Strong Communities

THE CHALLENGE: Domestic Violence

Saint John has the second highest rate of intimate partner violence in Atlantic Canada.

Domestic Violence can be cyclical. Children who grow up in domestic violence are more than 5x more likely to be abused or abusive as adults. But this does not have to be the way. There are programs that interrupt the cycle for good and these are the programs we invest in, on your behalf.

Last year, your donation made it possible for: 

• 88% of women at a second stage to leave their abusive partner for at least 12 months and 85% of moms to feel their children are coping well
• 93% of women not to return to their abuser when they leave a rural transition shelter
• 69% to remain violence free three years after they left their second stage program

THE CHALLENGE: Access to quality mental health programming

Like many services, you do not know what is available until you need help. As we become more aware of the importance of addressing mental health, we do not become more aware of how to get the help we need.  Mental health programs and services are delivered by the government, community based organizations, and the private sector with barriers like cost and wait time. 

By making counselling affordable and accessible, we can prevent small problems from becoming life altering and threatening.

Last year, your donation made it possible for

• 88% of 846 working people with low incomes met their counselling goals!
• 88% of women who fled domestic violence had mental health support
• 63% of pregnant and parenting young moms had mental health support

OUR OUTCOMES: Strengthening Community

100% of your donation stays local.