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Women's House of Bruce County Serving Bruce & Grey Second Stage Housing Project “Rebuilding Hope” Casey Weichert & Sandy Donald

2. Mission Statement
The WHBC will provide transitional, supportive, secure and affordable housing to women and their children, who are leaving an abusive relationship.
Further, the WHBC is committed to assisting these women to obtain the necessary skills and support to move forward in their lives with dignity.
All of the people in the team are committed to the vision of eradicating the abuse of women in our society and in our communities.
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3. The Team
The lead team represents a wide selection of community stakeholders:
Casey Weichert, Dave Tucker, Sue Macleod, Elaine Walden & Colleen O’Donnell - Women’s House
Sandy Donald, Charlie Bagnato, Judy Ashbee & Gwen Gilbert, Susan Earle - Municipal Councils & County Housing
Colleen Purdon, Connie MacKay - Grey Bruce Domestic Violence Coordinating Committee
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4. Women’s House Programs
Safe Shelter Children’s Support Groups
24 hour Crisis Lines Women’s support Groups
Counselling Transportation Program
Child & Youth Program Volunteer Program
Transition Program Public Education
Child Witness Program Partnership for Prevention
Outreach Counselling Web Site
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5. Why Second Stage Housing?
Provides stability
Ongoing support & Counselling increases success
Poverty decreases success of an abuse free life
Establishes networks of friends
Allows remaining in own community/schools
Promotion of positive adjustment.
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6. What we need to do We need to move beyond the short term.
We need to move towards rebuilding of lives and hope
We need to provide longer term (1-2 years) assistance
We need to include safety, support through on-site counselling for women and children
We need to build the facilities that will allow these things to happen
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7. How do we do this Build secure homes throughout Bruce County
Using a decentralized model
House up to 20 women and their children
Provide affordable leases for one/two years
Have options of one, two and three bedrooms
Provide on site Counsellors
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8. Project Overview Acquire the land
Design the facilities to house up to 20 women in total and their children
Secure the funding
Build the facilities
Open facilities late 2006
Establish on site programming
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9. Financial
We are developing a model for the innovative type of financing this will require.
Each locale may have its own unique financial plan.
We will need in kind donations, grants, land donations etc.
It cannot impact on the established ongoing fundraising initiatives.
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10. Key Issues Near Term Needs assessment Funding feasibility
Business plan
Property acquisition
Long Term
Establish network of safe, supportive housing for abused women
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11. Key Messages
A Community is only as safe as the support it provides to is most vulnerable citizens
Safety + Stability = Success
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