{"id":26157,"date":"2026-06-29T14:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T18:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/?page_id=26157"},"modified":"2026-06-29T14:48:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T18:48:57","slug":"faye-peterson-house","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/responsive-shelter\/faye-peterson-house\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Faye Peterson House"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"su-row\"><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2 text-align-left\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26140\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FayeLogo-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FayeLogo-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FayeLogo-1024x767.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FayeLogo-1536x1151.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FayeLogo-2048x1534.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> <div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2 text-align-right\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<em>Thunder Bay, Ontario<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fayepeterson.org\/about-us\/\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-default\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#6cadf4;border-color:#578bc4;border-radius:6px\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:0px 18px;font-size:14px;line-height:28px;border-color:#99c6f8;border-radius:6px;text-shadow:none\"> Visit website<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Faye Peterson House is a 26-bed emergency shelter serving survivors of abuse who identify as women and their children, including gender- and sexually-diverse people. The organization provides emergency shelter, crisis intervention, counselling, transitional support, sexual violence services, and support groups. The shelter operates from a harm reduction approach shaped by frontline experience, participant safety, and the realities facing survivors experiencing violence, trauma, drug use, homelessness, and systems involvement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-row\"><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-3\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Maintaining Low-Barrier Admissions<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div> <div class=\"su-column su-column-size-2-3\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p>Faye Peterson House maintains low-barrier access to shelter by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Supporting survivors regardless of drug use;<\/li>\n<li>Focusing on safety rather than drug use alone;<\/li>\n<li>Using individualized responses to behavioural concerns rather than discharge whenever possible;<\/li>\n<li>Providing participants with private safes in bedrooms for personal belongings; and<\/li>\n<li>Recognizing that rigid abstinence-based approaches can create barriers to safety for survivors fleeing violence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:30px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#ccc\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-row\"><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-3\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Creating Flexible &amp; Participant-Centred Expectations<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div> <div class=\"su-column su-column-size-2-3\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p>Faye Peterson House\u2019s approach is grounded in individualized support, participant autonomy, and safety planning. Practices include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Emphasizing that survivors have the right to determine the direction of their own lives according to their own values and beliefs;<\/li>\n<li>Responding to situations individually rather than through automatic punishment; and<\/li>\n<li>Using conversations, support, and safety planning before considering more restrictive responses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:30px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#ccc\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-row\"><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-3\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Fostering Safe &amp; Trusting Environments<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div> <div class=\"su-column su-column-size-2-3\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p>Faye Peterson House incorporates several practices aimed at increasing safety, trust, and participant support, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Limiting police involvement in situations involving drug use or possession unless broader safety concerns are present;<\/li>\n<li>Using conversations, de-escalation, and support before involving child protection services;<\/li>\n<li>Employing staff with lived experience of drug use;<\/li>\n<li>Offering debriefing, supervision, and mental health supports for staff;<\/li>\n<li>Providing confidential counselling, advocacy, and crisis intervention services; and<\/li>\n<li>Offering support groups focused on healing, self-esteem, boundaries, stress management, and self-care.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:30px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#ccc\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-row\"><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-3\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Embedding Harm Reduction &amp; Health Supports<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div> <div class=\"su-column su-column-size-2-3\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p>Faye Peterson House integrates harm reduction and health supports into shelter operations through:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anonymous access to harm reduction supplies, including naloxone and safer drug-use equipment;<\/li>\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/lifeguarddh.com\/products\/lifeguardlite\/\">Lifeguard Lite\u201d<\/a> overdose response systems in shelter bathrooms;<\/li>\n<li>Referrals to HIV, HCV, STBBI, mental health, addiction, and community health services;<\/li>\n<li>Partnerships with local harm reduction and healthcare organizations;<\/li>\n<li>Staff training related to harm reduction and overdose response; and<\/li>\n<li>Conversations about safer use, overdose prevention, and community-based supports.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:30px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#ccc\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-row\"><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-3\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Recognizing Women&#8217;s Intersecting Identities<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div> <div class=\"su-column su-column-size-2-3\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p>Faye Peterson House recognizes the overlapping impacts of violence, trauma, drug use, poverty, housing instability, discrimination, and systems involvement. Practices include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Promoting trans inclusion and advocacy within shelter and outreach services;<\/li>\n<li>Providing parenting support, child-related services, and early childhood education supports;<\/li>\n<li>Supporting survivors involved in family court, custody, and legal processes; and<\/li>\n<li>Offering specialized supports for survivors aged 55 and older.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-box su-box-style-default\" id=\"\" style=\"border-color:#779404;border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-box-title\" style=\"background-color:#aac737;color:#FFFFFF;border-top-left-radius:1px;border-top-right-radius:1px\">Practice Spotlight: Family Court Support Program<\/div><div class=\"su-box-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius:1px;border-bottom-right-radius:1px\">\n<p>Faye Peterson House provides free and confidential support to survivors navigating family court proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>Family Court Support Workers assist with documenting histories of abuse, safety planning, court preparation, legal referrals, and navigating issues related to custody, access, restraining orders, divorce, and child or spousal support.<\/p>\n<p>The program also provides accompaniment, advocacy, and referrals to specialized services, helping survivors navigate complex legal systems while maintaining their safety and wellbeing.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Faye Peterson House is a 26-bed emergency shelter serving survivors of abuse who identify as women and their children, including gender- and sexually-diverse people. The organization provides emergency shelter, crisis intervention, counselling, transitional support, sexual violence services, and support groups. The shelter operates from a harm reduction approach shaped by frontline experience, participant safety, and &#8230; <a title=\"Faye Peterson House\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/responsive-shelter\/faye-peterson-house\/?lang=en\" aria-label=\"More on Faye Peterson House\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":26085,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-26157","page","type-page","status-publish"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26157"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26166,"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26157\/revisions\/26166"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}