Our staff put together this list of Francophone resources relating to violence against women and children for French-speaking women in BC.
What services exist in your community for French-speaking women and children who have experienced abuse? Let us know in the comments, or by emailing library@bcsth.ca
A. Services:
- VictimLink - BC transition houses and victim service agencies may ask to use VictimLink French translators to work directly with women they are serving. Website.
- La Boussole is a community, social aid, information and orientation centre. It offers services in French to the population of Greater Vancouver from offices in Vancouver and Surrey. Website in French and English.
- Réseau Femmes Columbie-Brittanique brings together French-speaking women to represent, promote and defend their rights and interests in order to contribute to their social, ecomonic, and political empowerment, and to generate a sense of leadership amongst women. There are chapters across the province. Website in French and English.
- Collège Éducacentre is the only French-language college in BC, with campuses in Vancouver, Victoria and Prince George. Student services include: academic and vocational guidance, employment counselling, immigrant services, language laboratory, health laboratory, resource centres, and a computer lab. Website in French and English.
B. Print Resources:
- The BCSTH Library notes when our resources are available in French or relevant to Francophone people, as you can see in this image. We have created a Reading List of French resources: click on Reading Lists in the Library Catalogue, then French Resources
- BCSTH provides these Safety Net Canada resources in French on our website under the Safety Net Canada Project > Resources concerning how technology impacts and can enhance safety, privacy, accessibility, autonomy, justice and human rights for women, youth, and other survivors of family and domestic violence, sexual and dating violence, stalking, harassment, and abuse.
To borrow library resources, read "First Time Borrowers." Please visit the BCSTH Library to learn more about resources and information services developed especially for members of the BC Society of Transition Houses, and contact us for more information.
Deb & Tina, Co-Librarians
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
