Record #:
BAR0215
Last Modified:
07 Oct 2024
Last Full Update:
04 Oct 2024
Contact Information
| Office Phone | 705-728-6300 |
| Toll Free Phone | 1-800-461-1716, Crisis |
| Crisis Phone | 705-728-2544 |
| Fax | 705-728-1364 |
| info@barrieshelter.com | |
| Website | barrieshelter.com/ |
| Social Media |  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCSBarrie/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wcs_barrie/ X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Barrieshelter |
Site Information
| Located In Community | Barrie |
| Address & Map | Barrie, ON Canada |
Description and Service Details
| Hours | Office: Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm |
| Volunteer Description | Volunteers can assist with events, fundraising activities, administrative tasks, donations and maintenance in the shelter, or administrative tasks in the Outreach Services. May be an opportunity for a volunteer to share particular skills or talents with the agency. |
Agency and Service Names
| Alternate Name | FCSWP |
| Former Name | Women and Children's Crisis Centre |
Agency Information
| Description (Agency) | Provides a safe refuge and emergency support services for abused women and their children. The agency consists of a 27 bed crisis shelter along with Outreach services. Outreach services include individual counselling, legal information, court support, information about violence against women, referrals to other community and social services, and public education in the community. |
| Legal Status | (50) Non Profit |
| Primary Executive | Teresa MacLennan, Executive Director; Phone: 705-792-2186; Email: teresa@barrieshelter.com |
| Funding | Provincial - Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services, Ministry of Attorney General ; Fundraising ; Donations |
| Elections | n/a |