Women's Shelters Canada
We represent a strong, unified voice on the issue of violence against women on the national stage. Through collaboration, knowledge exchange and adoption of innovative practices, we advance the co-ordination and implementation of high quality services for women and children accessing shelters.
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Canada’s National Action Plan on Violence Against Women and Girls and Gender-Based Violence
Canada's National Action Plan needs to be bold, ambitious, and intersectional.
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Shelter Voices 2020
This special issue of Shelter Voices focuses on how violence against women (VAW) shelters/THs were affected by and have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New Report on Second Stage Shelters in Canada
Check out the full report, "Breaking the Cycle of Abuse and Closing the Housing Gap: Second Stage Shelters in Canada"
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About Us
Our mission is to work as a unified voice for systemic change to end violence against women, while providing leadership for collaboration and knowledge exchange among shelters and transition houses across the country. Shelters support women and children fleeing violence. We support the shelters.