Testimonials

  • "Armagh assisted me in starting a school program to get myself back on my feet. Armagh gave me the confidence to move forward. Armagh was the only place that was open when every other door was shut..."

    -Armagh Resident

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  • "It is not the easiest thing in the world to leave your house, go to a shelter, be a single mother, to be on your own even though you're not a little girl anymore. I have support at Armagh, I can share my worries, and it feels good."

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  • "When I first came here, I was scared and afraid and now I feel strong and happy. I am so thankful that when I need assistance, staff is here to support me."

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  • "Armagh is a process. It is a chance to take a breath between the fear and the desire to live fully. For myself, it is also the knowledge that I am not struggling alone."

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  • "In Armagh there was always someone to talk to, for anything that I needed. I felt important. Having lived many years with a person who didn't really care for me or my feelings, Armagh made me feel secure with my son, at a time when I had literally no one to call my own in Canada."

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  • "Armagh gives more than a safe roof over our heads; it’s a start of a new and brighter beginning for a lot of us. I wish to see Armagh continue to grow and develop as it helps so many women and children put their lives together. Thank you for Armagh and everyone who helps make it possible."

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  • "Since I left Armagh I feel positive...strong and appreciate life more now then I ever did when I was in the shelters..."

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  • "This is a place that woman like myself could build up their self-esteem and be ready for the world outside. I'm stronger and more assertive in this new life..."

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  • "It wasn’t until coming to Armagh that I began to believe in myself because of the staff here. I have noticed that every staff member at Armagh works here because they love what they do, not because they have to be here to be paid. For any woman that is broken and cannot believe in herself, the place for her is at Armagh."

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  • "I feel… I am an open conduit for all things: Negative or Positive. I am learning to keep the positive and dispel the negative."

    -Resident Art

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  • "Armagh has truly changed my life and my son's life. They have shown me that I can be independent and I can succeed in building a new life for me and my son where I don't have to be violated. They really cared. For each one of you Armagh team, 'We truly thank you for all your support'."

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  • "After a year and half with Armagh and support from the community, I learned to be an independent woman. I cannot thank Armagh staff and the community enough. They have had a big impact on my life and if I didn’t come to Armagh I don’t know how I would have made it."

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  • "At Armagh, I had the opportunity to work with staff that was professional, experienced, extremely supportive, and all around amazing. Each day at Armagh, I was able to witness the unconditional support, and empowering work that was committed by the front-line staff."

    -Student Support Staff

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  • "The biggest change in me is that I now believe in myself and no one can take that away from me. I have more confidence in myself than anyone could ever think of just because I was able to be at Armagh and surrounded by people who love you and trust in you."

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  • "By the time I left Armagh, a year to the day I left my abusive partner, I was no longer the same person. With the support I received from staff and the other residents at Armagh... I slowly began to believe in myself."

    -Armagh Resident

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  • "As a direct result of my primary worker at Armagh my children began to trust again. They began to feel comfortable telling their stories and venting their frustrations. She helped me to bridge the gap between me and my children by offering positive re-enforcement..."

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  • "Where do I begin to tell you of how Armagh changed our lives? How do I put into words how the staff has impacted my life, even now. AMAZING!!! I was given a safe, loving, understanding, caring, non judgemental, supportive, considerate, helpful, free to be me environment and most of all a place to call home."

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Resident Quotes

What they needed upon entering Armagh:

  • Safety, support with child, support with independent living 

  • Safety, support and look at building her career 

  • Learn to live independently and build self-esteem. Never lived on their own before 

  • Wants out of current city, wants support with custody access and support and a safe place to stay 

  • Wants to go back to school in a sable setting with her and child 

  • Wants to be in a supportive and safe environment 

  • Safe space, bad credit, less stressful, wants kids in her full time care 

  • Extra support for her and children before settling into the community 

  • Children need more stability and a home setting 

  • Needs more confidence, wants to take English classes, support with child 

  • Needs time to collect herself, counselling and citizenship 

  • Rent geared to income and programs 

  • Needs own space, afford to buy things, live independently, supports 

  • Cannot find affordable rent, in school and needs extra support in order to continue her degree to support her and child 

  • Needs extra support in all aspects of life, life skills, finish high school, immigration

What helped upon leaving Armagh:

  • having a safe and secure place 

  • Art therapy and counselling

  • Housing applications, searches, support letters 

  • Returning to school (helped with registration fee and applications) 

  • School supplies (backpacks full of school stuff for my kids and gift cards so I could buy them new shoes) 

  • Community referrals, I did not know I about this (food banks, active assist, summer camps, legal aid) 

  • Moving help, my move was less stressful knowing movers would move everything for me and I could take everything in my apartment. I needed help for my rent, I had no beds and movers were expenses. Armagh helped me with all this (movers, rent, beds) 

  • Confidence, helped support me through rough days, have faith in myself, believed in me 

  • For the first time in years felt stress free 

  • Support during the court process and knowing they will still come to court with me until its finished 

  • They were there for me when nobody else was and I can’t express the amount of help they have provided me with for so many things 

  • Helped me let go of all the pain and bitterness and make proper plans for my children’s and my future 

  • The help I received enabled me to successfully complete my second year post-secondary education 

  • Helping with childcare, housing, finding a lawyer, all supplies for the apartment 

  • The variety of support programs and talking with other women who have gone through the same situations 

  • Children’s programs and support from the child and youth worker 

  • Coping strategies for myself and children