Marillac Place

For the past two years I have witnessed the staff do their best to build a safe and inclusive environment for participants, staff, and visitors. Management truly does care about the well-being of participants and staff, and Marillac Place has been a positive place to be!

Having worked at Marillac Place for 3 years I have committed my time and energy in making Marillac Place a safe, loving and goal centred environment for the women who live there. As staff we work diligently to create relationship centred approaches that are informed with social work and social services values and perspectives. Staff work both individually and as a team to create an environment that builds women up through their struggles and celebrate their strengths. I am happy to represent this organization as we continue to work hard along side our participants on a daily basis.

Marillac Place provides a supportive and caring environment for all residents. Staff are supported and respected by management, and receive excellent training prior to starting.

As someone else commented, some of these reviews are untrue. If women go into labour, they already have a plan as to how they want to get to the hospital whether it is by Ambulance, they have someone to call, or by taxi (which at times Marillac has and does provide taxi vouchers). There is a phone residents have access to along with a computer and a television. Staff buy fresh food from the store and there is donations from the food bank, but staff pick out fresh, good food. Nothing mouldy or expired. The staff work hard to maintain a safe and supportive household. Things will never run perfectly smooth as there is up to 10 women living together, plus babies and/or toddlers; but staff try to make it as perfect as possible. The staff are good, caring, hardworking people. Marillac is a pretty great place which is non-profit and runs on donations.

I have read some of the comments, which are untrue. I had done some work there and it is a friendly environment. Their food is actually purchased, as a staff member would take a list from residents and from what was needed for the food plans and would then shop for those needs. Some donations were yes given, however staff was very adamant in making sure no expired food was ever given to the residents. This was very important to them. They maintained a safe atmosphere for residents.and offer as many programs as possible. To assist young mothers in becoming the best mothers they can be. Without their continued support for mothers at risk, we would see a lot more homelessness, and apprehension than we do. They also do not recieve as much funding as other agencies. So if persons wish to complain be a solution, not a problem.