Mission Statement
Valuing women and children and their rights, the Thompson Crisis Centre
Inc. works to eradicate violence against women in society by providing
women, children and communities with tools to enhance growing,
encouraging violence-free living, and promoting healthier tomorrows.
The Thompson Crisis Centre Inc. is dedicated to providing a holistic range of
services to women and their children who experience physical, sexual or
psychological abuse.
Recognizing that violence does not occur in isolation from society, the
Thompson Crisis Centre works through community partnerships to advocate
networks and develop services to meet the needs of individuals, families,
and communities.
Values
•Respect and dignity guides everything we do
•We work in partnership with other agencies and
community organizations to the benefit of our clients
•We are guided by ethical standards and best practices
•We promote continuous improvement and life-long
learning
•We promote healthy communities
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MAPS
University of Manitoba School of Social Work
Thompson Housing Agency
Futures
Donations
received
YWCA
Throughout
Burntwood Food Security
the
Integrated Services
2013-2014
Hello Parents
year helped
Custom Storage
bring smiles
School District of Mystery Lake to many
faces…..
Manitoba Housing
Salvation Army
General membership
SMD, SOAR Chapter, The Shoebox Project
Gardewine North
Kinette Club
Family Violence Prevention Program
Manitoba Association of Women’s Shelters
Neighborhoods Alive
Healthy Together Now
Northern Regional Health Authority
Status of Women
 Opasquai Chapter #24 Order of the
Eastern Star
 Family Foods, Giant Tiger , The Shriners,
A&W, Walmart, CIBC,TALLs lunch box,
Corner Deli, KFC, Safeway, Crazy Pete’s,
Strand Theatre, Subway, Reitman’s,
Lockers Real Estate, McDonalds,
Thompson Water Factory, Domino’s
Pizza, Kicks & Threads, Arctic Trading
Post, Pizza Hut, Robins Donuts, Bacco’s,
Santa Maria, Quizno's,, St. Amour Family,
Sobeys, Jason Lucas, The Brick
 Belinda Stronach Foundation ( 1 laptop
per child)
 Employment and Income Assistance
 Canada Employment and Immigration
Union
 Canadian Women's Foundation
 Vale
 City of Thompson
What do we do?
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Safety
Shelter
Stability
Sensitivity
Support
Services
Security
 24-7 Emergency Shelter
 24-7 Crisis Line
 Transition Floor
 Children’s Counseling and support
 Non-residential Counseling and
support
 Outreach/community work
 Follow-up support
 Life skills support
 Community Action Plan
The numbers……..
 Received 1,417 crisis calls
 Provided support to 17 women and 37 children in the
transition program
 5179 emergency bed nights provided for 224 women
and 141 children
 Over 1512 counseling sessions were provided to 262
women
 On site and off site counseling support for 150 children
 6,875 unique hits on the Thompson Crisis Centre
website
Comparing 2012/2013
2013/2014 Bed nights
600
500
400
Women 12/13
Women 13/14
Children 12/13
Children 13/14
300
200
100
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April
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb March
How many visited
our website?
800
700
April, 2013
May, 2013
June, 2013
600
July, 2013
500
August, 2013
400
September, 2013
October, 2013
300
November, 2013
200
December, 2013
100
0
January, 2014
February, 2014
March, 2014
A year in review
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The Province continued to implement recommendations from the multi
year Domestic Violence strategy
Hosted “Take back the night” walk
Co-hosted with YWCA International Women’s Day
Participated in Dec 6th and sisters in spirit vigil
Successfully held union/management and staff meetings
A family violence workshop and dance was held during winter fest
A poster contest was held during domestic violence awareness month
Staff participated in WISH training and case management/documentation
training
MB housing announced capital upgrade project for the facility to include
replacement of all windows, grading on the property, replacement of
sections of fencing, and replacement of some doors within the facility to
meet fire regulations
Several presentations provided to elementary schools and community
organizations
Completed renovations in the Emergency floor office
Enhanced activities were offered to clients
A year in review
And what is to come??
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Continue to expand outreach services in our efforts to bring awareness of
Domestic/Family violence within Thompson and surrounding communities
Begin essential skills training in partnership with the YWCA
Continue to offer evening and weekend activities to women and their children
Continue to offer life skills programming promoting healthier living strategies
Continue to research and develop a pre-employment program for women
accessing the transition program
Continue to advocate for additional transitional housing for women
Maintain and expand community connections
Enhance parenting, children and youth services
Upgrading of technology
Continue to develop strong partnerships with women advocacy agencies
Completion of updating standards manual and policies
Completion of the community action plan to reduce violence
against women and girls
Questions and Contact Information
Call us for help 24 hours a day local (Thompson) Crisis Line
204.778.7273
Provincial Toll Free
1.877.977.0007
Outreach office at the Burntwood Community Resource on Wednesday
and Friday 204.677.1781 and at the YWCA Women’s Resource Centre
on Monday afternoon
Business Line: 204.677.9668
Fax Line: 204.677.8376
Address:
Box 1226, Thompson, Manitoba, R8N 1P1
Websites: www.thompsoncrisiscentre.org
manitoba.ca/stoptheviolence/toolkit.html
www.gov.mb.ca/fs/fvpp/