Telus launches program offering free phones and plans to indigenous women at risk in Quebec

Telus said Thursday it launched a program offering free smartphones and data plans to indigenous women at risk of, or surviving, violence in Quebec. The Mobility for Good for Indigenous Women at Risk is part of Telus’s Connecting for Good programs and will partner with Quebec First Nations Women’s Space, an organization created by Quebec Native Women to “act as a front-line responder and point of entry to reception, referral and listening services for Indigenous women in Quebec experiencing violence,” a press release said. “Through this partnership, TELUS and QFNWS will provide women with a vital lifeline to emergency services,...