Safe House - Dzee Ba'yugh (Heart House)

Housing / Shelter, Indigenous Services, and Victim Services

Provided by Carrier Sekani Family Services

Provides emergency shelter services for women and their children escaping family violence.
Dzee Ba’yugh (meaning Heart House) safe house program offers a safe place for women and their children fleeing family violence for up to 30 days. While staying at Dzee Ba’yugh, women and their children participate in culturally appropriate programming and receive wrap-around services and supports.

Support will be provided with coordinating health, counselling, recreation, education, family, and community visit appointments as identified by the youth worker and/or social worker. Depending on current community circumstances, a family’s file may be reassessed, and their stay may be extended on a month-to-month basis for a maximum of 12 months.

Dzee Ba’yugh offers:
  • Adult beds, bunk beds, and cribs (6 rooms – 22 beds)
  • Participation in cultural activities, ceremonies, gatherings
  • Continued connection or re-connection with home Nation, including immediate family, extended family, clan, etc.
Beds are prioritized for women with children from the 11 CSFS member nations, but services are available to all women and their children fleeing family violence (based on the availability of beds and space). If beds are not available, advocacy and support in accessing other services will be provided.

For more details, view the Dzee Ba’yugh Safe House Brochure.

778-924-0004

Public email: dzeeba’yugh@csfs.org

Website: https://www.csfs.org/services/safe...

Cost: No cost

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Availability

Service area: Prince George + show cities

Service area cities: Prince George

Service Types Provided
Housing / Shelter
Indigenous Services
Victim Services
Ways to Access
  • Provided 1:1 in-person
  • Provided at a single location

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