When You Don't Want to Go Alone: How Avora Personal Safety Support Works

There are moments when a situation does not feel like an emergency, but it still does not feel right to handle alone.

You may be waiting after work, walking to your vehicle, meeting someone unknown, collecting belongings, leaving a difficult situation, or travelling between places while feeling uneasy.

You may not want to call attention to the situation.

You may not want to involve friends, family, coworkers, or neighbours.

You may simply want a calm professional presence while you complete the next step.

That is why Avora exists.

Avora by Zentra Protection provides discreet personal safety support for appropriate non-emergency situations where someone does not want to go alone.

It is women-first, privacy-focused, and designed around real-life moments where support, timing, visibility, and discretion matter.

Avora is not police.

It is not emergency response.

It is not a taxi or ride-hailing service.

It is not a bodyguard-style service built around confrontation.

Avora is designed for the practical middle space between handling an uncomfortable situation alone and needing emergency intervention.

Quick Answer

Avora is a personal safety support service by Zentra Protection for non-emergency situations where someone does not want to attend, wait, leave, or complete a task alone.

Avora can support:

• safe waiting
• walk-out support
• arrival and departure support
• route-follow support from a separate vehicle
• public meetup presence
• marketplace exchange support
• property retrieval support
• moving-out support
• companion safety presence

Avora's role is calm professional presence, privacy-first planning, and support during appropriate situations.

If there is immediate danger, violence, a medical emergency, fire, a serious crime in progress, or an active threat, call 911 first.

> Avora exists for the space between handling an uncomfortable situation alone and needing emergency intervention.

Why Avora Exists

Many personal safety concerns begin before there is a clear emergency.

A person may feel uncomfortable, watched, pressured, followed, isolated, or unsure about going somewhere alone.

They may think:

• "I do not feel comfortable waiting here alone."
• "I do not want to walk to my vehicle by myself."
• "I need to pick up my belongings, but I do not want to go alone."
• "I am meeting someone from Marketplace and want support nearby."
• "I am moving out and want the situation to stay calm."
• "I do not want this person to know where I live."
• "This may not be an emergency, but I do not want to ignore my instincts."

That middle ground is real.

Canadian data helps explain why practical support options matter.

Statistics Canada's 2025 Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces found that 15% of people in Canada aged 15 and older experienced at least one form of unwanted sexual behaviour in a public place in the previous 12 months. The rate was nearly three times higher among women, at 22%, compared with 8% among men.

The same report found that these experiences were often repeated. Among people who experienced unwanted behaviour in public, 60% of women and 54% of men said it happened three or more times.

Statistics Canada also reported that unwanted behaviour in public often changed how people moved through public spaces. Among those affected, 67% of women and 51% of men identified at least one negative impact. The most common impacts included avoiding people or situations, avoiding certain places, and experiencing negative emotional or psychological effects.

These behaviours occurred across everyday public settings. For women who experienced unwanted behaviour in public, the most common location was a sidewalk, street, or highway, followed by restaurants, bars, and other commercial locations. Public transit was also reported by 27% of women who experienced unwanted behaviour in public.

Justice Canada's criminal harassment guidance also shows why privacy-first support can matter in sensitive situations. It says about 8 out of 10 victims of criminal harassment are women, and about 88% of criminal harassment victims are harassed by someone they know, not a stranger.

These figures do not mean every uncomfortable moment will become dangerous.

They do show why people need practical options before a situation becomes harder to manage.

Avora was created for that gap: appropriate non-emergency moments where someone does not want to wait, leave, meet, travel, retrieve belongings, or complete a sensitive task alone.

The Missing Middle

Most safety options are important, but they do not all solve the same problem.

Some are built for emergencies.

Some are built for reporting.

Some are built for advice.

Some are built for workplace, campus, or property security.

Avora is different because it is built around the person and the moment.

Option | What It Does Well | Where the Gap Can Appear

911 / emergency services | Responds to immediate danger, serious crimes, fire, medical emergencies, violence, or active threats | Not designed for planned support when someone simply does not want to go alone

Police non-emergency | Supports reporting, documentation, and police assistance when urgent dispatch is not required | May not provide immediate physical presence for a planned personal task

Victim services | Provides confidential support, referrals, crisis support, and safety planning | Usually not an on-site personal support presence service

Safety apps | Share location, send alerts, or notify trusted contacts | They cannot physically stand beside someone

Campus safe-walk programs | Help students or staff move across campus safely | Usually limited to campus boundaries and campus communities

Executive protection | Supports VIP, corporate, or high-risk protective needs | Often too formal, expensive, or intense for everyday personal safety moments

Generic security guards | Protect businesses, sites, properties, and events | Not always designed around one person's private, sensitive situation

Avora fills a different need.

It is for appropriate non-emergency situations where a person wants discreet professional support while they wait, leave, arrive, meet, retrieve belongings, move out, or complete a sensitive task.

What Avora Is

Avora is a women-first personal safety support service by Zentra Protection.

It is designed around real situations where someone wants calm professional presence without unnecessary attention.

Avora may be relevant when someone needs support with:

• waiting alone after work, transit, school, appointments, or events
• walking to a nearby vehicle, entrance, or staffed location
• leaving a workplace, venue, residence area, or private setting
• attending a public meetup or marketplace exchange
• meeting someone unknown or not fully trusted
• collecting belongings from an uncomfortable place
• moving out of an uncomfortable situation
• travelling while wanting route-follow support from a separate vehicle
• completing a sensitive task where privacy matters

Avora is women-first because many of these situations are commonly experienced by women.

It is not women-only.

Support may be available to anyone whose request fits Avora's service scope, screening, safety boundaries, availability, and location coverage.

What Avora Is Not

A strong support service needs clear boundaries.

Avora does not replace:

• 911
• police
• fire or ambulance services
• victim services
• crisis lines
• counselling
• legal advice
• protection orders
• tenancy enforcement
• court-order enforcement
• passenger transportation services

Avora does not:

• force entry
• recover disputed property
• detain people
• threaten or confront someone on a client's behalf
• provide armed protection
• provide weapons advice
• investigate crimes
• guarantee that an incident will not occur
• accept every request

If a situation involves immediate danger, active violence, threats, known weapons, forced entry, unlawful activity, a high-conflict dispute, or circumstances better handled by police, victim services, legal counsel, or emergency services, Avora may not be the right option.

The safest support is always the right support for the situation.

Important Transportation Boundary

Avora is not a transportation service.

Avora does not provide taxi, ride-hailing, limousine, shuttle, chauffeur, or passenger transportation services.

Clients arrange their own ride or travel plan.

Where appropriate, Avora can support the moment around that travel by:

• meeting the client at a planned location
• waiting with the client while they arrange their own lawful transportation
• walking with the client to or from a nearby entrance, vehicle, or public location
• providing route-follow support from a separate vehicle

If transportation is needed, the client should arrange their own licensed taxi, ride-hailing service, public transit, friend, family member, or other lawful transportation provider.

Avora's role is support presence, not passenger transport.

How Avora Works Step by Step

Avora is designed to be simple, discreet, and practical.

The process helps determine whether the request fits Avora and what kind of support is appropriate.

Step 1: Request Support

The client explains what kind of support they need.

This may include:

• safe waiting
• walk-out support
• arrival or departure support
• route-follow support
• public meetup presence
• marketplace exchange support
• property retrieval support
• moving-out support
• companion safety presence

Useful details may include:

• location
• date and time
• type of situation
• who may be present
• privacy concerns
• known risks
• whether the client has their own transportation arranged
• whether police, legal, victim services, or emergency support may already be involved

The goal is to understand the situation clearly before support is confirmed.

Step 2: Review the Situation

Not every situation is suitable for Avora.

Before support is confirmed, Zentra reviews whether the request appears appropriate for non-emergency support presence.

A suitable request should generally be:

• planned
• lawful
• non-emergency
• within service scope
• clear enough to prepare for
• appropriate for professional support presence

If there is immediate danger, active violence, a crime in progress, medical emergency, fire, weapon concern, or urgent threat, the correct step is to call 911.

If the concern involves family violence, sexual violence, stalking, coercive control, or uncertainty about whether a crime has occurred, VictimLinkBC, police, legal services, or another specialized support may also be appropriate.

Step 3: Confirm the Support Plan

If the request fits Avora's scope, the support plan is confirmed.

This may include:

• arrival time
• meeting point
• contact method
• support type
• privacy needs
• known concerns
• exit plan
• escalation process
• transportation boundary
• whether the client has arranged their own lawful transportation

The plan does not need to be complicated.

It simply needs to make the next step clearer, safer, and less isolating.

Step 4: Provide Calm Professional Presence

Depending on the situation, Avora can support by:

• waiting with the client
• remaining nearby in a visible or discreet position
• walking with the client to a nearby entrance, vehicle, or staffed location
• staying present during a public meetup or marketplace exchange
• supporting a planned, lawful property retrieval
• supporting a planned, lawful move-out
• following separately during route-follow support

Avora's role is not to argue, threaten, investigate, confront, or escalate unnecessarily.

The role is calm presence, privacy, communication, and support while the client completes the next step.

Step 5: Complete the Situation or Escalate if Needed

A suitable Avora request should have a clear purpose and end point.

Examples include:

• the client enters a staffed location
• the client leaves a property
• the client completes a public exchange
• the client retrieves belongings lawfully
• the client completes a move-out task
• the client reaches their destination using their own transportation
• the client no longer needs support presence

If the situation changes and becomes urgent, Avora does not replace emergency services.

The correct public or emergency support should be contacted.

What Avora Helps With

Avora is designed around practical support situations that people may face in everyday life.

Safe Waiting Support

Safe waiting support is for moments when someone does not want to wait alone.

This may include waiting:

• after work
• after an appointment
• near a building entrance
• in or near a lobby
• after an event
• near a transit point
• while a lawful ride or trusted contact is arranged
• before entering or leaving a location

Safe waiting is not about creating fear.

It is about reducing isolation during a moment where timing, location, privacy, or uncertainty matters.

Arrival and Departure Support

Some people feel most uncomfortable when arriving at or leaving a place.

This can happen at:

• workplaces
• apartment buildings
• parking lots
• events
• appointments
• public venues
• private properties
• shared living spaces

Avora can support the moment around arrival or departure by providing professional presence while the client moves between nearby points.

This is not transportation.

Avora does not drive the client.

Avora supports the client's arrival, waiting, walk-out, or departure plan.

Walk-Out Support

Walk-out support may be appropriate when someone wants professional presence while walking to a nearby vehicle, entrance, staffed location, or public area.

Examples include:

• leaving a late shift
• walking through a parking lot
• exiting a venue
• leaving an appointment
• moving from a building to a nearby arranged ride
• returning to a public area after a private meeting

Walk-out support is not meant to create confrontation.

It is meant to make a short movement clearer, calmer, and less isolating where appropriate.

Route-Follow Support

Route-follow support is one of Avora's most distinct services.

It does not mean Avora drives the client.

It does not mean passenger transportation.

Where offered and appropriate, route-follow support means an Avora professional follows separately while the client travels in their own lawful transportation arrangement.

The client may be:

• driving their own vehicle
• riding with a trusted person
• using a licensed taxi or ride-hailing provider
• using another lawful transportation option

Avora's role is support presence from a separate vehicle.

Route-follow may be useful when someone feels uneasy travelling between locations but does not require emergency response.

If someone believes they are actively being followed or is in immediate danger, they should call 911.

Public Meetup Presence

Meeting someone unknown can feel uncomfortable.

This may include:

• marketplace exchanges
• document exchanges
• apartment viewings
• first meetings
• contractor appointments
• key exchanges
• public handoffs
• sensitive conversations in public places

Avora can provide support presence for an appropriate public meetup.

The goal is not to interfere.

The goal is to reduce isolation, support the client's exit plan, and help keep the situation calm.

Marketplace Exchange Support

Marketplace exchanges often involve meeting a stranger.

Good planning still matters:

• choose a public location
• avoid isolated areas
• prefer daytime when practical
• keep your own transportation available
• do not share unnecessary personal details
• leave if the other person changes the plan unexpectedly
• cancel if the person refuses a reasonable public location

Avora can provide nearby support presence for appropriate planned exchanges.

For higher-risk transactions, suspicious behaviour, fraud concerns, threats, or immediate danger, police or other official support may be more appropriate.

Property Retrieval Support

Collecting belongings can be sensitive.

This may happen after a change in:

• relationship
• tenancy
• friendship
• employment
• shared living arrangement
• family situation

Avora can provide support presence for a planned property retrieval where the client has permission or lawful access and does not want to attend alone.

Avora does not:

• determine ownership
• force entry
• remove disputed property
• enforce tenancy rights
• enforce court orders
• mediate family disputes
• recover property on behalf of the client

The client should keep the visit short, lawful, task-focused, and calm.

If there are threats, weapons, violence, stalking, coercive control, or protection-order issues, police, legal counsel, VictimLinkBC, or specialized support should be contacted first.

Moving-Out Support

Moving out can be emotional and difficult.

It can also feel unsafe even when there is no active emergency.

Avora can provide support presence during an appropriate non-emergency move-out situation where calm presence and privacy matter.

Before requesting support, the client should consider:

• whether they have lawful access
• whether the move is planned
• whether movers or trusted help are arranged
• whether there are legal or tenancy issues
• whether there are protection-order concerns
• whether police or victim services should be involved
• whether transportation is already arranged
• whether the situation could escalate

Avora is not a moving company.

Avora is not legal support.

Avora is not crisis intervention.

Its role is support presence for appropriate non-emergency situations.

Companion Safety Presence

Sometimes the need is simple.

Someone does not want to be alone.

They may not need a full security plan.

They may not need emergency response.

They may just want calm, professional presence during a sensitive moment.

Companion safety presence may be appropriate for:

• private appointments
• sensitive meetings
• arrival or departure from a location
• waiting for a trusted contact
• attending a public place
• completing a planned task
• reducing isolation during a difficult moment

This is where Avora's privacy-first model matters most.

How Avora Solves the Gap

Avora is strongest when it is understood as a support-presence service, not a replacement for public services, apps, or traditional security.

Data-Backed Problem | Existing Options | Gap | How Avora Helps

Many women experience unwanted behaviour in public places | Safety tips, location sharing, 911 if it escalates | Advice may be remote, and emergency response may not fit every uncomfortable moment | Avora provides real-world support presence for appropriate non-emergency situations

Many women feel unsafe walking alone after dark or avoid walking alone entirely | Friends, family, apps, rides, transit | Trusted people may not be available, and apps cannot physically attend | Avora can support safe waiting, walk-out support, and route-follow

Criminal harassment often involves someone the person knows | Police, victim services, legal tools | Some moments are private, sensitive, and hard to manage alone | Avora can support lawful retrieval, move-out, or arrival/departure situations where appropriate

Many serious incidents never reach police or victim services | Formal support systems | People may see the situation as too private, confusing, or difficult to report | Avora offers a lower-friction support-presence option while still redirecting emergencies to proper services

Apps can share location but cannot stand beside someone | Phone tools and check-ins | Remote support may not feel enough during the actual moment | Avora adds calm professional presence

Campus safe-walk programs show that accompaniment is useful | Campus safety services | Usually limited to students, staff, and campus boundaries | Avora applies the same practical logic beyond campus-style settings

Avora is not meant to replace any of these options.

It is meant to sit beside them as a practical support option for the moments they do not fully cover.

Privacy and Discretion Matter

Some personal safety situations are private.

A client may not want:

• coworkers to know
• neighbours to watch
• family to ask questions
• the other person involved to know details
• a public scene
• unnecessary confrontation
• social embarrassment
• personal information shared widely

Avora is designed around discretion.

That means:

• respectful communication
• limited unnecessary questions
• privacy-first planning
• calm appearance
• professional conduct
• no judgment
• no unnecessary attention
• no social-media exposure
• careful handling of personal details

Privacy does not mean avoiding emergency services when there is danger.

If a situation becomes urgent, the correct emergency or public support should be contacted.

Real-Life Examples

Leaving Work Late

Someone finishes a late shift and does not want to walk out alone.

Avora can provide safe waiting or walk-out support while the client leaves the workplace area and moves to a nearby vehicle, staffed location, or arranged transportation.

If a workplace regularly has late-exit concerns for multiple employees, Zentra's Security Guards or Mobile Patrol services may also be more appropriate for the business.

Waiting Alone After an Appointment

A client leaves an appointment and feels uncomfortable waiting outside.

Avora can meet the client at a planned location and wait with them while they arrange their own lawful transportation or next step.

Avora does not drive the client.

The support is presence while the client waits.

Marketplace Meetup

A person plans to meet someone from Marketplace for a sale or exchange.

Avora can provide public meetup presence where the situation is planned, lawful, and appropriate.

The client should still choose a public location, avoid isolated areas, keep their own transportation, and leave if the situation changes.

Property Retrieval

A client needs to collect belongings from a shared home, workplace, storage area, or other location.

Avora can provide support presence if the retrieval is planned, lawful, and within service scope.

Avora does not determine ownership, force entry, remove disputed property, or enforce legal rights.

Moving Out

A person is moving out of an uncomfortable situation and wants calm professional presence.

Avora can support the non-emergency presence side of the situation.

If there is family violence, threats, a protection order, a child custody concern, or legal conflict, the client should contact police, victim services, Legal Aid BC, or appropriate legal support.

Route-Follow Situation

A client wants support while travelling between two locations.

Where appropriate, Avora can follow separately while the client uses their own lawful transportation.

This is not a taxi, ride-hailing, limousine, or chauffeur service.

If the client believes they are being actively followed or is in immediate danger, they should call 911.

How Avora Is Different from Other Zentra Services

Avora is part of Zentra Protection, but it is different from Zentra's regular commercial security services.

Service | Best For | Difference from Avora

Security Guards | Businesses, properties, access control, site visibility, public-facing coverage | Site-focused rather than personal-moment focused

Mobile Patrol | Scheduled checks, lock-ups, perimeter visibility, after-hours property patrol | Property and patrol focused rather than individual support presence

Alarm Response | Alarm attendance, keyholder support, after-hours property response | Triggered by property alarm events rather than personal support requests

Event Security | Venues, crowds, entrances, guest flow, event safety | Event operations focused rather than one-person privacy support

Avora | Non-emergency personal safety support | Designed around the person, the moment, privacy, and support presence

This distinction matters.

Avora is not a general guard booking under a different name.

It is a personal safety support model designed around situations where someone does not want to go alone.

When Avora Is Not the Right Option

Avora is not suitable for every situation.

It may not be the right option when the situation involves:

• immediate danger
• violence
• a weapon
• active threats
• medical emergency
• fire
• forced entry
• active stalking or following
• crime in progress
• court-order enforcement
• child custody enforcement
• high-conflict confrontation
• removing disputed property
• passenger transportation
• a need for legal advice
• a need for crisis counselling
• a need for emergency protection

In those cases, the client may need 911, police non-emergency, VictimLinkBC, legal counsel, crisis support, medical support, or another specialized service.

Avora works best when the situation is planned, appropriate, and focused on support presence rather than emergency intervention.

When to Call Emergency Services Instead

Call 911 when immediate action is required because someone's health, safety, or property is in jeopardy, or a crime is in progress.

Examples include:

• violence
• active threats
• fire
• medical emergency
• serious crime that just occurred
• robbery
• sexual assault
• attack
• break-in with suspect on scene
• impaired driver
• suspicious circumstance that may indicate imminent criminal activity

If you believe someone is actively following you, treat the situation as urgent and seek police guidance.

Avora is not emergency response.

Where Other Resources Fit

Avora should be part of a responsible safety plan, not a replacement for public or specialized support.

Depending on the situation, other resources may be more appropriate.

Police Non-Emergency

Use police non-emergency when police assistance or documentation may be needed, but there is no immediate danger and urgent dispatch is not required.

VictimLinkBC

VictimLinkBC provides confidential, multilingual support across British Columbia and the Yukon 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

It may be appropriate for victims of crime, family violence, sexual violence, human trafficking, or people who are unsure whether they have experienced a crime.

Legal Aid BC and Legal Support

Legal support may be important when the situation involves separation, tenancy, court orders, family law, protection orders, custody, or property disputes.

Crisis or Community Support

Crisis lines, transition houses, counselling services, victim service workers, and community organizations may be important when a person needs emotional, safety, or emergency planning support.

Avora can support appropriate non-emergency presence.

It should not replace these services.

Questions to Ask Before Requesting Avora

Before requesting Avora, ask:

• Is this an emergency?
• Is there immediate danger?
• Is a crime happening right now?
• Is there a weapon or active threat?
• Do I need police, medical, legal, or victim services first?
• Is the situation planned and lawful?
• Do I have permission or lawful access if I am attending a property?
• Do I have my own transportation arranged if needed?
• Do I need safe waiting, walk-out, route-follow, meetup presence, retrieval, or move-out support?
• Are there privacy concerns Avora should know about?
• Who is my trusted contact?

If the answer points to emergency services, call 911.

If the answer points to a planned, lawful, non-emergency support situation, Avora may be appropriate subject to assessment and availability.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Avora the same as hiring a bodyguard?

No. Avora is not a bodyguard-style service.

It is discreet personal safety support for appropriate non-emergency situations where someone wants calm professional presence.

Avora is designed around privacy, support, visibility, and safer completion rather than aggressive protection or confrontation.

Is Avora only for women?

No.

Avora is women-first, not women-only.

It is designed around situations women commonly face, but support may be available to anyone whose request fits Avora's service scope, safety screening, availability, and legal boundaries.

Can Avora drive me home?

No.

Avora does not provide taxi, ride-hailing, limousine, shuttle, chauffeur, or passenger transportation services.

If transportation is needed, clients arrange their own lawful transportation.

Where appropriate, Avora can provide support presence while the client waits, walks to a nearby location, or uses route-follow support from a separate vehicle.

What does route-follow support mean?

Route-follow support means Avora follows separately while the client uses their own lawful transportation.

The client may drive their own vehicle or use another lawful transportation option.

Avora does not transport the client as a passenger.

Can Avora help if I feel followed?

If you believe someone is actively following you or you are in immediate danger, call 911.

Avora may be relevant for future planned routes, arrival support, safe waiting, or route-follow support where the situation is not an emergency and is suitable for non-emergency support presence.

Can Avora help me collect belongings?

Avora can provide support presence for a planned property retrieval where the client has permission or lawful access.

Avora does not force entry, determine ownership, remove disputed property, enforce court orders, mediate disputes, or recover property on behalf of the client.

Can Avora help during a move-out?

Avora can support appropriate non-emergency move-out situations where calm presence and privacy matter.

If the situation involves immediate danger, family violence, threats, weapons, protection orders, custody issues, or legal conflict, police, VictimLinkBC, Legal Aid BC, or other specialized support may be more appropriate.

Does Avora replace 911?

No.

Avora does not replace 911, police, fire, ambulance, crisis support, victim services, or legal help.

If there is immediate danger, call 911 first.

Is Avora discreet?

Yes.

Avora is designed to be privacy-first and respectful.

The goal is calm professional support without unnecessary attention, judgment, confrontation, or public exposure.

How do I request Avora support?

You can request Avora support through Zentra Protection's Avora page or by contacting Zentra directly.

Service availability depends on location, timing, staffing, screening, and whether the request fits Avora's non-emergency service scope.

Avora Personal Safety Checklist

Before waiting, leaving, arriving, meeting, retrieving belongings, or moving out, ask:

• Is this still non-emergency?
• Does someone I trust know where I am?
• Is my phone charged?
• Do I have my own transportation arranged if needed?
• Can I remain in a public or staffed place?
• Do I have a clear exit?
• Do I know who may be present?
• Do I have lawful access if property is involved?
• Have I avoided sharing unnecessary private information?
• Do I need police, victim services, legal help, or emergency services instead?
• Would calm professional support presence help me complete this situation safely and privately?

You do not need to wait for a situation to become dangerous before choosing a safer next step.

For more specific situations, review the safe property retrieval support guide and the what to do when you feel unsafe but it is not a 911 emergency guide.

Service Areas for Avora and Zentra Support

Service availability may vary by request type, location, timing, and staffing.

Zentra Protection provides security services across British Columbia, with local service-area information available for:

• Chilliwack Security Company
• Abbotsford Security Company
• Langley Security Company
• Surrey Security Company
• Vancouver Security Company

For areas not listed, request availability before relying on Avora for a planned situation.

Sources and Further Help

• Statistics Canada - Gender-based violence and unwanted sexual behaviour in Canada, 2018
• Statistics Canada - Perceptions of neighbourhood safety after dark
• Justice Canada - Criminal Code: Criminal harassment
• Women and Gender Equality Canada - Intimate partner violence fact sheet
• E-Comm 9-1-1 - When to Call 911
• Government of British Columbia - VictimLinkBC
• Legal Aid BC - Safety Planning
• Passenger Transportation Board of British Columbia - Passenger transportation licensing and regulation

*This article provides general personal-safety information and is not legal advice, emergency advice, transportation advice, crisis counselling, or a guarantee of safety. Avora service availability and scope should be confirmed directly with Zentra Protection before relying on support for a planned situation.*

How Zentra Supports Through Avora

Avora by Zentra Protection is intended to provide another practical option between handling an uncomfortable situation alone and needing emergency intervention.

Its role is not to promise complete protection or replace public services.

Its role is to provide calm, professional support presence for screened, appropriate non-emergency situations where an app may not feel sufficient and a trusted person may not be available.

Avora is especially designed around women's safety, privacy, and real situations people may face in public, at work, during travel, during meetups, during property retrieval, or while leaving uncomfortable circumstances.

Need women-first support for a non-emergency situation that feels unsafe or uncomfortable?

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If there is immediate danger, call 911.

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Planning a sensitive non-emergency situation in British Columbia?

Zentra Protection may be able to support with Avora personal safety support for appropriate situations involving:

• safe waiting
• walk-out support
• arrival and departure support
• route-follow support
• public meetup presence
• marketplace exchange support
• property retrieval support
• moving-out support
• companion safety presence

Contact Zentra Protection to discuss the situation and confirm whether Avora is the right fit.

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