Women's Groups
The Dawson City Women's Shelter opened its doors in November, 1987. It provides confidential shelter, support and advocacy to women and children in crisis on a twenty-four hour basis. The home also provides emergency shelter to transient women and their children, and acts as an emergency foster home for the Dept. of Health and Social Services. Outreach Services include home visits, Youth Centre activities, and a weekly childcare drop-in program. All services are provided free of charge.
Phone: (867) 993-5086
Help and Hope For Families: Watson Lake Transition Home Help and Hope for Families Society is a home for women and children in crisis. Our home is open 24 hours a day and provides a 24 hour telephone crisis support line. By providing support groups, children's programs, advocacy, education, referral, resources, outreach and support, and promoting awareness and empowerment, we believe we will make a difference. All contact is strictly confidential.
Phone: (867) 536-7233 or (867) 536-2711
Kaushee's Place / Yukon Women's Transition Home Offers shelter to women and their children who are dealing with the effects of abuse. In addition to a no-cost thirty day crisis level stay, Kaushee's offers independent second-stage housing in a secure environment based on Yukon housing rates. Outreach and advocacy, as well as child care, are available to women. We offer a 24-hour crisis line and a drop in outreach service. There is a room for donations available for women. Please contact Kaushee's for more information.
Phone: (867) 633-7720
Began in 1995 with a mandate to improve the quality of life of francophone Yukon women while meeting their needs and representing their interests at the territorial and national levels. Another goal of this group is to create solidarity between French, English and First Nations women as well as with other Yukon and national organizations to improve women's conditions and to break the isolation faced by French women living in a minority setting. The group also provides listening and referral services to Francophone women in the Yukon.
Phone: (867) 668-2636
Liard Aboriginal Women’s Society Mandate: The Liard Aboriginal Womens Society is a non-profit organization funded by the Aboriginal Healing Foundation. Our purpose is to help heal the legacy of physical and sexual abuse in residential schools. We serve the five Kaska communities of Good Hope Lake, Fort Ware, Lower Post, Watson Lake and Ross River. We offer a variety of programs ranging from Western Psychotherapy, which includes counselling and training, to traditional healing ways including music, sweats and healing ceremonies. We have a camp at Frances Lake, on the Campbell Highway where many of our cultural activities take place.PSAC Regional Women's Committee The Public Service Alliance Commission Regional Women's Committee is a women's union organization that works collectively with women on different levels within the union. They inform women and advocate for policies that affect/help women in the workplace. They bring to the fore important issues affecting women in unions, including workplace equality, harassment and violence against women. Their objective is education so that women can become more aware of what unions can do.
Phone: (867) 667-2331
Victoria Faulkner Women's Centre A local non-government, non-profit organization that has been offering advocacy and support for women throughout the Yukon for more than twenty years. It is staffed by a part-time coordinator and a full-time coordinator/ women's advocacy worker who is available to women for support in economic and social crises. They provide programming such as Exploring Your Anger; support groups and others, available from time to time, dependent on funding. Please contact the Centre. The Centre is directed by a coordinating collective. Drop in hours are 11 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. weekdays and the Centre is located at 503 Hanson Street, Whitehorse Y1A 1Y9.
Phone: (867) 667-2693
Whitehorse Aboriginal Women’s Circle
100 Ponderosa Drive, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5E7 Mandate: The aboriginal women of Whitehorse established themselves formally to provide an avenue in which to allow all aboriginal women a place to voice their concerns and to seek support and guidance from each another. The Whitehorse Aboriginal Women’s Circle (WAWC) officially celebrate its third anniversary in the summer of 2006. The WAWC is a non-profit society and the executive is made up of volunteer community members. Meetings are held every first Thursday of the month the volunteer board participates in community events that promote and foster wellness and healing for all women, men, children, youth and elders in all communities.
Yukon College Women's Studies Program The Women's Studies Program is a program of study that looks at the lives, contributions and experiences of women. It examines materials by and about women and places women's knowledge at the center of this process. The program cuts across a number of academic disciplines including history, literature, sociology, psychology, anthropology and social work. Students can work toward a certificate or diploma in the discipline, or take individual courses for personal interest. The program is open to both women and men.
Phone: (867) 668-8866
Yukon Aboriginal Women's Council Since 1983, the objectives of the Society are to:
Phone: (867) 667-6162
The Yukon Status of Women Council is an advocacy and awareness group for women's issues, both locally and nationally. The Status has been operating for over twenty years, and is a strong lobbyist for feminist political change through political activism, public awareness, and education.
Phone: (867) 667-4637
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Last Updated 04-05-2007