250.542.1122 Transition House. Help is available 24/7 (Including Holidays)
Heart of the Holidays

Heart of the Holidays

This Holiday Season there are a number of ways you can support the women and families that Archway Society has been supporting.

Stop by our Heart of the Holidays kiosk in Village Green Mall where you can;

Tap to Give a donation (or our wonderful volunteers are collecting cash and cheque donations.)

For the person who has everything; why not buy them a Certificate of Giving?

You can gift your friend with a donation that provides necessities for the clients of Archway over the Holiday Season.  Certificates of Giving are available in denominations of $25, $50, $100, $150 and $200.

We’re also selling the amazing Vixen Goddess Fundraising Calendars created by Ashley Duggan of Vixen Photo Studio – proceeds to Archway. Cost is $20 and each calendar includes $1800 in coupons!

Learn more about the Vixen Goddess Fundraising Calendars >

For more information, please call our Administration office at 250-558-3850

2021 Annual General Meeting

You are invited to our

Annual General Meeting

 

In light of the continued gathering restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will be hosting our 2021 Annual General Meeting using a virtual platform.  Please join us to learn what we have been up to this past year, what has changed in our agency and what is in store for the coming year.

 

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

AGM starts at 6:00 p.m.

Virtually via Zoom Meeting

 

We look forward to seeing you at our AGM and letting you know all the great ways we are supporting women, children and families to live with dignity and respect, free from domestic and sexual violence.

 

RSVP by June 18th

adminassist@archwaysociety.ca

Or 250.558.3850

 

 Once you have confirmed your attendance, we will send you the meeting link, AGM agenda and AGM booklet via email.

 

For more information, call our administration office at 250.558.3850

COVID-19 Response

As of July 6th, 2020, we have re-opened our community program offices and are back to providing in-person counselling, advocacy and support. We have put many safeguards in place to address the COVID-19 situation. We are committed to the health and safety of our clients, staff, volunteers and community and at this time have taken the following immediate measures:

Our doors at The Transition House are open as are our phone lines if you or someone you care about is experiencing violence and abuse. Even during these difficult times, precautions, heightened screening and strict sanitation procedures have been put in place to keep you and your family safe and healthy during your stay.

The 24-Hour Crisis and Information Line, 250.542.1122, continues to be staffed around the clock not only for women experiencing violence but for anyone who might have questions or concerns about a friend, family member, colleague or neighbour regarding domestic violence and abuse.

The Community Programs & Administration Office is open by appointment only. Support and phone counselling appointments are available. Clients can contact their counsellor directly or through the Office, 250-558-3850, Monday-Thursday, 8:30 am-4:30 pm.

Our mission is to help families. Right now, more than ever, families need help. The abuse is not going to stop; a victim’s trauma is not going to be put on hold while this pandemic is happening. We are coming up with creative ways to support women and children as we all navigate through these uncertain times.

We are here to help and support you. If you have questions, please reach out to adminassist@archwaysociety.ca

Let’s take care of each other, in times of uncertainty, kindness, and humanity matter the most!

 

 

Sherry Demetrick & Micki Materi

Co-Executive Directors

AGM 2020

Annual General Meeting

June 23, 2020

via ZOOM Meeting

 

In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, we will be hosting our 2020 Annual General Meeting using a virtual platform. Please join us to learn what we have been up to this past year, what has changed in our agency and what is in store for the coming year.

 

Tuesday, June 23, 2020   

    AGM starts at 6:00 p.m.   

Virtually via Zoom

 

We look forward to seeing you at our AGM and letting you know all the great ways we are supporting women, children and families to live with dignity and respect, free from domestic and sexual violence.

RSVP by June 19th

preventionawareness@archwaysociety.ca  Or 250.503.8097

 Once you have confirmed your attendance we will send you the meeting link as well as AGM Agenda & AGM Booklet.

 

 

We look forward to you joining us on June 23, 2020

For more information call our administration office 250.558.3850

We all have a role to play in keeping kids safe

Child Abuse Reporting on the Decline. British Columbia Network of Child and Youth Advocacy Centres urging community action

Today, the British Columbia (BC) Network of Child and Youth Advocacy Centres is releasing a public service announcement aimed at educating citizens in our province on the moral and legal obligation to report suspicions of child abuse. We are particularly concerned during this time where the typical safeguards for children and youth who experience abuse are impacted.

CYACs provide a safe place where children and youth who have experienced abuse can go to tell their story and be supported throughout the entire disclosure, investigation, judicial and healing journey.

As citizens of British Columbia, we all have a role to play in keeping kids safe

The BC Network of Child and Youth Advocacy Centres represents over 100 professionals responding to child abuse across BC who work as part of a CYAC team in these communities: Kamloops, Kelowna, Kootenay/Boundary Region, Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows, Prince George, Surrey, Vancouver, Vernon, and Victoria.

For Media Release – BC Network of Child and Youth Advocacy Centres, visit: BCCYAC Media Release May 11 2020

For more information, please contact:

Ginny Becker: 778-363-4974 | Ginny@CACkelowna.com OR
Leah Zille: 604-808-3809 | leah@treehousevancouver.ca