- Description
- Provides short-term emergency accommodation and support to women and children in crisis.
Service offers:
- safe, secure, short-term emergency housing and support for women and children fleeing abusive situations or in other crisis situations
Includes:
- crisis intervention
- counselling and support
- guidance in determining goals, options, and choices
- a childcare worker to work with mothers and children
- family violence education on topics such as definitions of abuse, cycle of violence, identifying abusive behaviours, and healthy / unhealthy relationships
- referrals to other agencies
- safety planning and assessments
- learning life skills (meal planning, parenting, discipline, social skills, modeling non-abusive behaviour and the general running of a home)
- Community Group Conference Mediation
- ongoing support and outreach once independence is reached
Affiliation: Alberta Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) to offer the Pet Safekeeping Program
Key Provider: childcare workers, crisis intervention workers - Eligibility
- Yes, Service targeted to:
- women
- 18 years and older
- with or without children under 18 years
- who are fleeing abusive or other crisis situations
- have children
- are pregnant
- or are emancipated minors (legally independent from their parents)
- Application Process
- Service Access: Telephone Information Line, To access service:
- call the Crisis Line for intake
Referral Process: No
Waiting Period: No,
- Toll Free
- 1-800-263-3045 (24 Hour Support Line)
- Text
- 780-227-6272 (24 Hour Support Line)
- Telephone
- 780-645-5132 (Main Office)
- Web Site
- https://capellacentre.ca
- director@capellacentre.ca
- Languages
- English
- Fees
- Fee: No
Fee Reduction: No
Membership Fee: No - Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: N/A -
Other disabled access: N/A - - Topic(s)
- Agency Information
- View Agency Profile
- Last Verified On
- August 20, 2024
- Location
- St Paul
- Hours of Operation
- 24/7
