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Thérèse Casgrain Equality Award
On March 24, Ruth Gagnon, renowned criminologist and executive director of the Elizabeth Fry Society of Quebec from 2004 to 2024, was awarded the Thérèse-Casgrain Equality Award in the Tribute category by Martine Biron, Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie and Minister responsible for the Status of Women. Congratulations on this great honor!
Relaunching À la découverte de soi program
The SEFQ is relaunching the À la découverte de soi program online on January 5, 2025.
Offered as a continuous entry program, it is possible to register for one or more workshops.
2024 fundraising campaign
Support our new prison release support service!
Quebec is facing an unprecedented housing crisis. Homelessness is on the rise, and the particularities of women's homelessness can no longer be ignored. For women in the justice system, the risks of homelessness are exponential. Prison exacerbates their poverty and makes them even more precarious.
The SEFQ has developed a new service, unavailable in Quebec, for women and people of various gender identities who have been through the justice system:
New | Turn the page on your criminal record!
The Elizabeth Fry Society of Quebec is offering a new accompaniment service for applying for a criminal record suspension (pardon application) for women and gender-diverse people.
Report "A different voice"
Consult the Report for a proposal for an innovative correctional services management model for women clientele: "A different voice."
Strategic plan 2019-2024
The Elizabeth Fry Society of Quebec has developed a new strategic plan.
New project from the Art Entr’Elles Collective
Art Entr’Elles is preparing a new creative project.
Change of address of the Québec Center
The Elizabeth Fry Centre in Québec has moved since July 2020.
The SEFQ gets a new look | new logo, new branding
The SEFQ is proud of its new logo and its new colours.
Online conferences on our Youtube channel | De la détention à la réintégration sociale : la réalité des femmes
On October 18, 2019, the SEFQ organized, in partnership with the CICC, a series of conferences as part of the Quebec Social Rehabilitation Week (ASRSQ).