Donate

Support Us

As we continue to navigate the Covid 19 crisis, our team is focused on supporting both the mental and physical well-being of families in our program. To keep them safe, Winnipeg Harvest deliveries have been cancelled and we have been providing supplies from our limited stock as well as purchasing staples such as toilet paper, Kleenex, cleaning supplies, milk and a few other items to help. This is an unprecedented situation that is quickly depleting our resources,  creating a need for us to reach out. As we are currently unable to accept supplies or food, donations by check or gift card are our best option. These can be sent by mail to Alpha House Project, P.O. Box 37015, RPO St. Vital Centre, Winnipeg, MB, R2M 5R3. You can also donate to these efforts through Canada Helps using the form below and by specifying that your donation be used to purchase supplies. Know that these families truly appreciate your support.

Longer term, our five year vision for Alpha House Project is to completely refurbish the building and have a replacement plan in place for larger maintenance issues; provide a more ‘home-like’ atmosphere for residents; grow the programs offered and staff facilitating them; and to expand either by purchasing and running another property or moving to a larger location.

Chose your Donation

Facts About Domestic and Family Violence

• On average, every six days a woman in Canada is killed by her intimate partner.
• Each year, domestic violence accounts for over 40,000 arrests, or about 12% of all violent crime in Canada. However, since only 22% of all incidents are reported, the actual number of women caught in abusive intimate relationships is close to 182,000.
• Women often stay because the abuser has threatened to kill them if they leave, or to kill himself, or to kill the children.
• Women sometimes stay because they are financially dependent on their partner. Over 1.22 million Canadian women live in poverty, along with their children. Women who leave a partner to raise children on their own are more than five times likely to be poor than if they had stayed.
• Violence against women happens in all cultures and religions, in all ethnic and racial communities, at every age, and in every income group.
• Each year in Canada, an estimated 362,000 children witness or experience family violence. Research shows that children who witness violence are more likely to grow up to become victims or abusers.
• The social costs of domestic violence against women are enormous, totalling almost $5 billion annually. This significant financial burden is shared by all Canadians through our justice system, through the health care and social services provided to these families, and through lost productivity, lost education, and pain and suffering.