The Halfway House
The Business & Professional Women’s Club established a Halfway House in 1986 as a non-governmental project offering a safe place of shelter to women and children who are victims of domestic violence, battered women, abused children and victims of sexual assault.
Referrals are made by hospital personnel, medical social workers, psychiatric social workers, police services, probation officers, and NGOs.
The Halfway House offers a secure and supporting atmosphere in which battered women and children receive food and shelter, professional counselling services, and legal assistance.
We try, where possible, to assist them in settling into the community after they leave the home.
Contact personnel:
Mrs Joyce Blenman
Director
Telephone 1-868- 657-9114
Mrs Veronica Landreth-Smith
Secretary
Telephone 1-868- 652-3651
Mrs Mala Mitchell
Matron
650-2684
650-4617
466-2904
Address:
The Halfway House
Anand Circular Drive, Gasparillo
Trinidad & Tobago
Telephone:1-868-650-2684
Human Rights
Women Rights
Eradication of Domestic violence
Community Development
Our Mission
The mission of the NGO Caribbean Development Foundation is to contribute to the development of the NGO sector in the Caribbean region, by working with the sector and regional governments to redefine the role of the sector in the region, and its ability to impact on the policy making decisions of regional governments as an equal partner in providing support and help to the most vulnerable members of our societies.