Renewing Membership

We thank you for all your support and participation as a BCSTH member. Each year, members receive a renewal letter and invoice in the mail. If you have any questions regarding the renewal process, please contact Hannah.

Full Membership

Full Memberships are available for Transition, Second and Third Stage Houses, Safe Homes and PEACE (formerly Children Who Witness Abuse) and other similar programs across BC.

• $300/year
• 2021 membership is valid between April 1, 2021 and March 31, 2022
• To apply for a full membership please complete the application form. Note: Membership applications are approved by the BCSTH Board of Directors and can take up to 4 weeks

If you meet the following criteria you are eligible for a full membership:

• You are a Transition, Second or Third Stage House, Safe Home or PEACE or other similar program
• You are located in BC
• You support BCSTH’s mission, vision, approach and principles
• You are not in any conflict of interest with BCSTH
• You are a nonprofit organization

Full membership benefits

• One vote per agency at BCSTH’s AGM
• Full Member rates for online and in-person BCSTH training
• Full Member rates for BCSTH’s Annual Training Forum
• BCSTH weekly newsletter for members
• Access to listservs for Executive Directors, Transition Houses, Second Stage Houses, Safe Homes, PEACE and VIP programs
• Opportunities to participate in BCSTH pilot projects
• BCSTH advocacy and engagement
• Provision of resources such as the BCSTH Legal Toolkit
• Access to the BCSTH library and library resources
• Receive 10% discount on HRdownloads™ human resource services
• Access to CanTalk Translation Interpretation Service with a waived set-up charge
• Limited subsidy for the online platform ResourceConnect

Associate Membership

Associate Memberships are available for those who have demonstrated a commitment to supporting women, children and youth experiencing violence.

• Agency $150/year | *Individual $75/year
• 2021 membership is valid between April 1, 2021 and March 31, 2022.
• To apply for an associate membership please complete the application form. Note: Membership applications are approved by the BCSTH Board of Directors and can take up to 4 weeks

If you meet the following criteria you are eligible for an associate membership*:

• You support BCSTH’s mission, vision, approaches and principles
• You are not in any conflict of interest with BCSTH *Associate Individual Membership is for those who do not belong to an agency, or who want to obtain Individual membership apart from their agency

Associate membership benefits

• Associate Member rates for online and in-person BCSTH training NEW!
• Associate Member rates for BCSTH’s Annual Training Forum
• BCSTH weekly newsletter for members
• BCSTH advocacy and engagement
• Provision of resources such as the BCSTH Legal Toolkit
• Access to the BCSTH library and library resources
• Receive 10% discount on HRdownloads™ human resource services
• Access to CanTalk Translation Interpretation Service with a waived set-up charge
• Limited subsidy for the online platform ResourceConnect