Camilla to visit Alice Housing program for women and children
Plight of women facing domestic abuse important to Duchess of Cornwall
A Nova Scotia organization that supports women and children fleeing domestic abuse will receive a visit Monday from the Duchess of Cornwall.
Prince Charles and Camilla are due to arrive in Halifax Sunday evening. They will spend the next day in Nova Scotia before travelling to Prince Edward Island Monday evening.
One of Camilla's stops will be in Dartmouth. She will meet with Lori Morgan, a children's counsellor at Alice Housing and the author of a children’s book called Healing the Bruises.
Alice Housing has 18 units across Halifax and Dartmouth to provide housing and counselling to women and children leaving domestic abuse.
"It’s really important," Morgan says of the visit. "My understanding is that she’s quite passionate around domestic abuse and as a result Alice Housing was chosen."
"We are feeling really grateful that she’s made the decision to come and visit us."
Morgan says she hopes more people will learn about Alice Housing as a result of Camilla's visit.
"To raise our profile so that women know that we are here, that we do exist," Morgan says. "And when they are ready all they have to do is pick up the phone and we’ll be able to offer the service that they need."
Alice Housing isn’t the only organization welcoming Charles and Camilla.
A group with intellectual disabilities from L'Arche Halifax hopes to meet Charles at the Halifax Public Gardens.
L'Arche is an international organization dedicated to providing a home for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
"We're kind of hoping to get the word of L’Arche out into the greater community," says Tricia Scott, the coordinator of the L'Arche home in Halifax.
"So that people know who we are and what we stand for. And meeting the prince, of course, is just a bonus."