Jan 17, 2014 | BWSS Programs, Immigrant Women
Latin American Women’s Support Group
This group will offer:
- A space for the participants to share their experiences and find support.
- Guidance for participants to develop their self-esteem towards independence and empowerment.
- Conversations about healthy relationships and information about how abuse affects us, our families and communities.
And much more!
Every Monday, starting on February 17th, 2014
10 am to 12 pm
FOR MORE INFORMATION please contact Daniela at 604.687.1868 ext. 316 or by email daniela@bwss.org
This group is for Spanish speaking women who are experiencing or have experienced emotional, physical, sexual and/or financial abuse in their relationships.
Snacks and assistance with bus tickets will be available.
You can download the poster here.
To learn more about BWSS support groups, please visit this page.
Intrinsic to women’s empowerment, support groups at BWSS are made possible with the financial contributions from people like you.
Aug 12, 2013 | BWSS Programs
Download the full brochure here.
In Re-writing Our Stories: Women’s Stories, women will be invited to explore their stories and reexamine the stories that they have been told about themselves, their gender, their social location, relationships, cultural beliefs and so forth.
This Support Group Will:
- Create a safe space for women to explore and make meaning of what matters to them
- Foster curiosity and appreciation of women’s resistance
- Empower women to re-write their own stories
This group will be structured based on three components:
- Breathing and grounding body exercises
- Narrative conversations
- Simple writing exercises (writing skills are not necessary and support will be provided)
THURSDAYS 12 to 2 PM
10 Weeks starting September 12, 2013
For registration and information call the Crisis & Intake Line at 604.687.1867
Location:
Battered Women’s Support Services in Vancouver (for confidentiality purposes please call us to obtain the address)
Assistance with bus tickets is available.
Intrinsic to women’s empowerment, Support Groups at BWSS are made possible with the financial contributions from people like you. Make a donation here.
For more information about BWSS Support Groups, please visit here.
Mar 25, 2013 | Battered Women's Support Services
A psycho-educational support group for women who have experienced abuse in an intimate relationship to share experiences and get support, develop self-awareness and insight, increase self-confidence and assertiveness skills, and learn to recognize what comprises an abusive relationship or a healthy relationship.
This support group is made to create a safe environment where women can share their experiences.
PARTICIPANTS IN THIS SUPPORT GROUP WILL:
• Start reducing isolation
• Obtain information, emotional support, and resources
• Learn about the impacts of intimate abuse and violence
WEDNESDAYS 6 TO 8 PM, starting March 13, 2013
This group will accept new applications until April 3, 2013
To register or get more information call the Crisis and Intake Line at 604.687.1867
Assistance with bus tickets is available.
To download the poster, please visit here.
Nov 13, 2012 | Battered Women's Support Services, BWSS Programs, Indigenous Women
You can download the poster here.
To get more information about BWSS Indigenous Women’s Program, please visit the program’s page.
Intrinsic to women’s empowerment, support groups at BWSS are made possible with the financial contributions from people like you.
