La rue des Femmes Foundation

La rue des Femmes, a non-profit organization founded by Léonie Couture in 1994, is a relational health center that welcomes and treats women who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

La rue des Femmes

Our mission

 Provide therapeutic and preventive care to women who are homeless or at risk of becoming so.
 Conduct research and provide training in relational health to care providers.
 Raise public awareness of the issues and challenges of homelessness.
 Promote relational health as a key aspect of overall health that is as vitally important as physical and mental well-being.

Our vision

 Change people’s perception of homelessness.
 Change the approach to care provided to homeless people.
 Become a leader in relational health care, research and training.
 Provide our services to all homeless women, regardless of the gravity of their situation.

We provide:

 Basic services
 Healing and rehabilitation services
 Housing and reintegration assistance services

La rue des Femmes Foundation

Created in 2001, the mission of the La rue des Femmes Foundation is to raise private funds to support La rue des Femmes.