The Women’s Resource Centre (Brandon)

The Women’s Resource Centre is a non-profit organization that provides a range of programs and services for women and their families in South Western Manitoba. They offer services including Victim Services, Child and Family Services, Dakota Ojibway Child and Family Services, Employment and Income Social Assistance, and Community Mental Health work with the Women’s Resource Centre to ensure that the needs of women and children in the community are met. Their Art therapy uses the deliberate use of art making to safely express and contain difficult and traumatic feelings, cope with traumatic memories and triggers, as well as support emotional stabilization and strengthen safety for survivors of domestic violence. Their Women’s Wellness Program consists of free workshops focused on women’s health. The programs aim to provide the women of Western Manitoba with the knowledge and skills that they need to implement long term good health.