The people behind the data: Reflections on surveying the shelter and transition house (TH) sector in Canada
There’s a quiet but undeniable tension in the moment right after a survey launches, when all the drafts, consultations, and dedicated revisions give way to waiting. That final decision to hit “send.” The questions you’ve [...]
The High Cost of Safety: Why Funding Gaps Are Stalling the Creation of Second Stage Transitional Housing for Survivors of Violence
For many women and children fleeing violence, the path to a safe, secure, and affordable home is becoming more difficult to navigate – and in many cases, it’s a path that leads nowhere at all. [...]
Just Walk Away Canada: A Walk for Change
Earlier this year, Lori Haggerty called our office with her tragic but hopeful story, as well as a request to Women’s Shelters Canada. She told us about her sister, Patricia Kucerovsky, a mother of twin [...]
Five Years On: Reflecting on Circles of Safety
In 2019, Women’s Shelters Canada (WSC) launched a new project to explore whether the collaborative safety planning process known as Circles of Safety, developed in Prince Edward Island (PEI), could be useful in rural, remote, [...]
Struggles in the VAW Shelter Sector: 50 Years On
In early March 2024, Meghan Tibbits-Lamirande wrote about the feminist occupation of Nellie’s Hostel. Her work documented the early activism that happened at Nellie’s in 1976, when staff and residents organized to resist funding and [...]
The Power of Connection: PEACE Training in Nunavut (Part 2)
In March 2023, Women’s Shelters Canada (WSC) had the honour of facilitating a special in-person PEACE for Canadian Children and Youth training in Iqaluit, Nunavut. A few weeks ago, we released part one of a [...]