Lurana Shelter is a 21 day emergency shelter, for women and their children who are fleeing domestic violence and are in need of urgent, safe housing. The women and children who stay there have nowhere else to go. Their home is unsafe and may have left their home with only the clothes on their back. CSS Lurana staff support them heal and start a new life.
When they arrive at Lurana, CSS staff give them a bedroom to sleep in and provide them with a Basket of Blessings purchased by the students, teachers and parents of Elk Island Catholic School Division.
With your donations CSS staff will purchase an adult basket and/or a children’s basket(s). Each basket will be tailored to the specific needs of women and children as they enter Lurana Shelter.
A typical adult basket may include soap, toothbrushes and other toiletries, feminine hygiene products, make-up, hair brushes/combs and other basics.
A typical children’s basket may include necessities like soothers, a rattle or other small toy, a book, a small blanket.
All adult and children’s Baskets of Blessings also include a teddy bear. Clients of Lurana often report that they keep this teddy bear their whole lives.
Thank you for investing in HOPE for those in need in our community!
