Empowering women and families for a brighter future.

Supporting education and innovation.

Maggie's is a community-based agency dedicated to providing a broad continuum of services to rural women in North Hastings. Whether you are a straight/gay/cis or trans woman, you have a supportive space with Maggie’s.

We provide services and supports for all women and children who have been victimized by violence. We provide safe shelter, advocacy, and education within a feminist perspective. 

How Do We Help?

  • crisis counselling, information and advocacy as requested;

  • transportation to a safe environment;

  • referral to community services;

  • court support;

  • 24hr. access to emergency support services;

  • access to resource materials & links;

  • community education on issues of violence against women and children, including violence prevention.

Understanding Types of Abuse

  • Psychological & Emotional Abuse

  • Financial Abuse

  • Physical Abuse

  • Sexual Abuse

  • Spiritual Abuse

  • Stalking & Harassment

Support for Communities

Maggie's Resource Centre was originally formed in response to the closure of the Madawaska Mines in the early 1980's. To this day, Maggie’s continues to operate as a not-for-profit agency, with a volunteer, all female Board of Directors, as well as an all-female team of frontline workers and support staff. The team working within the walls of Maggie's Resource Centre and the Tamarack Program continue to dedicate themselves to serving women (and children) in North Hastings.

Services offered include Crisis Intervention, Safety Planning, Transitional Housing Support, Safe Placement and transportation for women and their children leaving abusive relationships, Advocacy, and Referrals to health, legal and income support resource centres and advocacy with legal and social services.