-Caring, Empathetic, Knowledgeable
-Highly Trained in Crisis Management
100
How many beds do we have in total?
44 beds
100
How can someone apply?
They can apply through shelter staff while staying at New Stories.
100
What do we do before court proceedings?
New Stories does court safety planing before proceedings.
100
Name 2 outreach services we provide.
-Individual Counselling
-Specific Therapy
-Group Sessions
-Aboriginal and International Women’s Groups
-Children and Youth Individual Counselling
-Family Counselling
-Children and Youth Groups
-Workshops
200
What is the main service we offer through this line?
Listen and provide resources to women in crisis situations.
200
What hours are there staff on-site?
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
200
How long can women and children stay for?
Women and children can stay for up to 2 years.
200
What legal services does New Stories provide?
-Legal aid assistance
-Lawyer or legal counsel
-Accompany women to court
200
What are the requirements for outreach services?
Women have suffered from domestic or family violence.
We provide services to ALL women.
300
What is the importance of a 24-hour crisis line?
Crisis situations can happen at any time.
300
What do women need to come into the shelter?
Nothing, women can come in with the clothes on their backs we provide them with all necessities.
300
New Stories second stage housing has ___ apartment units for women and children.
15
300
Why is after-court counseling necessary?
-court can be an emotional experience
-court can be extremely stressful
-we want women to feel emotionally healthy
300
Why are outreach services so important?
-we empower women to make changes to live a violence-free life
-allows women to feel safe in their counselling
-provides women with the tools and knowledge to move forward
400
Staff cannot reserve a bed for women and children in need.
True or False
False, staff can reserve a bed and transportation for women and their children if space is available.
400
We have a nurse on site.
True or false
True.
400
New Stories does not provide counselling on-site.
True or False
False, we provide individual and group counselling for women and children.
400
We don't encourage women to speak out but we ask them to keep quiet.
True and False
False, we encourage women to do what's best for their situation.
400
When in counselling women will never work with the same counsellor twice.
True or False
False, women build a relationship with an outreach counsellor at the shelter and they will continue to work with that counsellor after leaving.