Violence against Women's Shelters & Services, Programs for women and children, Crisis Support Services, Transitional housing & More
Shelters and Services for Abused Women and Their Children in Muskoka
Muskoka Women's Shelters and Services/Muskoka Women's Advocacy Group (MWAG) operates two 24-hour anti-violence crisis shelters for abused women and their children. Muskoka Interval House is located in Bracebridge, Ontario, and Chrysalis in Huntsville, Ontario. Chrysalis also offers supportive transitional housing units for vulnerable women.
Shelters and Services for Abused Women and Their Children in Muskoka
Muskoka Women's Shelters and Services/Muskoka Women's Advocacy Group (MWAG) operates two 24-hour anti-violence crisis shelters for abused women and their children. Muskoka Interval House is located in Bracebridge, Ontario, and Chrysalis in Huntsville, Ontario. Chrysalis also offers supportive transitional housing units for vulnerable women.
Mission Statement
Our shelters and services strive to prevent abuse and violence against women and to alleviate their impacts by working to ensure that women feel heard, validated, empowered, respected, and supported in the choices they make.
Vision
Our vision is the elimination of oppression, abuse, and violence against women and the creation of a community where the impact of oppression, abuse, and violence against women is understood and not tolerated.
Values
We believe that violence against women, in all its forms, is completely unacceptable.
We believe that feminism is the appropriate response to inequities faced by women.
We believe it is our responsibility to advocate for and with women.
We believe that a key strategy in eradicating violence against women is to educate our service users, our community, and ourselves on the issues surrounding sexist violence and its individual and societal impacts. We believe that safety for women and their children is a priority; by providing women with options, we can assist them in staying safe, which also helps them to keep their children safe.
We believe that using a team approach is paramount in providing quality services.
In Summary, Our Values Are:
