October 2021 Community Wash Partner
ATIRA
Women's Resource Society
"A world free of inequalities, where everyone's human rights are respected and where women and girls have the right to participate fully and effectively in all of the decisions that affect their lives."
-Atira Women's Resource Society
New Month, New Community Wash Partner!
Atira Women's Resource Society
Atira Women’s Resource Society is a non-profit organization that provides assistance and support to anyone who identifies and lives full time as a woman that has experienced or is currently experiencing gendered violence and misogyny. Atira recognizes the barriers and stigmatization faced by women who do not fit into society’s gender-binary system, and the violence, poverty, and discrimination they encounter as a result.
Their programs range from family care and health/wellbeing, to housing developments and outreach for those who need it. We’ve listed a few of their projects below for you to check out!
Housing Developments:
Programs:
The Outreach Van Program
Our Community Wash Partner program was an initiative created so that we could help support our local community in the White Rock & South Surrey Area. With AWRS having two branches, one of which is right here in South Surrey, we decided to work with them to highlight their Outreach Van Program; a program that serves hard-to-reach women in Surrey.
The Outreach Van Program runs fives days a week between 7PM-2:30AM and focuses on fostering and building relationships with street entrenched women. These women are provided referrals to housing, healthcare, shelters, one-to-one emotional support, and also provides them with essential items like warm food, snacks, blankets, jackets, and hygiene products. The Outreach Van can serve up to 30 unique women a night.
This program provides those in need with the basic essentials and support that everyone has the right to access to; this is where the funds from our Community Wash Partner Program will be allocated to!