Welcome from the Director

Hi,

My name is Nancy Porter and I am the Executive Director of Coverdale Centre for Women Inc. and I am so pleased that you have taken the time to visit our website.  Coverdale Centre for Women works in the Saint John and surrounding community to create a safe environment with empowering opportunities for women. We are located at 148 Waterloo Street in the heart of Waterloo Village; one of the five (5) priority neighborhoods’ identified by Vibrant Communities.  Waterloo Village is a priority neighbourhood because of its high poverty rates and percentage of single parents and their low levels of education, labour force participation and associated vulnerabilities. 

Under the umbrella of Coverdale Centre, we have a wet/dry emergency shelter located at 10 Culloden Court and over this past year we have met the needs of eighty (80) women providing shelter and case management services to assist in addictions, mental health issues, employment and affordable housing. At our 148 Waterloo Street location, we provide free one on one confidential counselling sessions,  a variety of programs including Emotions Management, Stress Management, Healthy Relationships, Helping Women Recover, Starting Up, Dangerous relationships and Boundaries. In partnership with the Correctional Service of Canada and Public Safety we operate a halfway house for conditionally released women offenders inclusive of a mother child program. At 148 Waterloo Street, we have “The Clothes Closet” which provides free clothing, personal hygiene products, hairstyling and self esteem programming FREE. We are a confidential, secure and caring environment for women. We are a staff of twenty-three (23) women, having two components of our operation that operate twenty – four (24) hours per day, seven days per week. 

As a nonprofit agency, we operate from year to year based on donations, contractual arrangements and fundraising. The Staff of Coverdale Centre for Women Inc. are dedicated and work diligently to make Coverdale Centre for Women a caring, secure, confidential and warm environment.

Warm Regards,

Nancy Porter

Executive Director, Coverdale Center for Women