Juniper House
Juniper House Offers services in
YARMOUTH, DIGBY, & SHELBURNE COUNTIES
www.juniperhouse.ca
Distress Lines: Local 742-8689
Toll Free: 1-800-266-4087
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P.O. Box 842
Yarmouth, NS B5A 4K5
Administration 742-4473
Outreach 742-0231
Fax 742-4473
Email juniperhouse@eastlink.ca
Juniper Digby Outreach 245-4789
Juniper Digby Fax 245-2261
Juniper Digby Email juniperdigby@ns.sympatico.ca
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JUNIPER is a symbol of protection. It signifies a secure environment where women are protected while they take time to sort out future directions.
Juniper House is operated by the South West Nova Transition House Association. Established in 1985, Juniper House is a safe shelter for abused women and their children.
The house is staffed on rotating shifts by a full-time executive director, full-time and part-time counsellors, a full-time child care worker and outreach worker.
Residents also contribute to the day to day operation of the house.
Juniper House Provides:
24-hour TOLL FREE crisis line
a safe secure home for 15 women and children
24-hour staffing
supportive counselling
a safe, comfortable living environment for as long as six weeks
outreach programs
help in understanding the legal and social service systems
a space for women to learn to trust each other and to become productive and confident in their own abilities
If you are interested in helping to eliminate violence
against women and children, consider making a donation to:
JUNIPER HOUSE
PO Box 842
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
B5A 4K5
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Our Purpose
To Eliminate Violence Against Women in
Nova Scotia by:
- Working collaboratively with other equality seeking organizations, and the three levels of government, to address barriers that prevent women, and their children from living free of Violence and Abuse
- Advocating for sufficient programs, services and funding for Transition Houses in Nova Scotia
- Increasing public awareness of Violence and Abuse in our society
- Conducting and/or participating in Feminist Participatory Research
- Providing training and networking opportunities for Boards and Staff of our Member Organizations
Contact Us
Provincial Coordinator:
Pamela Harrison
319-1657 Barrington St
Halifax, NS B3J 2A1
1-902-429-7287 [p]
1-902-429-0561 [f]
Media Information
For a THANS response to general issues
pertaining to violence against women
please contact our Media Spokeswoman:
Rhonda Fraser, (902) 679-6544, email
For a response to issues pertaining to specific
geographic areas in Nova Scotia or to a specific
shelter, please click on Find A Shelter