COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

This list includes miscellaneous service and community organizations. They can provide everything from volunteer driving to a meeting space for your support group.

Women's Centres in Newfoundland and Labrador

Corner Brook Status of Women Council

2 Carman Avenue - P.O. Box 373
Corner Brook, NL A2H 4V2
tel: (709) 639-8522 fax: (709) 639-1093
website:  cbwomenscentre.com
email:  info@cbwomenscentre.com

Advocates on behalf of women in the community and offers short-term counselling, referral service and a resource library which includes breast cancer information.

Gander Women's Centre

61 Elizabeth Drive
Gander, NL A1V 1G4 
tel: (709) 256-4395 fax: (709) 256-7767
email: women.gander@nf.aibn.com
website: envision.ca/members/

Maintains a resource library which includes information on breast cancer. Assists community groups in development of services for women. Offers support groups and lay counselling to individuals when necessary.

Central Newfoundland Status of Women Council / Women's Centre

11 Hardy Avenue
Grand Falls-Windsor, NL A2A 2P8
tel:  (709)489-8919 fax:  (709)489-8919
email: women@nfld.com

Mokami Status of Women Council / Women's Centre

P.O. Box 329, Station B
Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL  A0P 1E0
tel:  (709)896-3484 fax:  (709)896-3484
email: mokamiwomen@nf.aibn.com

Women's Resource and Information Centre

Labrador City Community Centre
227 Humber Avenue (across from Curves)
P.O. Box 171
Labrador City, NL A2V 2K5
tel: (709) 944-6562 fax: (709) 944-4078
email:   lwswc@nf.aibn.com

A project of the Labrador West Status of Women Council. Acts as an advocate for women's health issues. Operates a resource centre that includes information on breast cancer.

Gateway Women's Centre

4 Anderson's Lane
P.O. Box 1359
Port aux Basques, NL A0M 1C0
tel: (709) 695-7505 fax: (709) 695-9756
email: gswc@nf.aibn.com

Advocacy, support and information for the area's women and their families. There is a library in the centre that includes information on breast health. Internet access available. Can provide a meeting place for support groups.

St. John's Status of Women Council Women's Centre

150 LeMarchant Road
St. John's, NL A1A 2H2
tel: (709) 753-0220 fax: (709) 753-3817
email: sjswc@nl.rogers.com
website: www.sjswc.ca

Information and referral service, crisis support, library with breast cancer information, internet access. Also can provide meeting space for support groups.

Bay St. George Women's Centre

54 St. Claire Avenue - P.O. Box 501
Stephenville, NL A2N 3B4
tel: (709) 643-4444
fax: (709) 643-4707
email: bsgswc@nf.aibn.com

Advocacy, support and counselling for the community's women and their families. Resource library and access to the Internet. Adjoining shelter can provide temporary accommodation for patients who are in town for treatment or checkups.

Canadian Red Cross Society

7 Wicklow Street
St. John's, NL A1B 3X9
tel: (709) 758-2474 fax: (709) 758-2463
website: redcross.ca

Healthcare equipment loans can be arranged by calling (709) 758-8414 in St. John's and (709) 489-5522 in Grand Falls-Windsor. Equipment is also available for loan in many other communities through volunteers. For information, contact a regional office.

Comunity Services Council

Suite 201 Virginia Park Plaza
Newfoundland Drive
St. John's, NL A1A 3E9
tel: (709) 753-9860
fax: (709) 753-6112
email: csc@thezone.net
website: envision.ca

The CSC is a social policy and planning organization that publishes a comprehensive directory of services, programs and voluntary agencies across Newfoundland and Labrador. There is also an Information Referral Centre at (709) 753-9863 to help people with questions about community services.

Newfoundland and Labrador Sexual Health Centre

203 Merrymeeting Road
St. John's, NL A1C 2W6
tel: (709) 579-1009 fax: (709) 726-2308
toll-free: 1-877-NO-MYTHS (1-877-666-9847)
email:  info@nlsexualhealthcentre.org
web site: nlsexualhealthcentre.org

Provides information and advice on early detection and breast self-exam.

St. John's Native Friendship Centre

716 Water Street
St. John's, NL
tel: (709) 726-5970 fax: (709) 726-3557
email: general@friendshipcentre.nf.net
website: friendshipcentre.nf.net

Provides a range of services for aboriginal people residing in or visiting St. John's.

St. John's Seniors Resource Centre

Suite W100 Bally Rou Place
280 Torbay Road
St. John's, NL A1A 3W8
toll-free: 1-800-563-5599
St. John's: (709) 737-2333 fax: (709) 737-3717
email:  seniorsresource@nf.aibn.com
website:  seniorsresource.ca

Non-profit, charitable, voluntary organization that provides an information service for seniors, support groups for caregivers and the bereaved, a friendly visiting program and peer advocates who pass on information about services in their communities.

Women's Institutes - Provincial Office

Arts and Culture Centre
P.O. Box 1854
St. John's, NL A1C 5P9
tel: (709) 753-8780
fax: (709) 753-8780
email: nlwi@nfld.com
website: nlwi.ca

The Newfoundland and Labrador Women’s Institutes is an informal, educational organization for women to work together to expand skills, plan meetings, workshops and conferences, and strengthen the quality of life for themselves, their families and their communities. The NLWI is a non-partisan, non-sectarian, non-racial organization.