Who We Are

PATHS is a non-profit organization formed in 1984. Our membership is comprised of Transition and Interval Houses, Temporary Emergency Shelters, and Second Stage Housing that provides services to abused women and their children. Current Members include:

Vision

A society free from violence against women and their children.

Mission

The mission of PATHS is to provide integrated, collaborative support for PATHS members who work with individuals directly or indirectly exposed to violence, and to provide research, program development, public awareness and education on personal and family violence in Saskatchewan.

Philosophy

• Violence against women and children exists because of inequalities between women and men in the social, political, economic, and education structures of society.
• We have the right to live in a non-violent society.
• The intergenerational and the interpersonal cycles of violence will continue without an appropriate and coordinated preventative intervention.
• Current legislation does not provide sufficient prevention or protection.
• There exists a lack of information and understanding on the part of the public and professionals regarding violence against women and children.
• There is a need for ongoing communication and co-ordination among service providers.
• Resources to facilitate change are not readily available.
• There is a lack of understanding of the factors of violence.

Commitment

Working towards eliminating existing inequalities between women and men which precipitate violence against women by:

• promoting and dispersing public information on the issues of violence against women to professionals, community groups and individuals;
• advocating for legislative change which would promote prevention of abuse against women, and protection of abused women; and
• developing resources to facilitate the above.

Providing a communication network for existing Shelters by:

• providing educational and training resources
• assisting in developing common strategies for Shelters to improve programming and services
• acting as a clearing house for information regarding resources of interest to all Shelters.

Providing support to developing Shelters and additional services by:

• providing information and expertise
• advocating government and the community to support these services
• working with other groups, organizations and individuals in order to promote the development of new services required.

Objectives and Goals

PATHS shall be structured to work towards achieving the following:

• a communication and support network for Shelters;
• development of collective strategies to assist Shelters in improving services and working on related issues;
• support and education to existing Shelters;
• development of new Shelters and other related services; and
• public and professional education on issues of violence against women.

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