COVID-19 to get out. Empty Manitoba family shelters expected to fill up as coronavirus restrictions loosen According to the province, from April to September last year, 878 women and 683 children accessed support at shelters across the country.
This year during the same time frame, meanwhile, only 501 women and 359 children accessed those supports.Calls to the province’s 24/7 domestic violence support line (1-877-977-0007) are also down, while the new texting service launched in May has been accessed 183 times since it started.That service can be accessed by texting 204-792-5302 or 204-805-6682. ‘Back to square one’: Calls to domestic violence lines jump again as coronavirus surges Const.