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 Saint-Valentin peut parfois être une occasion douce-amère lorsque l’on est abusé. Une petite pensée pour les femmes et les enfants afin de rendre la journée plus agréable ♥️
Valentine’s Day can sometimes be bitter sweet when you’ve been abused. ... - 'I was scared': Strangulation a factor in roughly half of domestic violence cases in Windsor,... Strangulation is an often overlooked as a form of violence, but it occurs in roughly half of all cases of conjugal violence.
If you or someone you know is a victim, please call (514)620.4845 ext.221 for help and support. You ... - Domestic abusers winning time with children by accusing mothers of parental alienation, study finds This article discusses claims of parental alienation being made in cases of conjugal violence in England and Wales, but this is also an issue here in Quebec.
“Playing the parental alienation card is proving more powerful than any other in ... -
- Regroupement des maisons pour femmes victimes de violence conjugale Suite au nouvel homicide conjugal qui s'est déroulé à Mascouche, le Regroupement presse le Premier ministre d'agir et de débloquer des fonds aussi rapidement que dans le prochain budget.
Le Regroupement et ses maisons membres ont proposé des solutions aux ... - 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. - I've Represented Hundreds Of Women In Domestic Violence Cases. Here's What I Know. “If we really want to protect our daughters, it begins with how we raise our sons”
If we start by doing away with traditional gender roles, and antiquated views on masculinity, we might make sombre progress towards a world without ... - Féminicides : quatre femmes ont déjà été assassinées depuis le 1er janvier - Elle «Nous avons publié trois annonces de féminicides aujourd'hui. Trois. En une journée.»
Le féminicide est malheureusement un problème mondial.
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Les associations tirent la sonnette d’alarme. Depuis le 1er janvier 2020, quatre femmes auraient déjà été tuées par ... - 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.
- This Unflinching Photo Exhibit Unmasks Domestic Violence “Perhaps as the veil of silence is lifted, the pattern can finally change”
The shame, fear and guilt many victims feel often keeps them in violent relationships. Breaking the stigma, exposing the truth and giving a voice to women who ... - Pour un encadrement de l’intervention auprès des conjoints violents « La mission première des organismes qui dispensent des programmes pour conjoints violents devrait être d’assurer la sécurité des femmes et des enfants. »
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La définition de la violence conjugale est un enjeu important. - 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.
- Encore une fois cette année, le party de Noël des femmes a été un succès! Merci à tout ceux qui ont participé en faisant des dons de cadeaux, de jouets, de cartes cadeaux, de nourriture et de temps. Les femmes ...
- Regroupement des maisons pour femmes victimes de violence conjugale "Nabil Yssaad, 46 ans, a été accusé en août 2018 d’agression armée contre Dahia Khellaf. Il a été acquitté la semaine dernière après avoir signé un engagement de ne pas la contacter et de rester loin de son domicile et ...
- Carlos J. Leitão Thank you to our local MNAs and their offices for meeting with us yesterday!
#rfoi #wiws
💜 Superbe rencontre avec Guylaine Simard du Refuge pour les femmes de l'Ouest de l'île/West Island Women's Shelter pour nous sensibiliser aux besoin de ... - 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 ...
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
