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Local Resources
RCMP Victim Services
Chilliwack RCMP Victim Services offers services and support for anyone who has been a victim of a crime
Chilliwack Community Services
Chilliwack Community Services is a no cost non-profit that provides a wide range of services and advocacy for those in need of support
Ann Davis Transition Society
Ann Davis provides education, prevention and support services for those affected by abuse or violence in the Chilliwack and surrounding areas
Rent Bank
The Fraser Valley Rent Bank works with the Chilliwack Mennonite Central Committee to provide rental assistance options and support services to help stabilize your rental housing during unanticipated short-term financial challenges
Pacific Community Resource Society
PCRS provides social services in education, employment, housing, substance use, mental health, and youth and family support services
Cyrus Center
The Cyrus Center provides 24 hour support, shelter and services to youth in need
Ruth and Naomi’s
R&N’s assists those who are experiencing homelessness, poverty or struggling with addictions through a wide range of services offered including overnight shelter, food services, outreach services and more
Salvation Army Chilliwack
SAC offers programming and support through food bank services, food hampers, safe shelter, homeless outreach programming and more
Connective Chilliwack
Connective is a community based social services non-profit that provides services in housing, community living, education & employment, justice services, community services and more
Chilliwack Free Store
The Chilliwack Free Store provides food hampers on weekends on a first come first serve basis by contacting and signing up for their program
Chilliwack Community Cupboard
CCC offers food hampers by appointment only. Appointments can be made online, through email or by phone. For more information visit their website
Provincial Resources
BC Society of Transition Houses
Bcsth offers contact services and support services for transition houses and safe housing across British Columbia.
Ending Violence Association of BC
EVABC offers information on anti-violence programs and works to coordinate and support the work of victim-serving and other anti-violence programs in British Columbia.
Pathways Community Services Directory
Pathways is a resource finder for contact information for different resources across BC
Health Link BC
HealthLink BC offers contact information for different resources you may need depending on your own situation.
Victim Link BC
VictimLinkBC is a toll-free, confidential, multilingual telephone service available across B.C. and the Yukon 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It provides information and referral services to all victims of crime and immediate crisis support to victims of family and sexual violence, including victims of human trafficking exploited for labor or sexual services.
Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime
CRCVC offers site references for many different resources available Canada-wide.
What is abuse?
Interpersonal violence/domestic violence comes in many forms, (also named domestic abuse, battering, or family violence) is a pattern of behavior which involves violence or other abuse by one person against another in a domestic setting, such as in marriage or cohabitation. It may be termed intimate partner violence when committed by a spouse or partner in an intimate relationship against the other spouse or partner, and can take place in heterosexual or same-sex relationships, or between former spouses or partners. Domestic violence may also involve violence against children or the elderly. It takes a number of forms, including physical, verbal, emotional, economic, religious, reproductive, and sexual abuse. Domestic abuse can happen to anyone, yet the problem is often overlooked, excused, or denied. Noticing and acknowledging the signs of abuse is the first step to getting help. If you identify yourself or someone you know in the following signs and descriptions of abuse please seek help.
Signs of abuse
Threatening You - Saying he will do something to hurt you or saying he will leave you, kill himself, or harm your children. Forcing you to drop legal charges against him or coercing you into doing something illegal.
Using Children - Causing you to feel guilty about your children, relaying messages to you through your children, harassing you during visitations, or saying he will take your children away.
Intimidating You - Using facial expressions and gestures that cause fear, destroying things, and showing you weapons.
Emotionally Abusing You - Causing you to feel sad, unworthy, or guilty. Calling you names, saying that you're crazy, using mind games, and doing things to humiliate you.
Isolating You - Controlling what you do, who you see and speak to, what you read, and where you go.
Minimizing the Abuse - Calling you a cry baby, telling others the abuse didn't happen, and blaming you for his abusive behavior.
Using Male Privilege - Not allowing you to make any big decisions, acting like the "master of the house," and defining his role as superior to yours.
Economically Abusing You - Not allowing you to have a job, not allowing you to have your own bank account, your "allowance" is the only access you have to money.
Physical Abuse - Punching, slapping, pinching, spitting on you, choking, pushing, shoving you.
Sexual Abuse - Forcing or manipulating you for sex, threatening to or having an affair, pornography abuse.
