SARA is here to help, but if you are in immediate danger,
please call 911 first to stay safe.
Igniting Hope: Celebrating 50 years of Resilience
Come join us for a special in-person event May 24/2025 as we commemorate five decades of resilience, strength, and hope. This event is a celebration of overcoming challenges and embracing the power of community. Join us for a day filled with inspiring stories, live music, delicious food, and meaningful connections. Let's come together to honor the past and look toward a brighter future. Don't miss out on this unforgettable experience!
I need help.
Are you at risk of gender-based violence or abuse? Do you have safe shelter? SARA can help.
I want to help.
Learn how you can make a difference in your community.
Who is SARA?
SARA for Women:
Support, Acceptance, Resources, Action
We are a feminist non-profit society providing safe refuge and community-based resources for women in the Fraser Valley. We promote and support women’s efforts to achieve domestic, political, and social equality.
How SARA can help.
SARA supports and empowers women to realize their unlimited potential and to live free from violence.
Areas of support
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Housing + Shelter
Transition houses and emergency shelter for women and children escaping abusive and vulnerable situations.
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Outreach Programs
SARA can help with everything from legal advice to multicultural outreach, pregnancy and maternal support, harm reduction and more!
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Counselling + Support
Individual and group counselling programs for women and children who have been victims of violence, abuse, and trauma.
Stories of Empowerment
What’s new with SARA
Fronya
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SARA For Women
33173 1st Avenue, Mission
Hours
Tuesday – Friday: 10 am to 5 pm
Saturday: 10 am to 4 pm
Mondays, Sundays & statutory holidays: Closed
Since 2008, our Fronya X SARA for Women Store has proudly become a well-known shopping destination the City of Mission. The community has come to know our Boutique Thrift Store as a retail alternative to high-priced department stores, and a place to receive warm customer service.
Your Thrift Store donations and purchases help SARA for Women fulfill our mission of providing supports and empowerment to women to realize their unlimited potential and to live free from violence.
By supporting our Thrift Store, you help us to:
Continue the mission, values and operations of SARA for Women
Provide quality items at affordable prices for all members of our community
Provide those who are in need with free essential clothing
Work with SARA
Our employees and volunteers are the most important part of our organization. At SARA for Women, we work hard to provide a work environment that is diverse, inclusive, fun, and friendly. By supporting and encouraging our employees’ professional growth and well-being, we enable them to give back to the community to the best of their abilities. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.
