Scarborough Women’s Centre facilitates the empowerment of women to make long term positive changes with confidence.

Our unique resource centre located in the high needs, under-served community of Scarborough, provides information, education and support to women in their transition from abuse, isolation and poverty to economic and emotional independence.

Our programs serve an individual woman’s needs, while encouraging her to become aware of her own assets. 

Our Services

Information and Referral Support program provides anonymous and confidential service linking women with resources in the community or at the Centre.
Often we provide support to women who are calling for information about how to leave an abusive situation or how to cope with the abuse in their lives.  

This program provides safety planning to women who want to leave violence in their lives or assists them to increase their safety if they are not ready to leave the situation.

We also provide information on issues such as finding support groups, housing, legal support, emotional health and employment training.

We distribute printed materials about women's services and concerns in several languages other than English and offer presentations on how to identify violence in relationships to community groups across Scarborough.

Case Management Support and Counselling
Services for women who are dealing with abuse, making plans to leave abuse, or recovering from abuse and violence. Visit the Case Management & Counselling section for more information.

Mentor Program
We provide trained volunteer mentors on a one to one basis with women in transition (e.g. leaving an abusive situation) for a period of 6 months to a year.

Educational programs
W e provide courses, workshops and support groups on topics of concern for women providing women with options, support, life skills and information. Topics range from Healthy relationships, financial planning, dealing with anger, building self esteem and family law.  Visit the Workshops section for a list of ongoing programs.

Women with Disabilities
This innovative project’s goal is to increase the accessibility of women with disabilities who are experiencing isolation and /or family violence to educational workshops that will enhance their ability to make positive and safe choices and decisions for their futures. Women will learn tools and strategies to decrease their risks and increase their capacity to directly cope with the impositions of violence, which includes poverty, isolation and dependency.

The Leadership Development component to the program will provide women in the leadership development training education, knowledge and tools in facilitation skills, public speaking, developing workshop curriculums and group dynamics. These women will co-lead or lead workshops for women with disabilities, and mentor other women. This will contribute to their marketable skills for flexible employment while expanding the pool of facilitators, support group and other leaders to offer service to women dealing with abuse.

Visit the Women with Disabilities section for more information.

Young Women’s Outreach: Building Strong Futures
This program is a youth driven and youth oriented project. The program is dedicated to helping young women become aware of violence and abuse in dating relationships. The project, consists of providing educational workshops covering topics on violence, self-esteem and healthy relationships both at our program location and in 6 high schools in Scarborough; a mentoring program to assist young women in planning for a future for themselves; and a peer outreach group, where young women can work together to bring awareness on important issues. Visit the Young Women's section for more information.