Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre

Name

Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre

Legal name

Salal Sexual Assault Support Centre

Website

https://salalsvsc.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sexual Violence Support Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Legal Aid) (BPADADAH), Protection, Child Protection & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Response (BPAGAAAG)

Keywords

• Sexual violence support
• Crisis intervention services
• Trauma-informed counselling
• Survivor advocacy
• Community education

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and monthly donations from individual supporters fund free support services for survivors. Donors can give via the website, mail, or phone. Monthly giving (Seeds of Support program) provides sustained revenue for program planning.
2. Government Grants and Funding: Core operating funding comes from government sources including the Province of BC, Vancouver Coastal Health, City of Vancouver, District of North Vancouver, West Vancouver, and the Government of Canada. These grants fund specific programs including the Victim Services Program and provincial gender-based violence crisis line operations.
3. Special Events and Fundraising: Community fundraisers, the annual Beneva Half Marathon & 5K run, third-party events, workplace giving, and donor-advised fund contributions supplement individual donations. Gift vehicles include Squares of Care (starting at $400), tribute gifts, and legacy/planned gifts.
4. Workshop and Speaking Fees: For speaking engagements such as conferences, panels, forums, and talkbacks, Salal suggests an honorarium of $200 per hour. Resource tables and informational sessions are provided at no cost. Workshops within the Vancouver Coastal Health Region are offered for free.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre provides free, confidential, trauma-informed support services to survivors of sexualized violence in British Columbia through a 24-hour crisis and information line, secure text and online chat (Salal Connect), hospital and police accompaniment, individual counselling, group support circles, Indigenous-specific programming, and legal/reporting navigation. The organization also delivers education, workshops, and advocacy programs aimed at preventing sexualized violence and shifting societal attitudes, grounded in intersectional feminist, anti-oppressive, and decolonizing frameworks.

Product overview

Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre is a non-profit sexual violence support organization offering a comprehensive suite of free, confidential support services for survivors. The core services include a 24-Hour Crisis & Information Line, Salal Connect (text and chat support), Hospital Accompaniment, Police Accompaniment, Individual Counselling, Support Circles (group counselling), Indigenous Support Program, and Legal & Reporting Support. The organization also operates an Education & Workshops program offering various workshops including Culture of Violence & Resistance, Healthy Relationships, Feminist Support Skills, Sexual Assault & the Law, Trans Inclusion, ReImagining Justice, and Sexual Harassment in the Workplace. Salal's advocacy projects include the Meaningful Inclusion Project (creating Canada's first trans-specific sexual assault services), the ReImagining Justice Project (transformative justice pilot), and the Recognition Zine publication. Additional offerings include the Volunteer Program, Square of Care donations, and the annual Beneva Half Marathon & 5K fundraiser. All services are grounded in an intersectional feminist, anti-oppressive, and decolonizing approach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Salal Connect: Text and online chat support service for survivors of sexualized violence.

Products and services

• 24-Hour Crisis & Information Line Free, confidential 24-hour crisis support line providing emotional support, referrals, safety planning, and information for survivors of sexualized violence and their loved ones, accessible regionally and nationally with multilingual translation.
• Salal Connect (Text & Chat Support) Secure, confidential text and online chat support service for survivors of sexualized violence and those caring for survivors, available during scheduled hours with session-erased history and staff-only (non-AI) responders.
• Hospital Accompaniment & Post Assault Health Care 24/7 emotional support and advocacy during forensic exams and assault-related medical procedures at Vancouver General Hospital, UBC Hospital, and BC Children's Hospital, with free transportation and a 30-minute response window.
• Police Accompaniment Support and guidance for survivors during police statements and reporting processes, available at Salal's reporting room or police stations.
• Individual Counselling Trauma-informed one-to-one counselling for survivors of sexualized violence using an intersectional feminist, anti-oppressive, and decolonizing approach grounded in the Stopping the Violence (STV) Counselling framework.
• Support Circles (Group Counselling) Free support groups (virtual and in-person) bringing survivors together to share learnings and build trust in a space led by trained facilitators, focused on psychoeducation and healing in community.
• Indigenous Support Program Culturally affirming, survivor-centered services including individual counselling, support circles, Elder support, and ceremony connection for Indigenous survivors of sexualized violence.
• Legal & Reporting Support Options and guidance for navigating police and court processes, including police reporting, anonymous reporting assistance, criminal court support, and civil legal process assistance.
• Victim Services Program Community-based victim services supporting survivors of sexual violence when the violence occurred in Vancouver, offered through Salal's Victim Services Program.
• Education & Workshops Program Training and workshops for teachers, service providers, professionals, students, and community groups covering topics such as sexualized violence, rape culture, survivor-centered support, and trans inclusion. Free within Vancouver Coastal Health Region; $200/hour suggested honorarium for outside speaking engagements.
• Meaningful Inclusion Project Five-year project exploring what it truly takes for anti-violence services to be affirming and inclusive of Two Spirit, trans, gender diverse, and non-binary survivors, resulting in a practical blueprint for organizations.
• Reimagining Justice Project Three-year pilot project (2021–2024) exploring non-carceral, survivor-centered accountability processes using transformative and restorative justice principles, in partnership with Just Outcomes Consulting.
• Volunteer Program Volunteer opportunities including Crisis Line & Support Group Volunteers, Educational Outreach & Fundraising Volunteers, and Office Volunteers, with a 12-week in-person training program offered twice yearly.
• Square of Care Legacy investment commemorated in the entryway of Salal's space, starting at $400, to honor survivors and community members.
• Beneva Half Marathon & 5K Fundraising Event Annual fundraising run event where participants run or walk to support Salal's services for survivors.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 6,000 people receive care annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UBC Psychological Services and Counselling Training CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Starting June 1, 2026, Salal partnered with the UBC Psychological Services and Counselling Training Centre to offer low-cost psychotherapeutic assessments (approximately $75–150) in Salal's healing hub. Assessments are collaborative, relational, and survivor-centered, completed over 3–5 sessions with a UBC clinician in Salal's space. Due to high demand, intakes were paused as of the announcement date.
• Just Outcomes ConsultingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJust Outcomes Consulting (a Vancouver-based restorative justice organization) partnered with Salal for the 2021–2024 Transformative Justice Pilot Project. Together they supported five cases of sexualized violence through survivor-led accountability processes. Salal has continued relationships with restorative and transformative justice practitioners and organizations including RJ Victoria, Peace of the Circle, Restorative City Collective, Global Survivors for Justice Reform, and Community Justice Initiatives.
• Vancouver Coastal HealthcoreOthersVancouver Coastal Health provides funding support to Salal and is a key healthcare system partner. Salal's hospital accompaniment services operate alongside the Sexual Assault Service at Vancouver General Hospital, UBC Hospital, and BC Children's Hospital.
• Province of British ColumbiacoreOthersThe Province of BC is a key funder of Salal's operations, including the Victim Services Program and provincial gender-based violence crisis line. Salal and the Indian Residential School Survivors Society were jointly awarded funding to operate the Province of B.C.'s first provincial gender-based violence crisis line.
• Government of CanadacoreOthersThe Government of Canada is listed as a funding partner supporting Salal's operations.
• City of VancouverminorOthersThe City of Vancouver provides municipal funding support to Salal.
• District of North Vancouver and West VancouverminorOthersDistrict of North Vancouver and West Vancouver are listed as funders supporting Salal.
• BCNU (British Columbia Nurses' Union)minorOthersBCNU (British Columbia Nurses' Union) is listed among Salal's generous supporters.
• BC Women's HospitalminorOthersBC Women's Hospital is listed as a supporter of Salal. Historically, Salal helped create the sexual assault service at BC Women's Hospital.
• Living Wage BCminorOthersLiving Wage BC certified Salal as a Living Wage Employer, meaning every team member earns enough to cover the costs of living in the community.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ottawa Sexual Assault Support Centre: Ottawa-based sexual assault support centre offering 24-hour crisis line, counselling, hospital accompaniment, and advocacy. Comparable in scope (crisis line plus clinical plus hospital-based services) and operating model within the Canadian anti-violence sector.
• Vancouver Rape Relief & Women's Shelter: Vancouver-based feminist sexual assault and women's shelter organization offering crisis line, counselling, and shelter services. Directly comparable as a Lower Mainland feminist anti-violence nonprofit serving survivors of sexualized violence, with overlapping funding sources (Province of BC, City of Vancouver).
• Battered Women's Support Services (BWSS): Vancouver-based feminist nonprofit supporting women experiencing violence, including sexualized violence, through crisis lines, counselling, advocacy, and education. Directly comparable mission, geographic market, and feminist/anti-oppression framework.
• Victoria Sexual Assault Centre: B.C.'s other major sexual assault centre serving Vancouver Island with crisis line, counselling, hospital accompaniment, and education. Directly comparable service model and provincial footprint within the B.C. anti-violence ecosystem.
• Multicultural Women Against Rape (Toronto Rape Crisis Centre): Toronto-based feminist sexual assault support centre led by and for women of colour, providing crisis counselling, advocacy, and education. Comparable mission alignment with Salal's anti-oppressive, intersectional feminist framework serving marginalized survivors.
• Calgary Communities Against Sexual Abuse (CCASA): Calgary-based sexual assault centre offering crisis line, counselling, advocacy, and education. Comparable operating model — a regional sexual violence support centre reliant on government grants and donations to deliver free services.
• Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region (SASC): Waterloo Region sexual assault centre providing crisis line, individual and group counselling, and advocacy. Comparable as a Canadian regional sexual violence support centre operating on feminist and trauma-informed frameworks.

Regional players

• PEERS Victoria (Prostitution Empowerment & Education Resource Service): Victoria-based organization supporting sex workers, a population explicitly named in Salal's service commitments. Comparable as a B.C. anti-violence/sex-worker-serving nonprofit that intersects with Salal's mission around violence against marginalized communities.

Broad incumbents

• Canadian Women's Foundation: National funder and convener in the gender-based violence space in Canada, providing grants and policy advocacy. Comparable as a larger actor in the GBV ecosystem that influences funding flows and policy direction affecting Salal and similar centres.
• Ending Violence Association of Canada (EVA Canada): National umbrella organization for sexual assault and domestic violence centres across Canada. Comparable as a sector-coordinating body representing Salal's peer centres and shaping national standards, training, and policy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SalalSVSC
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@salalsvsc
• Facebookfacebook.com/SalalSVSC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/salalsexualviolencesupportcentre
• Instagraminstagram.com/SalalSVSC

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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Investments

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