NYWS welcomes new Executive Director
North York Women’s Shelter Re-Launches Volunteer Program with Grant from Ontario Trillium Foundation
OTF Media Release Toronto, ON – In June 2021, North York Women’s Shelter (NYWS) received a $130,000 Resilient Communities Fund grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) to create a Volunteer Program that reflects the needs of the community, employees, and volunteers, including safety, training, and resources. NYWS put a pause on its Volunteer program…
Read MoreWhat Difference will my donation make?
We get asked these questions all the time: “What difference will my donation make?” and “Why is my donation more important Today?” These are fair questions. The answers are, respectively: Your donation will have a long lasting impact for women, trans, non-binary folks, and their children who are leaving violent situations, and Your…
Read MoreToronto’s women’s shelters highlight links between mass violence and domestic violence on December 6, 2020
A joint statement from 10 Toronto women’s shelters This December 6th, as we have for the past three decades, we remember 14 young women killed at École Polytechnique in Montreal on Dec 6, 1989 for daring to assert their right to a bright future in a career of their choosing. As we mark this day…
Read MoreLaunching The NYWS Fight For Justice Campaign
Everybody is impacted by violence. There is a tolerance for gender-based violence in this country that must be addressed. Several systems of oppression exist in our communities that create violence and allow it to thrive. These systems include white supremacy, misogyny, transphobia, classism and many other forms of discrimination. In order to stop gender-based violence,…
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