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. Intimate partner violence (IPV) is an epidemic that continues to worsen and is a leading cause of women’s homelessness. Every
Ottawa, 25 November 2024 – Today, Women’s Shelters Canada (WSC) released Shelter Voices 2024: Crisis Within Crisis. This issue of Shelter Voices, funded by The Royal LePage Shelter Foundation, was designed to contribute to a better understanding of the housing crisis and its impact on shelters/THs, including individuals working in these spaces and survivors accessing supports. Among
17 November 2023 Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 Subject: Feminist Organizations Joint Appeal for Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, We, the undersigned, a coalition of feminist, gender justice, and human rights organizations, come together to add our
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Ottawa, 6 August 2021 Today, the Hon. Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality (WAGE), announced that Women’s Shelters Canada (WSC) will be distributing $81.5 million of federal funds across the country to eligible shelters and transition houses supporting women and children fleeing violence. In April, the federal government unveiled its Budget 2021, which
Ottawa, 29 June 2021 Women’s Shelters Canada is thrilled to accept the donation of more than 13,000 face masks and filters from Vistaprint and coordinate distribution to women’s shelters across the country. “During the COVID-19 pandemic, shelters for women and children fleeing violence have struggled with higher demands for their service and fewer opportunities to
On April 6, 2021, three WSC Board members had a virtual discussion to reflect on what the VAW shelter sector has learned after a year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and what it will be carrying forward. Saadia Muzaffar, Public Director and founder of TechGirls Canada, facilitated a conversation between Board Co-Chairs Jo-Anne Dusel (Executive Director
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Ottawa, 25 November 2020 Today, Women’s Shelters Canada (WSC) released Shelter Voices 2020: The Impact of COVID-19 on VAW Shelters and Transition Houses. A majority of violence against women (VAW) shelters reported a decrease in crisis calls and requests for admittance during the first three months of the pandemic, while a similar majority experienced an
Ottawa, 4 April 2020 Today, the Hon. Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality, announced that Women’s Shelters Canada (WSC) will be distributing federal funds across the country to eligible shelters and transition houses supporting women and children fleeing violence. On March 18, the federal government announced $50 million to support the sector working
Women’s Shelters Canada (WSC) welcomes the release of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women’s report, “Surviving Abuse and Building Resilience – A Study of Canada’s Systems of Shelters and Transition Houses Serving Women and Children Affected by Violence.” It was released last week on May 1, the same day WSC launched its report,
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The Canadian Network of Women’s Shelters and Transition Houses today released their second annual Shelter Voices survey report on the state of shelters for women fleeing abuse across Canada.
