Women's shelter

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A Women's Shelter is a place of temporary refuge and support for women escaping violent situations, such as Rape, and Domestic Violence. Having the ability to leave a situation of violence is valuable for women who are under attack because such situations frequently involve an imbalance of power that limits the woman's financial options.

A response to widespread violence against women, a women's shelter sometimes also serves as a place for women to organize for equality, which is an important distinction from standard government-funded service-based approaches to domestic violence.

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• Homeless Women's Shelters and Resources
• Women's Homeless Shelter Wiki - add a resource
• National Domestic Violence Hotline (toll-free, United States)
• List of State Domestic Violence Coalitions to find domestic violence services in your state
• Canadian Association of Sexual Assault Centres
• Interval House Women's Shelters - Rebuilding Lives (Toronto)
• ShelterNet to find a women's shelter in Canada
• Alberta Council of Women's Shelters (Canada)
• British Columbia/Yukon Society of Transition Houses (Canada)
• New Brunswick Coalition of Transition Houses (Canada)
• Transition House Association of Nova Soctia (Canada)
• Ontario Association of Interval and Transition Houses (Canada)
• Provincial Association of Transition Houses and Services of Saskatchewan (Canada)
• International Domestic Violence and Abuse Agencies list information in over 70 languages