Listening, healing, togetherness
Pauline Pollard didn’t hesitate when asked what advice she would give her teenage self, a pregnant young mother of one in an abusive relationship. “Leave sooner,” she said, citing everything […]
Pauline Pollard, a 43-year-old pregnant mother in an abusive relationship, offered advice to her teenage self, saying "Leave sooner." She expressed compassion for women facing unsafe situations and emphasized the value of support work in helping others. Red River College Polytechnic's shelter support worker program celebrated 34 graduates of its six-month course, which aims to grow the crisis-intervention workforce in Manitoba shelters.
The tuition-free program, run in partnership with local shelters, focuses on empowering students to listen, heal, and foster togetherness. The program's graduates hail from various communities and choose to specialize in homeless or family violence shelter support. Instructors Samantha Hupe-Wells and Richelle Ready stressed the importance of human connection and trauma-informed care during their online course.
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