About Us

Serving the community since 1973, Dixon Transition Society helps to reduce the impact of domestic violence by providing a safe haven for women and children. Transitional housing programs, counselling and outreach services form a continuum of care, empowering families to create and maintain safe, healthy and constructive lives.

Our approach to helping women and children impacted by domestic violence is based on feminist ideology. We are trained and aware of power imbalances in our society that lead to women being exposed to abuse or violence. We understand the dynamics of abuse, and the impact it has on the family and the community.

We are committed to increasing awareness about the impact of violence against women and children and educating our community on these issues. We believe that addressing violence against women and children is the responsibility of community as a whole and that until we address the systematic barriers that contribute to violence against women and children we will not be able to eliminate domestic violence.

Vision Statement
Women and children are free from violence

Mission Statement
To raise awareness about and to provide a continuum of services including safe housing, support, counselling and education for women and children impacted by violence.

Our Values:
Respect – celebrating individuality and diversity
Trust – providing an environment of safety confidentiality and security
Acceptance – freedom of choice and unconditional support
Education – increasing awareness of the impact/issue of violence against women

Our Role
Our major role in the community is to provide support and advocacy to the women and children fleeing abuse in their relationships. As an organization dedicated to the eradication of domestic violence, we play an active role in the community to raise awareness of society’s role in eliminating violence against women.

Our Goal:
Our main goal is to see the women and children who have left abusive relationships advance beyond our programs to live safe, healthy and productive lives. This can be achieved by providing them with a fully supportive and non-judgmental environment during their time of need.

As facilitators, we see ourselves as having a continuing role as educator, advocate, consultant and catalyst for the active lessening of violence in our community.

Dixon Transition Society Strategic Priorities
Click here to view our Strategic Priorities 2011-2014