Rogers Family Gives Incredible Gift to Women’s Shelters Canada
Last week, the Rogers family celebrated the company’s 60th anniversary by granting $60 million to several Canadian charitable organizations. Women’s Shelters Canada (WSC) was thrilled to be one of these recipients, receiving a generous grant [...]
We’re All in This Together when Men Stop Hurting Women
When the social isolation orders began in Canada, we knew women would die. We expected that the rate of women killed by a current or former intimate partner would increase, as it had in other [...]
WSC’s Important Work during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Since March 13, the staff of Women’s Shelters Canada has been working hard – from home. We are fortunate that we are able to work from home to support the frontline workers keeping women and [...]
A Historic First!
Thank you to the 100 men who stepped forward to join Strengthening Ties – a ground-breaking effort to engage men in funding the work to end violence against women. Each of these men has financially [...]
Ending Violence Against Women: Canada Needs Two National Action Plans
For years, Women’s Shelters Canada, along with many other organizations, has been calling for a National Action Plan (NAP) on Violence Against Women (VAW). Canada needs a NAP on VAW to ensure that women in [...]
We’re Halfway There!
The election has been called for October 21, and Women’s Shelters Canada is hard at work to ensure that ending violence against women is on the agenda! During the 2015 federal election campaign, we, along [...]