Womyn's
Local Services
(BC and Washington)
 
 
The Lower Mainland
 
Crisis Pregnancy Centre
7234 King George Hwy - Surrey #604-596-3611
 
 
Hope Pregnancy & Adoption Services
PO Box 8000 - 531
Abbotsford, BC
phone #604-850-1002 or 604-520-5897
 
Open adoption, private, non-denominational, pregnancy distress counselling, peer support groups, adoptive placement services, seminars and counselling.
 
 
Ishtar Transition Housing Society
phone #604-530-9442
 
 
Port Coquitlam Area Women's Centre
Chester & Coquitlam
Port Coquitlam, BC
phone #604-941-6311
 
 
Realwomen BC
14652 - 101 A Ave.
Surrey, BC
phone #604-583-1235
 
 
South Surrey/White Rock Women's Place
1 - 1349 Johnston
White Rock, BC
phone #604-536-9611
 
Offers support and services for women, as well as a support group for lesbians.
 
 
Surrey Women's Centre
phone #604-589-1868
 
The Surrey Women's Centre provides counselling, support services and group support sessions for lesbians.
 
 
Widows Helping Others
5499 Salt Lane
Langley, BC
phone #604-530-8480
 
 
World Organisation of the Ovulation Method Billings & Natural Family Planning
1506 Dansey
Coquitlam, BC
phone #604-936-4472
 
 
 
Prince George and Area
 
Elizabeth Fry Society
101 - 2666 Queensway
Prince George, BC
phone #250-563-1113
 
 
Omineca Safe Home
PO Box 1126
Vanderhoof, BC
phone #250-567-9959
 
 
Quebec Street Emergency Shelter for Women
phone #250-562-6262
 
 
Safe Home System
phone #250-567-2449
 
 
Women's Support Group
McLeod Lake
phone #250-750-4570
 
 
 
Squamish
 
Alcoholics Anonymous
37978 3rd Ave.
Squamish, BC
phone #815-4089
 
Alcoholics Anonymous is an international fellowship of men and women who have had a drinking problem. It is non-professional, self-supporting, non-denomenational, multi-racial, apolitical and available almost everywhere. There are no age or education requirements. Membership is open to anyone who wants to do something about his or her drinking problem.
 
They offer special support meetings for women only. Phone to find out more.
 
 
Howe Sound Women's Centre
38132 Second Ave.
Squamish, BC
phone #892-5748
 
Offers support and services for women. They also run a women's transition house called Pearl's Place. They also offer a Women's Studies course (held by Mary Billy) each year, look for it in the fall.
 
 
Pearl's Place Transition House
phone #892-5711
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
 
Pearl's Place is a transition house. It provides temporary housing in a safe and secure environment, providing the necessities for women and children who are leavingan abusive relationship.
 
 
 
 
Vancouver
 
Association of Women Business Owners
720 - 999 W Broadway
Vancouver, BC
phone #604-732-4175
 
 
Avalon Women's Centre
5957 West Boulevard
Vancouver, BC
phone #604-263-7177
 
 
Battered Women's Support Services
phone #604-687-1867
 
 
Crisis Pregnancy Centre
103 - 1037 W Broadway - Vancouver #604-731-1122
F - 7487 Edmonds - Burnaby #604-525-0999
 
 
Cythera Transition House
phone #604-467-9966
 
 
Downtown Eastside Women's Centre
44 East Cordova
Vancouver, BC
phone #604-681-8480
Legal Advocacy 604-681-4786
Women's phone 604-681-7458
 
 
Emily Murphy House
phone #604-987-3374
 
 
Everywomen's Health Centre
2005 E 44th
Vancouver, BC
phone #604-322-6692
 
 
Immigrant and Visible Minority Women BC
102 - 4716 Hazel
Burnaby, BC
phone #604-438-5993
 
 
In Visible Colours Film and Video Society
phone #604-682-1116
 
 
Mature Women's Network
411 Dunsmuir
Vancouver, BC
phone #604-681-3986
 
 
Media Watch
phone #604-688-4412
 
 
New Dawn Recovery Home for Women
946 E 40th
Vancouver, BC
phone #604-325-0576
 
 
North Shore Crisis Services Society
phone #604-987-1773
 
 
North Shore Women's Centre
145 W 15th
North Vancouver
phone #604-984-6009
 
 
Positive Women's Network
phone #604-681-2122 (ext. 200)
 
Provides support and advocacy for women living with HIV and AIDS.
 
 
Professional Native Women's Assn.
245 East Broadway
Vancouver, BC
phone #604-873-1833
 
 
Rape Crisis Centre - WAVAW
24 hour line #604-255-6344
Office #604-255-6228
 
 
Rape Relief and Women's Shelter
phone #604-872-8212
TDD only #604-877-0958
 
 
Sheway - A Community Project for Women & Children
455 East Hastings St.
Vancouver, BC
phone #604-254-9951
 
They offer outreach services to pregnant women, young moms and their children in the area. The services that are available include nutrition counselling, assistance with getting housing, benefits for you and your child, alcohol and drug counselling, as well as free baby food when available and transportation coupons.
 
 
Single Mothers Support Groups
YWCA of Greater Vancouver
535 Hornby St.
phone #604-895-5800
 
Call ahead. You will have to leave a message and they will get back to you. They offer self-help groups for single mothers. During these groups they will provide care for your child.
 
 
Society of Transition Houses BC - Yukon
1112 - 409 Granville
Vancouver, BC
phone #604-669-6943
 
 
South Asian Women's Centre
8163 Main St.
Vancouver, BC
phone #604-325-6637
 
 
Vancouver Lesbian Connection
876 Commercial Dr.
Vancouver, BC
phone #604-254-8458
 
Resource centre, library, Peer Support and Counselling. Call to find out about upcoming programs.
 
 
Vancouver Society on Immigrant Women
204 - 2524 Cypress
Vancouver, BC
phone #604-731-9108
 
 
Vancouver Status of Women
1720 Grant St.
phone #604-255-5511
 
They provide support and services to women in Vancouver. As well, they have a resource directory for single mothers which lists even more resources and services available such as housing, daycare, legal advice and support services. Call or drop-in to obtain your own copy.
 
 
Vancouver Women's Health Collective
219 - 1675 West 8th Ave. (near Burrard St.)
Vancouver, BC
phone #604-736-5262
 
They provide information on women's health issues, as well as a file of doctors, pregnancy counselling and birth control counselling.
 
 
 
Women and Work Research and Education Society
4340 Carson St.
Burnaby, BC
phone #604-430-0458
 
 
West Coast Leaf Assn.
905 - 207 West Hastings
Vancouver, BC
phone #604-684-8772
 
 
West Coast Women & Words
219 - 1675 W 8th
Vancouver, BC
phone #604-730-1034
 
 
Westcoast Women's Network
720 - 999 W Broadway
Vancouver, BC
phone #604-731-4998
 
 
Western Business Women's Assn.
302 - 1107 Homer
Vancouver, BC
phone #604-688-0951
 
 
WISH
Women's Information and Safe House
phone #604-681-9244
 
This is a drop-in centre for women and transvestites involved in prostitution. There are no age restrictions. They provide referrals, snacks, showers, supplies and condoms.
 
 
WomenFutures CED Society
217 - 1956 W Broadway
Vancouver, BC
phone #604-737-1338
 
 
Women's Information Network
1343 W 8th
Vancouver, BC
phone #604-736-5040
 
 
Women's Research Centre
101 - 2245 W Broadway
Vancouver, BC
phone #604-734-0485
 
 
Women's Resource Centre
1144 Robson St.
Vancouver, BC
phone #604-482-8585
 
Offers informal drop-in counselling to women. They also make referrals for regular counselling sessions.
 
 
Women's Resource Centre Richmond
8240 General Currie
Richmond, BC
phone #604-270-6182
 
 
YWCA Counselling Service
535 Hornby St.
Vancouver, BC
phone #604-895-5800
 
Provides free individual counselling and referrals for young women. Also offers various group programming on assertiveness, parenting and employment assistance.
 
 
Washington
 
Cedar River Clinic
4300 Talbot Rd.S
Renton, Washington
phone #206-255-0471
 
They offer a full range of abortion services, birth control and ultrasound.
 
 
Women's Healthcare Centre
1833 Harvard Ave.
Seattle, Washington
phone #206-328-1770
 

 
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