{"id":494779,"date":"2021-05-18T07:03:57","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T11:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/digital-lifelines-for-prairie-women-in-crisis-rogers-expands-phone-program-to-womens-shelters-and-transition-houses-across-manitoba-and-saskatchewan\/"},"modified":"2021-05-18T07:03:57","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T11:03:57","slug":"digital-lifelines-for-prairie-women-in-crisis-rogers-expands-phone-program-to-womens-shelters-and-transition-houses-across-manitoba-and-saskatchewan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/digital-lifelines-for-prairie-women-in-crisis-rogers-expands-phone-program-to-womens-shelters-and-transition-houses-across-manitoba-and-saskatchewan\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Lifelines for Prairie Women in Crisis: Rogers Expands Phone Program to Women\u2019s Shelters and Transition Houses Across Manitoba and Saskatchewan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Phones and plans to 25 shelters and transition houses across the region to help women and their children, including Indigenous women, escape violence and abuse<\/em>
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\n Rogers enabling safe, critical connectivity for women in crisis as shelters see a spike in frequency and severity of violence during the pandemic<\/em>\n <\/p>\n

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, May 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rogers Communications today announced it has expanded its phone and plan program to connect more Prairie women and their children with digital lifelines and support to escape violence and abuse. Rogers has increased its support from last year, by donating phones and plans to 25 women\u2019s shelters and transition houses in Rogers wireless coverage areas in Manitoba and Saskatchewan during this third wave of the pandemic. As the severity and frequency of domestic violence<\/a> and demand for safe shelter space continues to rise following initial pandemic lockdowns a year ago, Rogers is expanding its efforts to drive awareness and safe connectivity to support the most vulnerable.<\/p>\n

Last spring, at the start of the pandemic, Rogers launched a national program<\/a> with\u00a0Women\u2019s Shelters Canada<\/a> to provide hundreds of phones and plans to more than one hundred shelters and transition houses, including those in the Prairies<\/a>, in addition to using the reach of its platforms and channels to help increase awareness of the domestic violence crisis. With growing waitlists for women\u2019s shelters and transition houses, frontline crisis workers say these devices will continue to save women\u2019s lives by keeping women safely connected to critical resources, particularly during lockdowns. The phone donation program is provided in collaboration with Motorola and LG.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s announcement includes support for women\u2019s shelters in communities like Regina,\u00a0Saskatoon, Prince Albert, Stanley, Swan River, Portage la Prairie, Thompson, Flin Flon, Brandon, Winnipeg, The Pas, Steinbach, and North Eastman Region, Dauphin, and Selkirk & Eastman.<\/p>\n

As part of its efforts to ensure access to connectivity, Rogers also recently announced an expansion of its low-cost high-speed Internet program Connected for Success<\/a> to hundreds of thousands of Canadians in its Internet coverage area in Ontario, New Brunswick and Newfoundland. Those receiving income or disability support, the maximum childcare benefit, residents of RGI housing or seniors receiving the Guaranteed Income Supplement are eligible for the program. The Rogers team is excited about future plans in Western Canada, including the opportunity to expand Connected for Success nationally to all communities where the company offers Internet service.<\/p>\n

If you are a woman experiencing abuse, please visit\u00a0sheltersafe.ca<\/u><\/a>\u00a0to connect with the nearest shelter or transition house that can offer safety, hope and support.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAt Rogers, we are committed to helping the most vulnerable stay connected to critical resources, including Prairie women in crisis who may not be able to safely access support due to the pandemic and lockdowns. By providing phones and plans, and providing a platform to amplify voices of those on the frontlines of the domestic violence crisis, we are proud to help those most in need.\u201d<\/p>\n