Our office is located in the old CFBC building in Uptown Saint John.  Our office address is 68 Carleton Street.  If you would like to come by to discuss one on one with someone about volunteering, programs, or assistance you may need, drop-ins are always welcome!

Phone: (506) 635-8851
Fax: (506) 635-8851
Toll-Free: 1-866-301-8800

Our mailing address is:
PO Box 23012
Saint John, New Brunswick
E2J 4M1

President: Marianna Stack
Secretary: Marian Perkins
Treasurer: Berna Critchlow
Court Worker: Denise Durrette
Outreach Worker: Erin McLaughlin

More About Us
E. Fry Saint John has existed in Saint John since April 1987 due to the increasing amount of criminalized, marginalized and at risk women in the Greater Saint John Community.  The city needed an outlet and resource for women in conflict with the law, and they also needed someone to advocate on their behalf and lobby the government to assure their human rights were being adhered to.

Elizabeth Fry

Elizabeth Fry was born on May 21st, 1780 in Norwick, Norfolk, England to an influential and wealthy Quaker family.  When she was twelve, her mother died and she was responsible for her younger siblings.  At age 18, she was deeply moved by an American Quaker and instantly took an interest in the poor, the sick and prisoners.

She visited New Gate Prison, where the conditions she saw horrified her.  The women’s section was overcrowded with women and children, some of whom had not even received a trial.  They slept on the floor and did their own cooking and washing in the small cells in which they slept.  She returned the following day with food and clothes for some of the prisoners.
In 1816, she founded a prison school for the children who were imprisoned with their parents.  She began a system of supervision, and required the women to sew and read the bible.  In 1817, she helped found the Association for the Improvement of the Female Prisoners in New Gate (The First Elizabeth Fry Society).    Her brother in law, an elected Member of Parliament, promoted her work among his fellow MP’s. 

She eventually gave evidence to the House of Commons on the conditions prevalent in British prisons, thus becoming the first woman to speak in British House of Parliament.  Fry and her brother took up the cause of abolishing capital punishment.  They persuaded Sir Robert Peel to introduce a series of prison reforms.  Elizabeth and her brother went on a tour of prisons in Great Britain. Among her many accomplishments, were the establishment of a homeless shelter in London and a training school for nurses.  Elizabeth Fry became well known in society, some people even criticized her for having such an influential role as a woman, and other alleged she was neglecting her duties as a wife and mother in order to conduct humanitarian work.  One of her admirers was Queen Victoria, who granted her an audience several times, and donated money to her causes.