WOMEN’S OUTREACH COORDINATOR
Gisèle Fontaine (Colonel retired) MStJ MSC CD RN CHE,
Contact: gisele.fontaine6@gmail.com
The Respect Canada Women’s Outreach Program lays the foundation for working with partners to improve our understanding about the challenges faced by women who served in the Canadian Armed Forces and RCMP, as well as former female First Responders. The program is designed to advance the capacity for sharing information about services and best practices, create bridges between the support communities and guide future initiatives.
There are three (3) Lines of Effort (LoE) to Women’s Outreach:
1) Understand the environment;
2) Expand the support network; and
3) Advise and collaborate on forums focused on women
WOMEN’S OUTREACH PROGRAM
The Women’s Outreach Program Overview can be downloaded here
Women Veteran Support Organizations/Programs
National Level Committees, Forums, Networks for Women Veterans
Ongoing Research About Women Veterans
Organizations can also be found on the Respect Map, which includes their geolocation, mandate, and contact info.
These national level forums, committees, councils and networks champion the interests of women Veterans:
For RCMP and CAF Veterans:
Specific to RCMP Veterans:
Specific to CAF Veterans:
(last updated March 2025)
Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families
Life Experiences of Homeless Canadian Women Veterans. A qualitative study to explore their life experiences before, during and after military service, and examine how these experiences have led to being unhoused. To create toolkits to help eliminate the risk factors of homelessness in order to prevent further homelessness in this population.
