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Family Violence Shelters
If you or someone you know is experiencing violence from an intimate partner or family member, there are safe places to go. Below is a map of the family violence shelters and safe homes currently open in the Northwest Territories. To learn more about each space, click an icon on the map or on the name of the facility in the list underneath.
There are safe places for you to go
Safe Places
Sutherland House
Location: Fort Smith
Contact: 867-872-4133 or 877-872-5925 (toll-free)
Website: https://fortsmithmetis.ca/services/sutherland-house/
Capacity: four rooms, eight beds
Services available: emergency shelter, emotional and safety planning support, case management, referrals
Family Support Centre
Location: Hay River
Contact: 867-874-3311 or 1-833-372-3311 (toll-free)
Website: https://www.hrfsc.ca/
Capacity: 10 rooms, 14 beds
Services available: emergency shelter, emotional and safety planning support, case management, walk-in support, referrals, 24-hour crisis line
Fort Simpson Safe Home
Location: Fort Simpson (Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́)
Contact: 867-695-3039 or 867-695-6776
(Regional Victim Services)
Capacity: Two rooms, four beds
Services available: emergency shelter, emotional support, referrals
Alison McAteer House
Location: Yellowknife
Contact: 867-873-8257 or 1-866-223-7775 (toll-free and NWT-wide)
Website: https://www.ywcanwt.ca/family-violence-shelters
Capacity: Six rooms, 12 beds
Services available: emergency shelter, emotional and safety planning support, walk-in support, case management, Emergency Protection Orders, offsite programming, referrals, 24-hour territorial crisis line
Fort Good Hope Safe Home
Location: Fort Good Hope
Contact: 867-496-0361
Capacity: Two rooms, three beds
Services available: emergency shelter, emotional support, referrals
Aklavik Women's Family Violence Shelter
Location: Aklavik
Contact: 867-978-2404 or 867-375-0313 (mobile)
Capacity: One room, two beds
Services available: emergency shelter, emotional support, referrals
Inuvik Transition House Society
Location: Inuvik
Contact: 867-777-3877
Website: https://iths.ca/
Capacity: Four rooms, seven beds
Services available: emergency shelter, case management, counselling, legal support, referrals, community outreach and education
Aimayunga Women & Emergency Foster Care Shelter
Location: Tuktoyaktuk
Contact: 867-977-2000
Capacity: Three rooms, three beds
Services available: emergency shelter, emotional and safety planning support, referrals