Women Taking a Stance

We’re committed to supporting women who have experienced domestic and sexual violence. This program helps women who have suffered trauma to make a fresh start.

• Services are safe, confidential, and free

• Aims to reduce violence against women through individual counselling and support groups

• Encourages women to find their voice and build confidence

• Partners with Embrave, a shelter providing transitional housing for women

• Accompanies clients to court, when appropriate, and advocates on their behalf

• Makes referrals to other supporting agencies

• We help over 100 women and dependent children through our program each year

• Funded by the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services

The Gender-Based Violence Prevention (GBVP) program works in collaboration with the Safe Centre of Peel (SCoP) which addresses the needs of people experiencing family and intimate partner violence. The program:

• Provides services that are safe, confidential, and free
• Focuses on women, especially trans women and those who have been trafficked
• Is a space where women feel they can speak up and be heard
• Provides wrap-around services augmented by strong working relationships with off-site and other community partners
• Based primarily at the Safe Centre of Peel (SCoP), a co-located, integrated and coordinated hub at the Davis Centre, 60 West Drive, Brampton

Funded by the Canadian Women’s Foundation

Contact our Client Service Navigator at 905-455-6789 ext. 125 or email intake@rootscs.org to schedule an appointment or to learn more

• Clear browsing and search history as often as you can.
• Change all passwords and do not enable “remember my password”.
  When setting up or changing your password, choose a secret question that is unknown to the abuser.
• Do not accept friend requests from unknown users and confirm the identity of known users before accepting the request. It is very easy for someone to make a fake account or pretend to be someone else.
• Go through the privacy settings on all accounts and keep all accounts private.
• Never post personal information online (for example, your location, your employer).
• Be mindful of what can be seen in photos you upload (for example, street signs, familiar landmarks).
• When downloading apps, turn location off.
• Talk to your friends and family about what they are posting online that the abuser may see.
• Delete the abuser off your accounts and request your friends and family to delete the abuser as well.
• Consider also deleting any contacts you may have who are associated or friends with the abuser. The abuser can use their friends to contact you or retrieve information.
• Talk to your children about what they post online, accepting friend requests, and responding to unknown messages.
• If you are receiving unwanted contact from the abuser, or are being threatened online or through text message, keep a record of the communication and your effort to end contact. If there is a no-contact order in place, do not reply and report to Police.