FFAW-Unifor has a well established Women’s Advocate Program with trained Women’s Advocates all over Newfoundland and Labrador. Women’s Advocates are not counsellors, but provide support and referrals to women in need.
To locate a shelter, visit THANL’s (Transition House Association of Newfoundland & Labrador) website at www.THANL.org.
24 hour Province-Wide Mental Health Crisis Phone Line:
Tel: (709) 737-4668 Toll-free: 1-888-737-4668
Scroll below to find a Women’s Advocate near you:
Labrador
Vicki Morris
LFUSCL Charlottetown, Labrador
Tel: 709-949-0343
Email: vickipaulinerussell@hotmail.com
Northern Peninsula
Candace Francis
OCI Port au Choix
Tel: 709-861-8068
Email: candacehamlynfrancis@hotmail.com
Jayne Caines
FRC Office, Port au Choix
Tel: 709-847-4356
Tel: 709-847-7732
Email: Jcaines1@hotmail.com
Manette McLean
Lobster Technician, FFAW-Unifor
Tel: 709-456-7009
Email: Eldamanettemclean@hotmail.com
West and South Coast
Mildred Skinner
Harbour Breton & Area
Tel: 709-885-2567
Tel: 709-571-2277
Email: skinnermildred@hotmail.com
Joan Doucette
St. George’s and Area
Tel: 709-647-3081
Email: jed-ems@hotmail.com
Ruby Sheppard
Supervisor, Fish Harvesters’ Resource Centre
Tel: 709-632-6423
Tel: 709-681-2854
Email: rsheppard@nf.sympatico.ca
Brenda Pieroway
Corner Brook & Area
Tel: 709-634-0277
Tel: 709-632-6861
Email: bpieroway@ffaw.net
Central/North East Coast
Della Melendy
Beothic Fish and Lumsden Area
Tel: 709-530-2657
Email: della.melendy@hotmail.com
Sheila Howell
Beothic Fish and Lumsden Area
Tel: 709-536-9853
Email: howell_sheilas@yahoo.ca
Flora Mills
Notre Dame Fisheries and Comfort Cove Area
Email: peoni2000@yahoo.ca
Linda Woodford
Twillingate/New World Island Area
Tel: 709-628-7825
Tel: 709-884-6088
Email: lindag.woodford@gmail.com
Nancy Bowers
Beachside Area
Tel: 709-668-1576
Email: nancy_bowers@hotmail.com
Doretta Strickland
OCI Triton
Tel: 709-263-2308
Email: doretta1958@gmail.com
Burin Peninsula
Cathy Dimmer
Burin and Area
Tel: 709-277-2558
Email: cathy.dimmer@persona.ca
Karen Caines
OCI Fortune
Tel: 709-832-4719
Email: karcaines@gmail.com
Marie Grandy
OCI Fortune
Tel: 709-832-5102
Email: mandcgrandy@hotmail.com
Bonavista Peninsula
Ocean Choice International and Bonavista Area
Tel: 709-468-0066
Email: Doreen_street@hotmail.com
Avalon Peninsula
Alyse Stuart
Tel: 709-770-1343
Tel: 709-576-7276
Email: astuart@ffaw.ca
Dwan Street
Tel: 709-770-1343
Tel: 709-576-7276
Email: dstreet@ffaw.net
Jackie Baker
Tel: 709-576-7276
Tel: 709-764-4646
Email: jbaker@ffaw.net
Tina Pretty
Tel: 709-576-7276
Tel: 709-728-2168
Email: tpretty@ffaw.net