2022 Annual Report

Surrey Women’s Centre is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to the prevention of gender-based violence and supporting survivors by providing direct services and programs in Surrey. Being a non-profit community based organization we rely on the generosity of our donor community to support most of our programs.

While we acknowledges that gender based violence is experienced more by women and gender diverse folks, particularly those who identify as women, our services are open to all survivors. Where references are made to women, including our title, we do not serve women only. If gender based violence is impacting your life, please reach out to us at 604-589-1868.

Our investment in women
13907
SMART Van Clients
2701
Community Based Victim Services
2463
Service Calls
2090
Drop-In Clients
311
STV Counselling Clients
58
Police Reports
Navneet
PRESIDENT REPORT

Navneet Mann

Dear friends,

On behalf of the board, I want to thank you for your ongoing support of the Surrey Women’s Centre. Because of your support, SWC served over 17,000 women in the past year. Although this is a lot of women, there are still thousands of women that are in need of support and urgent care; however, due to high caseloads, wait lists, and lack of resources, SWC is unable to meet the growing demand of women in need.

A special thanks to Christine LaLiberte, for her generous donation of $50,000 this year. Because of this donation and an accompanying matching-gift-campaign, SWC will provide legal services to help survivors get legal support through our very own Jane Doe Legal Clinic. We are extremely grateful for all of your donations that made this service possible. Your support has been vital in helping SWC provide essential services to these women.

Finally, thank you to our remarkable staff who show up every single day with dedication and incredible energy; without you, our work would be impossible. Thank you also to the most compassionate and selfless leader I know, our ED, Shahnaz Rahman – you make us all want to be better and work harder to support women in need, thank you.

Thank you – Navneet Mann, BBA, LLB, PCC

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT

Shahnaz Rahman

Dear friends,

As the pandemic subsides, the one important word that comes to mind is Gratitude, Immense Gratitude for how the vulnerable survivors of violence we serve, and their families were patient, careful and kind to one another during the most stressful times. Gratitude for our amazing front line staff who remained steadfast in increasing safety for vulnerable survivors in the safest way possible. Gratitude to our incredibly dedicated Board members for being empathetic in many ways to support the organization- Gratitude to our amazing donors who stood in solidarity with us in supporting the work of our organization despite the financial uncertainties.

Heartfelt Gratitude and a huge shout out to Christine LaLiberte for her very generous transformational gift in making Legal Clinic at Surrey Women’s Centre a reality. In the coming days, we will share updates on our website about the launch of the Jane Doe Legal Clinic.

Thank you – Shahnaz Rahman

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Facts & Figures

82%
Of all survivors of sexual assault are female
80%
Of all sexual assaults are committed by someone the survivor knows
71%
Of women reporting sexual assaults said those assaults had long lasting negative impacts on their lives
50%
1 in 2 women experience sexual assault at least once after the age of 15
30%
Of homeless population in Surrey are female
1%
Less than 1% of sexual assaults experienced by women lead to convictions
6Days
In Canada, 1 woman is killed every 6 days by her intimate partner
6x
Indigenous women are killed at 6 times the rate of non-indigenous women

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In 2020, one woman was violently killed every 2.5 days in Canada according to a report in the Canadian Femicide Observatory For Justice & Accountability (CFOJA).
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