IMMEDIATE HELP
AND SUPPORT

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Offering help and a support system as well as assisting women wishing to leave the sex industry in the Montreal area.

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Support Activities

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Secured & Safe Housing

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Continuum of Services

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SOCIAL REINTEGRATION PROGRAM

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THE SUPPORT

Specifically, we propose ongoing help and support for women who make the decision to leave the sex trade, right up until they obtain complete independence. The program “An Alternative to the Sex Industry” allows for the implementation of a stable life plan for each woman, by aligning appropriate services to their needs, all while offering them the opportunity to acquire necessary skills for their full development.

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THE OBJECTIVES

  • Offer an alternative to the sex industry
  • Direct participants to social service networks
  • Stabilize one’s medical, financial, legal and social situation
  • Helping them find appropriate housing, a healthy social circle and meaningful employment (see  the research)
  • Develop social and workplace skills
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OUR PHILOSOPHY

Even though we are, first and foremost, freeing these female sex trade victims from their traumatic experiences, our intervention approach is based on individual empowerment (power to act) and learning how to manage personal challenges (acquisition of social skills). This will allow each woman to find her place and value in society. Motivational counselling is favoured in order to assist the participant to find her own solutions.

OUR SERVICES

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Reception / Evaluation / Guidance
Determining of needs in order to provide the most appropriate services

Lodging
Offer a room, meals and other necessities

Drop-in center
Providing a supportive community environment that prevents isolation and fosters the will to ask for help

Individual Follow-up
Develop an action plan with regular follow-up

Thematic Workshops
Present training workshops on various topics

Social Integration
Develop the social skills necessary to live in society

Duration
up to 1 year, with the possibility of extension

PROJECT IMPACT

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Impact on Victims

  1. A “way out” of their situation
  2. Reduction of misconduct
  3. Rediscovering their dignity and value
  4. A change of lifestyle and way of thinking
  5. Financial independence
  6. Social reintegration
  7. Reconciliation with their life plans
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Social Impact

  1. Crime prevention
  2. Case-load reduction for Social Services
  3. Improvement of the continuum of services
  4. Increasing knowledge and awareness

PROJECT IMPORTANCE

We believe that providing the Montréal community with a specific resource for this type of problem is of the utmost importance.
  • These women do not fit into regular drug rehabilitation centres or in a shelter for victims of domestic violence ;
  • Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto and Alberta are already offering this type of service ;
  • The International Center of Compared Criminology (ICCC) states that « it is imperative to put the accent on programs geared to these specific services ».

CONTINUUM OF SERVICES

Although many organizations are committed to the establishment of a continuum of services for victims of sexual exploitation, some of them have been identified as essential resources towards the successful implementation of reintegration services for these young women. First, there are partners who will refer these young women wanting to leave their environment to our organization. Secondly, there are a number of resources that will help our organization provide health, psychological, social and professional services to these young women. Collaboration agreements with the Montréal public and community networks are and will further be established.