Our Mission

"Hope Resource Centre responds to gender-based violence in our rural and remote community with a trauma informed approach; embracing diversity, the most at-risk, respecting survivors as experts of their story; bridging hope and healing supports to ensure safety, inclusion and equality through a coordinated community response.”

About Hope Resource Centre Association

Our focus is to:

1. Ensure individuals have the capacity to build and sustain safe, healthy relationships.

2. Stop the transmission of violence to children, youth and adults.

3. Develop non-violent and healthy socio-cultural norms and environments within our communities.

Our organization recognizes:

1. The need for specific plans for rural and remote communities; acknowledging a community-based approach led locally is the best way to effect change.

2. The diversity of our community members and the need for specific action plans for Aboriginal and ethnology-cultural communities, people with disabilities and gender and sexual minorities.

3. The incorporation of a primary prevention approach to end violence before it starts.

4. The link between sexual violence and family violence.

5. The need to focus on the prevention of dating violence.

Court supports include:

Through an understanding of victimization, dynamics of domestic violence, an ability to work within confidentiality guidelines, knowledge and experience working in the Justice System, experience working with diverse populations and the ability to provide culturally relevant services, we provide diverse and holistic supports .... ensuring the client is aware of their rights, legal options as they move beyond the violence towards safety and healing.