Be a voice of change: Support feminist law reform 

In recognition of International Women’s Day on March 8th, we dedicated the entire month to our campaign, Voices of Change: Women Shaping Law Reform. Advocacy and law reform are at the heart of our mission. Our organization was born as a community response to a tragedy resulting in the death of a child.   Since opening…

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Voices of Change: Our current priorities 

Our team advocates for women and their children leaving violence every single day. It is central to our work that we:  For our frontline staff, this often involves direct advocacy within specific systems. Some examples of this include helping a woman getting a certificate with Legal Aid Ontario (LAO), supporting a woman to effectively communicate…

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International Women’s Day 2022: Reasons to celebrate!

Proud mother and young adult daughter

When the world went into lockdown in March 2020, none of us thought our lives would still be largely isolated two years later. And yet, here we are, preparing to celebrate our second IWD virtually. The pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on women in ways too many to list. Rates of intimate partner abuse…

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