About Us

Partnering with communities to offer hope and healing through support and education

A woman stands with her back to the camera, holding on to the pole of a tent with a table underneath at an event at the Manitoba Legislative Building. The back of her shirt reads "we stand with survivors" with a lotus flower. A banner is beside her that reads "Survivor's Hope Crisis Centre - Hope and Healing". Other people are visible in the background of the photo.

Survivor’s Hope Crisis Centre Inc. (SHCC) is a sexual assault and violence resource centre, serving those of all genders in the Interlake Eastern Region of Manitoba. SHCC provides inclusive support and sexual assault crisis intervention to survivors and those affected by sexualized violence through our Sexual Assault Recovery and Healing (SARAH) program, acts as an education resource for schools through our Sexual Assault Discussion Initiative (SADI) program, and engages community and service providers through our Reaching Out Program.

SHCC recognizes that acts of sexualized violence are motivated by power inequalities, and intolerance, hatred, or discrimination of a person’s identity including race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, age, and social economic status. SHCC works on the principles of trauma-informed care, empowerment, diversity, inclusion, and cultural awareness.

SHCC offers the following programs:

Support

SARAH Crisis Program – SARAH Crisis Workers provide support 24/7 to individuals reporting historical or recent experiences of sexualized violence RCMP detachments and emergency departments. SARAH Crisis Workers provide support, advocacy, and referrals for those accessing medical attention and legal support.

SARAH Counselling and Support Program – Provides free individual counselling to those 13 and older in the Interlake Eastern Region of Manitoba who are affected by historic or recent sexualized violence, either personally or indirectly.

To learn more about our SARAH Crisis Program and our SARAH Counselling and Support Program see: SARAH

Prevention

SADI Program – The SADI (Sexual Assault Discussion Initiative) Program is an education resource for schools in Interlake-Eastern Manitoba, funded by the Manitoba Government’s Gender-Based Violence Prevention program. SADI provides workshops for grades 6, 8, 10 and 12 students on topics including healthy self-esteem, gender, media literacy, internet safety and exploitation, mental health and trauma, healthy relationships, and sexual violence.

SADI Facilitators will also work to adapt workshop content to meet the specific needs of a community, through collaboration with school faculty and administrators.

To learn more about our SADI Program see SADI

Community Engagement

Reaching Out Program – Is the community engagement and public awareness aspect of SHCC. Through reaching out, we connect with service providers, communities, and community members to promote awareness of the impact of violence, support for survivors, and responsibilities of communities and individual bystanders, and the availability of regional support services.

To learn more about our Reaching Out Program visit our Community page

Region of Service

Boundaries Established by the Interlake Eastern Regional Health Authority

Land Acknowledgement

Survivor’s Hope Crisis Centre Inc. operates and exists on the land of the Anishinaabe, Cree, Ojibwe, Dakota, Dene and homeland of the Red River Metis nations, the original caretakers and stewards over the lands and water. This land carries stories older than any one of us. This land holds the memory of harm and the resilience of communities. We remember this.

Statement of Land and Relationship

Today, we honor and recognize the relationships we build with this land, understanding the wounds it has witnessed, while seeking to heal together. We sit with this awareness, knowing it is our responsibility to listen, learn, and act with care. This is not a one-time reflection, but an ongoing commitment to the people, the water, the air, and the earth itself.

Our steps forward will be mindful, as we remember that to truly be here is to acknowledge the depth of the land’s past and present, to offer respect to its caretakers, and to be accountable for the future we all shape on it.

It is important to note that land acknowledgements are not new and have been around for hundreds of years before the arrival of colonizers. When Indigenous Peoples visited other territories, it was, and still is, customary to respect and acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land.

The spirit of reconciliation inherent in land acknowledgments needs to manifest in other practical and meaningful ways, such as being motivated and learning from the Indigenous communities, Knowledge Keepers, and Elders and build relationships. Support Land Back, read and hear about the harms caused in the past and that continue to happen. Learning to respect the land, the animals, the peoples. Support MMIWG2S+ families and movements.

Reconciliation is not something to be done overnight; it is a long-term goal that will take time, hard work and effort. This is our collective responsibility to help heal the land, the people and ultimately shape the future of our next generations on Turtle Island.