Peer Support Program

Peer Support volunteers provide support to women who have been in an abusive relationship. A variety of Peer Support volunteer roles are available in the community and within Chrysalis House, a shelter for women and their dependants experiencing abuse in the home. Learn more about the Peer Support Program here.

After an initial screening process, then specific training, Peer Supporters provide the following supports:

  • Accompaniment to legal, medical and counselling appointments; supporting individual women through regular contact with that woman; assistance in our child and youth program; respite childcare; assistance with household maintenance, organizing of donations, and other assorted tasks as required.
  • The Peer Support Program is committed to working towards ending violence against women by developing and implementing public education initiatives.