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WSC’s newest national report presents updated evidence on how shelters are operating under sustained strain due to chronic underfunding, aging infrastructure, workforce pressures, and the ongoing affordable housing crisis.
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Check out this article about the Purple Leash Project, which provides funding to shelters to become pet-friendly facilities: www.ctvnews.ca/northern-ontario/article/north-bay-shelter-for-victims-of-violence-to-include-pet-friendly-services/
Women's Shelters Canada / Hébergement femmes Canada Women's Shelters Canada / Hébergement femmes Canada is with Harmony House Women's Shelter and 2 others.
Women's Shelters Canada is thrilled to join Royal LePage Shelter Foundation at the #nightlightwalk in Ottawa. WSC's ED Anuradha Dugal is speaking at the closing
Women's Shelters Canada / Hébergement femmes Canada Women's Shelters Canada / Hébergement femmes Canada is with Action ontarienne contre la violence faite aux femmes and 10 others.
Le 8 octobre, Hébergement femmes Canada et ses associations provinciales et territoriales membres ont organisé une journée de lobbying sur la Colline du Parlement. Regardez
Women's Shelters Canada / Hébergement femmes Canada Women's Shelters Canada / Hébergement femmes Canada is with Yukon Transition Home - Kaushee's Place & Betty's Haven and 10 others.
On October 8, Women's Shelters Canada and member provincial and territorial associations held a lobby day on Parliament Hill. Check out this short video on