2 NEWS Gato Tike Watetieid NORTH SHORE Women’ S. Centr ‘executive director Kathy Dornan (left) and Centre coordinator: Sue.Chambers check out: some of the many reference sources inthe library of the North. Vancouver centre. The Women’ ‘Ss Centre has been in operation for 21 years on the North ‘Shore. ‘to Work! - Over 200 ‘people with: disabilities on “the North Shore. have | been helped. because of the generosity. ‘ofthe. Community Thane ® You ale Murphy. Transition House: : 7 Nomh Shore Women’ $ Counseling Services, “Information and Referrals. aes To find your. ‘way.through the.maze of North Shore’ ‘services: Seniors’ One-Stop information ce To find out about ‘services 3 for: Sentors |. To help. low/moderaté income people re: % housing availabilty for groups. Lo tenants’ rights / obligations :. 247 : . ° Contribute te your community - ‘give your time and tatents. : a ~' Choose from over 125 agenetes Outreach = legal. financial’ * Referral, to a legal aid Tawyer Linking with our: ‘community - - its: people, | Its needs, its. services. i ‘Our NORTH SHORE WOMEN'S CENTRE ae Centre provides hope for women “AFTER MICHELLE was laid off from a 12-year job, she felt lost to tuke the steps to find out. By Pamela Lang. Contributing Writer ~ She “visited. the North -Shore Women’s Centre (NSWC) to update her. résumé on their computer, then offered ‘to’ volunteer. some of her time to them. What’ Michelle got through that: volunteer work was more than just a sense of being sup- * portive- of the centre's. goals.The work helped her to focus on her own goals, to make some contacts and to find a new, fulfilling job. While not _an~ actual © client, Michelle represents many. women, who visit the centre in'need of some - kind“ of information, support:,or ‘and -unsure. where ‘her: career should go or even: how. direction; The centré is an informa- tion and referral service, a resource centre,.a- lending’ library and an advocacy group.. It'is also a com- fortable place for women. es Not just a service for those fac- .. ». ing a crisis in. their lives, the centre. ~. strives to provide services of inter- .,, est. to all North. Shore women, according .to. Resource Centre “Coordinator: Sue Chambers: "We. * also ‘seek changes. in society. to’ ‘achieve better conditions for women - ~on the. North Shore.” : The-cenwe also. interprets statis- ‘ties gathered from clients.to deter- mine service gaps in the community,’ and helps. women educate ‘them-, © » « selves through four annual Capilano. 7 “College scholarships: « : With 21. years ‘behind. them,’ . Executive Director Kathy : Dornan." says” NSWC + ‘has’ -accomplistied : ‘See Centre page. a4 . [pose q. ‘in ' your « family, professionally ~ have: provided Shore. ‘residents: for over fifty, years in North or We “FAMILY cA Va wer-can he Z trained “counsellors