Community Partnership Initiatives example

Since 1985, Kate Booth House has provided a safe, confidential refuge for more than 4,000 women and children fleeing domestic abuse. Now, with a CPI grant from BC Housing and generous funding from other partnership sources, Kate Booth House is expanding. It will double its current capacity with a new 22-bed transition house.

Kate Booth House offers abuse survivors a supportive atmosphere for up to 30 days. In addition to the basic necessities, the transition house offers a range of support services for women and children, including daily counselling, employment referrals, post-departure support groups, childcare, children’s activities and a visiting teacher three times weekly.