we hope the children remember feeling safe, loved and having fun during their stay with us.
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Rien de plus festif que des biscuits au ... - Our elf is hard at work, fixing toys and putting smiles on the faces of everyone in the shelter! 🎄♥️🏡
Le lutin du Refuge s’assure que tous les jouets soient bien fonctionnels pour amuser les enfants. - Les festivités se poursuivent dans nos services ♥️🎄🏡
Refuge pour les femmes de l'Ouest de l'île/West Island Women's Shelter added a new photo. - Refuge pour les femmes de l'Ouest de l'île/West Island Women's Shelter's cover photo Refuge pour les femmes de l'Ouest de l'île/West Island Women's Shelter updated their cover photo.
- The Suburban Newspaper The WIWS thanks our generous donors who continue to support us during these extraordinary circumstances 🏡
DESPITE COVID, WEST ISLAND WOMEN’S SHELTER CAMPAIGN ATTRACTS MAJOR DONORS... https://www.thesuburban.com/news/west_island_news/despite-covid-west-island-women-s-shelter-campaign-attracts-major-donors/article_88c9e3f4-5490-5f76-acad-00fef1caf838.html - À la demande générale, les lutins de Noël sont de retour!!! La pandémie et la zone rouge ne saurait les empêcher de venir rendre visite aux enfants du Refuge. Gardons la magie de Noël ♥️🎄🧒🏼👧🏿👦🏼🧒🏽
They’re back!!! A global pandemic ... - Dernier jour du 12 jours d’action, merci pour votre soutien et intérêt à tous. #ellesappelait #hernamewas #RFOI #WIWS
- Jour 11 : À ce jour, 142 féminicides ont été répertoriés au Canada pour l'année 2020.
#ellesappelait #hernamewas #RFOI #WIWS
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
Gift Cards
This year we will not be able to host our traditional Christmas party, therefore gift cards are preferable as they can be mailed to the women and children served by the Shelter
For Women
– Fairview mall, Lush, H&M, Bath and Body Works, Chapters/Indigo
For Children
Toys R Us, Chapters/Indigo, Tim Hortons/McDonald/Subway, Amazon
Essential Items
Due to the pandemic, we only accept donations of new items
For Women
Personal hygiene: shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, bath salt / bubble bath / effervescent ball, soap, deodorant, razors, cotton swab, toothpaste, toothbrush, dental floss, tampons, panty liners
For Children
Baby wipes, Baby moisturizer, Shampoo / body soap
Physical Gifts
If you prefer to offer physical gifts instead of gift cards, we will do our best to distribute them to the women and children victims of conjugal violence
For Women
Agendas 2021, Cute notebooks and pencils, Mandala coloring books, Small jewelery
For Children
Play doh/ slime, Blocs/ Legos/Puzzles, Bath toys and bath paint, Crafting kits/ beads

List of Our Material Needs
Dear Donors,
We thank you for thinking about the women and children that we serve, who have been suffering tremendously due to conjugal violence.
Due to the pandemic context in Montreal and until further notice, we only accept donations of NEW items in their original unopened packaging.
Please note that following a bed bug problem, we have changed our policy to 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.
We invite you to follow us on Facebook for an updated list of the material donations that we urgently need.
At all times, STM bus tickets and gift cards are very useful to us (food stores, gasoline, movie theater, children’s stores, Canadian Tire, Wal-Mart, etc.)
Thank you for thinking about us!
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