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This page contains two lists. The first list contains locations and contact information for transition houses and safe homes across the province. Safe homes provide temporary accommodation in communities where transition houses do not exist. The safe home may be a rental apartment, private home or hotel unit. The second list is for second-stage housing. Second-stage housing helps women who have left abusive relationships make plans for independent living. Women and their children usually stay in a second-stage house for 6-18 months.

The * symbol indicates a crisis line.
TH = Transition House
SH = Safe home

Location
Organization
Site
                          
Type
         
100 Mile House 100 Mile House & District Women's Centre 100 Mile House Safe Home 250-395-4093
*250-395-4090
1-800-563-0808
email
SH
         
Abbotsford
Women's Resource Society of the Fraser Valley
Abbotsford Transition House
604-820-8455
604-852-6008
email
website
TH
         
Aldergrove
Ishtar Transition Housing Society
Libra Transition House 
*604-857-5797
604-534-1011
email
website
TH
         
Bella Coola 
Nuxalk Transition House Society Snxlhh Transition House 1-877-799-0070
email
TH
         
Bowen Island North Shore Crisis Services Society Bowen Island Safe Home 
604-786-7981
*604-987-3374
email
website
SH
         
Burnaby
Dixon Transition Society
Dixon House
604-433-4165
*604-298-3454
email
website
TH
         
Burns Lake
Prince George & District Elizabeth Fry Society
Eagle's Nest Transition House
*250-692-5720
250-692-7559
email
TH
         
Campbell River
Campbell River & North Island Transition Society
Ann Elmore Transition House 
*250-286-3666
*1-800-667-2188
250-287-7384
email
website
TH
         
Castlegar Castlegar & District Community Services Society Castlegar Safe Home 250-365-2104
*1-800-555-6999
email
SH
         
Chetwynd South Peace Community Resources Society Chetwynd Safe House 250-788-1976
250-782-9174
website
SH
         
Chilliwack
Ann Davis Transition Society
Ann Davis Transition House 
*604-792-3116
604-792-2760
website
TH
         
Chilliwack Xolhemet Society Xolhemet Transition House
604-858-0468 *1-888-558-0468
email
website
TH
         
Clearwater Yellowhead Community Services Society Clearwater Safe Home
*250-682-6444
250-674-2600
email
website
SH
         
Coquitlam
Tri-City Women's Resource Society
Coquitlam Women's Transition House 
*604-464-2020
604-941-7111
email
TH
         
Courtenay
Comox Valley Transition Society
 Lilli House
250-897-2511
*250-338-1227
email 
website
TH
         
Cranbrook
Canadian Mental Health Association for the Kootenays
Kootenay Haven Transition House
250-426-4887
*1-800-200-3003
email 
website
TH
         
Creston Kootenai Community Centre Society Kootenai Safe Home 250-402-0068
*250-428-6856
email
SH
         
Dawson Creek
South Peace Community Resources Society
Mizpah Transition House 
250-782-9176
250-782-9174
email
website
TH
         
Duncan
Cowichan Women Against Violence Society
Somenos Transition House 
250-748-8544
*250-748-7273
250-748-7000
email
website
TH
         
Fernie Elkford Women's Task Force Society Fernie Safe Home 250-865-2031
*1-800-200-3003
email
SH
         
Fort Nelson
Fort Nelson Aboriginal Friendship Society
FNAFS Women's Transition House
604-774-2993
TH
         
Fort St. James
Fireweed Collective Society
Fireweed Safe Haven 
250-996-8081
*250-996-8000
email 
TH
         
Fort St. John
North Peace Community Resources Society
Meaope Transition House 
250-785-6021
*250-785-5208
email
website
TH
         
Gold River Campbell River &  North Island Transition Society Gold River Safe Home *250-286-3666
250-287-7384
website
SH
         
Golden Golden Women's Resource Centre Golden Safe Home
250-344-5317
*250-344-2101
website
SH
         
Grand Forks
Boundary Women's Coalition 
Boundary Women’s Transition House
*250-442-3131
250-442-5212 email
website
TH
         
Hope
Hope & Area Transition Society
Jean Scott Transition House 
*604-869-5191
email
website
TH
         
Invermere Family Resource Centre of Invermere Invermere Safe Home 250-342-4242
*1-800-200-3003
email
website
SH
         
Kamloops
Kamloops Community YWCA
YWCA Women's Emergency Shelter 
250-374-6162
email
website
TH
         
Kaslo North Kootenay Lake Community Services Society Kaslo Safe Home 250-353-7691
email
website
SH
         
Kelowna
Central Okanagan Emergency Shelter Society
 Kelowna Women's Shelter
250-763-1040
email
website
TH
         
Keremeos South Okanagan Women in Need Society Keremeos Safe Home 250-488-1167
*1-800-814-2033
email
SH
         
Kitimat
Tamitik Status of Women Association
Dunmore Place 
*250-632-6070
email
TH
         
Langley
Ishtar Transition Housing Society
Ishtar Transition House 
*604-530-9442
604-534-1011
email
website
TH
         
Lillooet Lillooet Friendship Centre Society Lilloet Safe Home
250-256-4146
website
SH
         
Lytton Fraser Thompson Indian Services Society Hans Knakst Transition House 1-800-318-4455
250-455-2284
TH
         
Mackenzie Mackenzie Counselling Services Society Mackenzie Safe Home
250-997-6595 
email
website
SH
         
Maple Ridge
Cythera Transition House Society
Cythera Transition House
*604-467-9966
604-467-9939
email
website
TH
         
Massett
Haida Gwaii Society for Community Peace
Tiaa juuh Ldaa Naay Transition House
250-626-4664
*250-626-4666
1-877-626-4677
email 
TH
         
McBride Robson Valley Home Support Society McBride Safe Home 250-569-2266
250-569-9107
email
website
SH
         
Mission
Women's Resource Society of the Fraser Valley
Mission Transition House 
*604-826-7800
604-820-8455
email
website
TH
         
Nakusp Arrow and Slocan Lakes Community Services Nakusp Safe Home 250-265-1843 SH
         
Nanaimo
Haven: A Society for Women and Children
Haven House
250-756-2452
*250-756-0616
website 
TH
         
Nelson
Nelson Community Services Centre Society
Aimee Beaulieu Transition House 
*250-354-4357
250-352-3504
email
website
TH
         
New Westminster
W.I.N.G.S. Fellowship Ministries
Monarch Place
*604-521-1888
email
website
TH
         
North Vancouver
North Shore Crisis Services Society
Sage Transition House 
604-987-0366
*604-987-3374
email
website
TH
         
Osoyoos South Okanagan Integrated Community Services Society Osoyoos Safe Home 250-498-2538
*1-877-723-3911
email
SH
         
Parksville District 69 Society of Organized Services
Parksville Safe Home
250-248-2093 SH
         
Pemberton Howe Sound Women's Centre Society
Pearl’s Safe Home 
604-892-5748
email
website
 SH
         
Penticton Indian Reserve #1
Okanagan Nation Family Intervention and Service Society
Okanagan Nation Emergency Transition House 
250-493-4902
*1-877-493-4909
email
website
TH
         
Penticton
South Okanagan Women in Need Society
South Okanagan Women in Need Transition House
250-493-7233
*1-800-814-2033
email
website
TH
         
Penticton South Okanagan Women in Need Society Penticton Safe Home – Older Women’s Safe Home  250-493-4366
email
SH
         
Port Alberni
Alberni Community and Women's Services Society
Port Alberni Transition House
*250-724-2223
250-724-7111
email
website
TH
         
Port Hardy North Island Crisis & Counselling Centre Society Port Hardy Safe Home 250-949-8333
*250-949-6033
email
website
SH
         
Powell River
Powell River & Region Transition House Society
Grace House
604-485-4554
*604-485-9773
email
website
TH
         
Prince George
Phoenix Transition House Society
Phoenix Transition House 
250-563-7305
email
website
TH
         
Prince George
Prince George & District Elizabeth Fry Society
Amber House
*250-562-5868
*1-866-563-1113
250-563-1113
email 
website 
TH 
         
Prince Rupert
North Coast Transition Society
Hope Haven Transition House 
250-627-8959
*250-627-8588
TH 
         
Princeton Princeton Child Care Services Society Princeton Safe Home  250-295-0268
*250-295-8211
SH
         
Quesnel
Amata Transition House Society
Amata Transition House
250-992-7321
*250-992-3385
website
 TH
         
Revelstoke
Revelstoke Womens Shelter Society
Forsythe House
250-837-4382
*250-837-1111
email 
TH 
         
Richmond
Chimo Crisis Services
Nova Transition House 
604-270-4900
*604-270-4911
email
website 
TH 
         
Salmo Salmo Community Resource Society Salmo Safe Home 250-357-2277
*250-242-8028
email
website
SH
         
Salmon Arm
Shuswap Area Family Emergency Society
Shuswap & Area Women's Shelter 
*250-832-9616
email
website
TH 
         
Salt Spring Island
Island Women Against Violence
Salt Spring Island Transition House 
*250-537-0735
*1-877-435-7544
250-537-9194
email 
website
 TH
         
Sechelt
Sunshine Coast Community Services Society
Yew Transition House
604-885-5128
*604-885-2944
email
website
TH 
         
Smithers
Northern Society for Domestic Peace
Passage Transition House 
*250-847-2595
250-847-9000
email
website
 TH
         
Sooke
Sooke Transition House Society
Annie's Place
*250-642-2591
*250-480-5461 (pager)
250-642-2544
TH 
         
Squamish
Howe Sound Women's Centre Society
Pearl's Place Transition House
604-892-5711
*1-877-890-5711
email
website
TH 
         
Surrey/Newton
Options:Services to Communities Society 
Virginia Sam Transition House
*604-572-5116
email
website
 TH
         
Surrey/South Surrey
Atira Women's Resource Society
Ama House for Older Women 
604-542-5992
website 
TH 
         
Surrey
Atira Women's Resource Society
Shimai  House
604-581-9100
*1-877-581-9100
website
TH 
         
Surrey/Whalley
Options:Services to Communities Society 
Evergreen Transition House
*604-584-3301
email
website
 TH
         
Surrey/White Rock Atira Women's Resource Society Durrant House 604-531-9151
*604-531-4430
website
TH 
         
Telegraph Creek
Tahltan Health & Social Services Authority
Three Sisters Haven House 
250-235-3805
TH 
         
Terrace
Ksan House Society
Terrace Transition House
*250-635-6447
250-635-2373
email
website
TH 
         
Trail
Trail Family & Individual Resource Centre Society
WINS Transition House 
*250-364-1543
email
website
 TH
         
Tumbler Ridge Northern Health Authority Tumbler Ridge Safe Home 250-242-5505
*250-242-8028
SH
         
Ucluelet
Westcoast Community Resources Society
Westcoast Transition House 
250-726-2020
*1-877-726-2080
email
website
TH 
         
Vancouver
Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada
Kate Booth House
604-872-0772
*604-872-0774
website
TH 
         
Vancouver
Helping Spirit Lodge Society
Helping Spirit Lodge Transition House
*604-872-6649
email
 TH
         
Vancouver
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
Peggy's Place 
*604-430-5202
604-430-6644
 TH
         
Vancouver
Vancouver Rape Relief Society
Vancouver Rape Relief & Women's Shelter 
*604-872-8212
email 
website
 TH
         
Vanderhoof
Omineca Safe Home Society
Omineca Transition House
250-567-9512
*250-567-9959
email
website
 TH
         
Vernon
Vernon Women's Transition House Society
Vernon Women's Transition House 
*250-542-1122
website
 TH
         
Victoria
Cridge Centre for the Family
Cridge Transition House
*250-479-3963
email 
website
TH 
         
Victoria
Victoria Women's Transition House Society
Victoria Women's Transition House 
250-592-2927
*250-385-6611
email
website
TH 
         
Victoria Victoria Women's Transition House Society Harrison Place – Older Women’s Safe Home 250-592-2927
*250-385-6611
email
website
SH
         
Watson Lake, Yukon
Help & Hope for Families Society
Help & Hope Transition House 
867-536-7233
*867-536-2711
 TH
         
Whistler Howe Sound Women's Centre Society Pearl’s Safe Home 604-892-5748
email
website
SH
         
Williams Lake
Cariboo Friendship Society
Chiwid Transition House 
 
*250-398-5658
250-398-6831
email 
website
 TH
         
         
         
Second-Stage Housing Contacts
Second-stage houses help women who have left abusive relationships make plans for independent living. Women and their children usually stay in a second-stage house for 6-18 months.  
 
Location
Organization
Site Name
   
         
Burnaby
Dixon Transition Society
Dixon SS
*604-298-6046
website
email
 
         
Chilliwack  Xolhemet Society Xolhemet Second Stage  *1-888-558-0468
604-824.0939
email
website
 
         
Cranbrook Canadian Mental Health Association for the Kootenays Haven Gardens website  
         
North Vancouver
North Shore Crisis Services Society
H.O.P.E.'s Place
604-987-3374*
604-987-0366
email
website
 
         
Sechelt
Sunshine Coast Community Services Society
Thyme SS 
604-885-4241
email
website
 
         
Surrey/Newton
Atira Women's Resource Society
Koomseh SS
604-501-9294
website
 
         
Trail
Trail Family & Individual Resource Centre Society
Nova Vita SS 
250-364-2665
website
 
         
Vancouver
Act II Child & Family Services Society
Act II/Safe Choice
604-733-6495
email
website
 
         
Vancouver
Atira - Bridge Housing Long Stay Program 
Bridge Housing Long-Stay Program 
604-684-3571
*604-633-3542
website
 
         
Vancouver Helping Spirit Lodge Society Spirit Way 604-874-6629
email
 
         
Vancouver
Young Women's Christian Association
Munroe House 
604-734-5722
email
website
 
         
Victoria
Cridge Centre for the Family
Cridge SS 
250-995-6418
email
website
 
         
Victoria
Greater Victoria Women's Shelter Society
Margaret Laurence House 
250-995-0058
email
website