Programs and Services
Prison Visitation Worker Program
This program includes:
- visits to the high risk/high needs
federally sentenced women in the Regional Psychiatric
Center in Saskatoon, and
- telephone and/or written contact with women
prisoners at the Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge in Maple
Creek, Regional Psychiatric Centre, Pine Grove Correctional Centre
and at a number
of other institutions in the Prairie region.
Women's Court Worker Program
A women's Court Worker and trained volunteers are in
the courts on a daily basis to offer and provide:
- legal information on court procedures,
- counselling and support,
- appropriate referrals to other agencies,
- childcare, and
- assistance at the time
of sentencing.
Volunteer Program
"Volunteering at the Elizabeth Fry Society has been very rewarding for me.
The staff have been real supportive and do a lot to help the women who have
been incarcerated, or in conflict with the law. The Elizabeth Fry women get
to know the person, not the criminal. I should know because I'm an ex inmate." - Brenda
The Elizabeth Fry Society provides a variety of opportunities for members of
the community to make a difference in the lives of
women in conflict with the law, while gaining valuable
knowledge and experience within the criminal justice
system. After participating in training about:
- the criminal justice system,
- court procedures,
- substance abuse,
- status of women issues,
- Aboriginal issues, and
- community resources,
volunteers work in the courts, in the community,or in our
office, providing a variety of services, including:
- direct service to women and girls inside and
outside the courtroom,
- assistance in the daily operation of the
Society,
- practical assistance and support to clients by
participating in one-to-one matches or in the mentor
program, and
- where possible, transportation for children to
visit their incarcerated mothers.
Volunteer Application Form: Word doc pdf file. For further information contact
us.
Resource Centre
Members of the public can borrow from our large
collection of:
- videos,
- books,
- periodicals,
- newspaper files,
- research files, and
- archival materials
on women and the criminal justice system.
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