24/7 provincial toll-free crisis line 18779770007

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MAWS provides information only. If you are in danger call 911. If you or someone you know is being abused, call the confidential 24/7 provincial toll-free crisis & support line at: 1-877-977-0007

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MAWS is a collective association of 11 interpersonal and family violence shelters and 15 associate members.

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Impact of Provincial Shelters in Manitoba - 2023 / 2024

20330 Crisis Calls

68583 Bed Nights

2247 Individuals Sheltered

2617 Served by Shelters

7250 Counselling Sessions

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New transitional shelter for women opens its doors in Fisher River Cree Nation October 2, 2024

The Fisher River community is proud to announce the official Grand Opening of the Ka pah pak Women’s Transitional Housing Shelter, a beacon…

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MAWS AGM 2024

Lori Colquhoun, Program Lawyer with the Victims of Intimate Partner Violence Project, Community Legal Education Association, hails from the Interlake and has lived…

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Working with a Board as an Executive Director August 13, 2024

Hello friends! Working as an Executive Director (ED) in a family violence and emergency shelter can indeed be overwhelming, especially when it comes…

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