The innovation: Providing Timmins women fleeing violence with up to a year to stabilize their lives in a secure affordable home, thanks to a unique partnership between the District Social Services Administration Board (DSSAB) and three women’s organizations

Lead and partners:

• Cochrane District Social Services Administration Board (DSSAB): Building owner and funder
• Timmins and Area Women in Crisis (TAWC): Project lead and support provider
• Centre Passerelle pour Femmes (CPF) and Tranquility House Women’s Shelter, Tri-Agency Violence against Women Collaboration Committee (Tri-Agency Committee) members

People served: Women leaving violence who need additional time to heal beyond the typical six-week shelter stay; approximately 60 per cent of residents are Aboriginal women and their children