Witnessing intimate partner violence can have a long-lasting, significant impact on a child’s sense of safety and trust.  

Family Program

Support in Shelter

Please note that shelter supports, play groups and activities are for families in emergency housing

Our goal is to normalize the experience of kids and their families living in shelter.

Supporting Children:

  • We provide opportunities for youth in emergency housing to connect with their peers in our therapeutic playgroups, such as Movement Group, Craft Group, and Toddler time

  • We can assist with accessing items like clothes, hygiene supplies, school items, and children’s furniture when entering and exiting emergency housing.

Supporting Parents:

  • We can support you in filling out applications to childcare programs, benefit programs, and finding resources and other community support

  • We can join you in meetings (e.g., DCF, teacher conferences) to advocate for your family and provide emotional support.

  • We provide opportunities for parents to connect in our parent groups as a parent and survivor of IPV for more info

    or to sign up - click here(add link)

  • We can also provide guidance for:

    • co-parenting

    • help navigating conversations about intimate partner violence with your children

    • parenting without physical force or yelling

    • answers to any of your questions or concerns

Community Connections and Resources

These resources are available to all service users in or out of our emergency housing programs

We support families in fostering and maintaining community connections such as school, childcare, youth groups, recreation, and mentorship programs. We can also help parents connect with support for parenting, developmental milestones, mental health, pre/postpartum care, and more. We routinely provide guidance with:

  • Co-parenting

  • Navigating conversations about intimate partner violence with your children

  • Parenting without physical force or yelling

  • Answers to any of your questions or concerns!