Victims of conjugal violence staying longer in Quebec transition houses.MONTREAL Montreal (mŏn'trēôl`), Fr. Montréal (môNrāäl`), city (1991 pop. 1,017,666), S Que., Canada, on Montreal island, surrounded by St. Lawrence River and Rivière des Prairies. -- Le Regroupement provincial des maisons Maisons (French for "houses") is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:
Quebec, Fr. Québec, city (1991 pop. 167,517), provincial capital, S Que., Canada, at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and St. Charles rivers. , Montreal, Quebec City, Outaouais, women victims of marital Pertaining to the relationship of Husband and Wife; having to do with marriage. Marital agreements are contracts that are entered into by individuals who are about to be married, are already married, or are in the process of ending a marriage. violence were remaining longer in transition houses because they could not find suitable or affordable housing. Before 2003 the average woman would have lived in a transition house for six weeks. Currently, they remain for ten to twelve weeks. The organization's survey indicates that many of the women who are lodged there are often victims of discrimination when they seek housing, because they have children and low incomes. Immigrant and minority women have an even more complicated bases. Because of the shortage of housing problem, and significant rise of the cost of the rents which accompanies it, they are often forced to accept too small residences for the needs of their family. The organization calls on the provincial government to provide more social housing and more effective rent controls. The Regroupment consists of fifty shelter and transition houses for women victims of marital violence. The shelters meet the needs of more than 10,000 women and children per annum Per annum Yearly. . 514-878-9134 |
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