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Women - Online ResourcesCanadian Research Institute for the Advancement of WomenJanuary 2, 2008 - 9:11pm
Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women (CRIAW) is a research institute which provides tools to facilitate organizations taking action to advance social justice and equality for all women. The CRIAW website has fact sheets, publications, and a virtual resource centre. L’ICREF est un institut de recherche qui offre des outils pour aider les organisations à agir afin de promouvoir la justice sociale et l’égalité pour toutes les femmes. L’ICREF reconnaît les diverses expériences et perspectives des femmes; crée des espaces pour développer le savoir des femmes; établit des ponts pour briser l’isolement des régions; et assure des liens de communication entre les chercheuses et les organisations qui oeuvrent activement à promouvoir la justice sociale et l’égalité pour toutes les femmes. ( categories: Online Resources | Canada | Bilingual | Women )
Kelowna Community ResourcesOctober 29, 2007 - 1:50pm
Kelowna Community Resources is a searchable online database of community resources from across the central Okanagan. ( categories: Online Resources | British Columbia | Aboriginal/First Nations | Children/Youth | Disability | Education | Family | Foodbanks & Food | Health | Housing | Immigrants & Refugees | Legal Aid | LGBTQ | Mental Health | People of Colour | Seniors/Elders | Welfare | Women )
The Nova Scotia Single Mothers' Survival GuideSeptember 17, 2006 - 5:35pm
The fifth edition of the Single Mothers' Survival Guide is now online. The guide has information for single mothers in Nova Scotia on accessing social assistance, legal aid, child support, and other social services. It also has a guide on how to become politically active and some stories and interviews with single moms. ( categories: Online Resources | Nova Scotia | Children/Youth | Family | Organizing | Women )
Cartographie du Québec féministe branché / Women's groups and resources in QuebecSeptember 12, 2006 - 11:38am
Le site web / Website: http://netfemmes.cdeacf.ca/les_ressources/bottin/ Searchable map of women's resources. Topics include (among others) the following: Agression sexuelle (sexual aggression), Centre de femmes (women's centre), Famille (family), Lutte contre la pauvreté (anti-poverty initiatives), Mouvement des femmes (women's movement), Violence, etc. ( categories: Online Resources | Québec | Français | Family | Violence | Women )
Justice for GirlsAugust 29, 2006 - 10:01am
Justice for Girls has a number of online resources - a Girls' Rights Card, Rights of Incarcerated Girls in BC Facts Sheet, and reports, articles and links on girls and the criminal justice system. ( categories: Online Resources | British Columbia | Children/Youth | Legal Research | Prisoners' Rights | Women )
Mother of Red Nations Women's Council of ManitobaAugust 17, 2006 - 2:42pm
Mother of Red Nations Women's Council of Manitoba works "[t]o promote, protect and support the spiritual, emotional, physical and mental well being of all Aboriginal women and children in Manitoba." ( categories: Online Resources | Manitoba | Aboriginal/First Nations | Women )
Women of Color WebAugust 17, 2006 - 12:51pm
Women of Color Web is a site providing access to writings by and about women of color in the U.S., focusing specifically on issues related to feminisms, sexualities, and reproductive health and rights. ( categories: Online Resources | United States | People of Colour | Women )
BC Centre for Women's Health Online ResourcesAugust 9, 2006 - 9:58am
BC Centre for Women's Health (BCCWH) has many online resources on aboriginal health, health care reform, women and addictions, women with disabilities, lesbian health and many more. ( categories: Online Resources | British Columbia | Health | LGBTQ | Women )
Single Mothers Survival Guide Fifth EditionJuly 4, 2006 - 11:00pm
Published by the Nova Scotia Public Interest Research Group (NSPIRG) has updated, and put online, Single Mothers Survival Guide (Fifth Edition) that recognizes the economic, social, and political hardships experienced by single mothers and offers specific and practical information on how to cope when living in poverty in the metro-Halifax area. Though some sections are specific to Nova Scotia, the guide has information for anyone. ( categories: Online Resources | Nova Scotia | Women )
Welfare Resource Guide for WomenMarch 30, 2005 - 12:00am
The Vancouver Status of Women's (VSW) Welfare Resource Guide for Women (in PDF) provides general information to women about British Columbia's welfare system or Employment and Assistance Regulations. In particular, the Guide especially focuses on the needs of single mothers. Free copies are available from the Vancouver Status of Women or can be downloaded along with other publications from the VSW publications page. ( categories: Online Resources | British Columbia | Welfare | Women )
L'R des centres de femmes du QuébecOctober 16, 2004 - 11:00pm
( categories: Online Resources | Québec | Bilingual | Women )
The Prairie Women’s Health Centre of ExcellenceJuly 5, 2004 - 11:00pm
The Prairie Women’s Health Centre of Excellence is one of the Centres of Excellence for Women’s Health supported by the Women’s Health Bureau of Health Canada. The Centres are dedicated to improving the health status of Canadian women by supporting policy-oriented, and community-based research and analysis on the social determinants of women’s health. ( categories: Online Resources | Canada | Health | Women )
Family Law ManualJuly 5, 2004 - 11:00pm
The BC/Yukon Society of Transition Houses and the BC Association of Specialized Victims Services and Counseling Programs have a Family Law Resource Manual for Community Based Advocates Assisting Women Dealing With Violence Issues (359 pages, in PDF). ( categories: Online Resources | British Columbia | Yukon | Family | Legal Research | Violence | Women )
Parenting on Your OwnMay 17, 2002 - 11:00pm
The goal of the Manitoba Women's Advisory Council's online resource for single parents in Manitoba is to advise single parents of their rights and to list the services and supports that are available in the community. ( categories: Online Resources | Manitoba | Family | Women )
BC Coalition of Women's CentresMay 17, 2002 - 11:00pm
BC Coalition of Women's Centres has links to impacts of the provincial government cutbacks on women, petitions, Women's Bucks, and more. ( categories: Online Resources | British Columbia | Women )
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