For over 30 years, Women’s Resources has worked with the community to provide services and support to help women & their children fleeing abuse
We Can Help
Abuse is when someone uses their power to control the actions and beliefs of another person.
If you need immediate help or a counsellor to talk to about your experience of domestic violence or abuse call the 24-hour support line at:
(705) 878-3662 – or – 1 (800) 565-5350
*These numbers will not appear on your phone bill
Our programs are provided to all women and those identifying as women:
- Counselling (Learn More)
- Support Line (Learn More)
- Support Groups (Learn More)
- Resource Centre (Learn More)
- Emergency Shelter (Learn more)
WHO ARE WE?
Women’s Resources of Kawartha Lakes, is a not-for-profit organization created and run by local women.
Accessibility
Women’s Resources is committed to ensuring that our services are as accessible to all as possible. We have an Accessibility Policy as well as a Customer Service Plan.
RESOURCE CENTRE
Books and DVD’s are available in our library including online resources.
We also provide information and education on woman abuse as well as local, national, and Provincial women’s issues
Real Support. Real People
Women’s Resources offers a range of services to support women and their children who are fleeing abusive situations in the City of Kawartha Lakes and surrounding area.
All services are free and confidential.
Women and children sheltered since 1992
Support and crisis calls received since 1992
Number of women who have experienced abuse that have been helped by WR since 1992
News and Events
Women’s Resources Is Always Hosting Events To Raise Awareness And Funds
Blog
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Signs of hope amid the degradation
Any decent person of any gender spends a lot of time enraged, or learning to live with enraging news, about men’s treatment of women all over the world. Women tell …read mo
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How you can help reduce the risk of trafficking
Sex trafficking—forcing someone to have sex for money against their will—seems like a far-off, big-city scourge. But not only do traffickers bring their victims to Kawartha Lakes to work, young …read mo
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Helping women escape trafficking
There’s a whole ugly industry that forces women into sex for money. It’s called human trafficking, and it happens all over the country, including right here in Kawartha Lakes. Women’s …read mo
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Donations to Women’s Resources support Programs and Services in our Community
We are very grateful for our Major Funders
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