Kirsten's Place

This space is dedicated to providing updates on the construction of Kirsten's Place

As a result of our many fundraising events, hosted by both local business and supporters, as well as funding from the Government of Alberta through the Community Facility Enhancement Program, we have now completed the construction of Kirsten's Place. In the coming months, there will be a lot of activity as we prepare the shelter for clients and hire and train a qualified team. Stay tuned for our opening date and ways that you can support us!

In 2021, Kirsten Lea Gardner tragically became a victim of domestic homicide.
As a member of the Mountain View County community, the loss of Kirsten has had a profound impact on the awareness of Domestic Violence. Following her passing, Kirsten's Father contacted our organization, informing us that he would like to be involved in the construction of our future emergency shelter.

The Mountain View Emergency Shelter Society became a registered charity with CRA in 2008.
A group of volunteer community members with law enforcement and experience within other helping professions formed a board of directors after identifying through their roles that there was a critical need for support for families and individuals impacted by domestic violence.
The board of directors began planning the future of the society, raising funds for an emergency shelter and for outreach service operating costs.

Since 2016, our outreach services have been assisting individuals and families affected by Family Violence across Mountain View County. Since the inception of these services, we have seen an increase in clients accessing shelter support and other available services.

As a result of our many fundraising events, hosted by both local business and supporters, as well as funding from the Government of Alberta through the Community Facility Enhancement Program, we have now almost completed the construction of Kirsten's Place.

Kirsten's Place will be an emergency shelter, housing individuals and families impacted by domestic violence.

Kirsten's Place is lovingly dedicated to Kirsten Lea Gardner, and named by her family.

Help Us To Create a Safe and Welcoming Space

As we prepare to open Kirsten's Place, we have been overwhelmed in the very best way by the kindness and generosity of our community. So many of you have reached out with offers of items to help us furnish the space and care for those that we will serve. Please know how deeply appreciated that is.

To make sure that we are ready to welcome families into the shelter, we need to ensure that all supplies meet specific guidelines and are consistent across every room. For this reason, unfortunately some of the items that we accept must be new and unused at this time.

To help guide those who still wish to give, we’ve put together a gift registry with the items we need most before opening day.

Each contribution helps us move one step closer to opening our doors and saying.
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for walking alongside us.

Please note that eventually we aim to create a program where your used bed linens, towels and household items as well as furnishings and other items can be donated to those leaving the shelter as they begin to rebuild their lives. Please stay tuned on our website and social media in the future for more information. Due to storage capacity issues we are unable to begin at this time.

Kirsten's Place Gift Registry

Thank-you to our shelter build sponsors and donors