b"A Message From The Board of DirectorsThis has been a year of transitioning for Womens Habitat.As we are all coping with the changes the pandemic is demanding, Womens Habitat staff team and volunteers have been challenged to rethink and retool approaches to supporting families. All used their creativity, talent and deep knowledge to adjust and meet the needs of our clients and our community. Public health measures required our shelter to move some families into a hotel to maintain social distancing without reducing the number of women we served.We learned earlier in the pandemic how difficult it is for families to be isolated from others especially when managing through trauma. Our staff team of skilled counsellors worked with mothers and children, listening to their concerns and anxieties in order to bring some normalcy to a very unusual time. Although our outreach programs could not serve clients in person, staff, volunteers and clients continued to connect virtually. Our amazing community partners continued to generously donate products and food and so a food distribution program was developed to support our clients. I wish to thank the volunteers of the Fundraising Task Force who created their first virtual fundraising event Let's Luau.Thanks to all of you and the extraordinary support of our community, the event raised $88,000."