06/03/2020

Quebec women’s shelters call for increased funding ahead of budget

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Groups representing women’s shelters in Quebec say they are in need of a long overdue funding increase, calling the current situation make or break.

The Quebec federation of women’s shelters (FMHF) and the Regroupement des maisons pour femmes victimes de violence conjugale (RMFVVC), which represent 79 shelters across Quebec, are asking for $77 million in the 2020 provincial budget, which will be tabled Tuesday.

A CBC News analysis revealed that in November 2019, an average of 620 women and children a day were turned away from domestic violence shelters across Canada.