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Outreach Center
At Women’s Habitat of Etobicoke, we offer free, trauma-informed outreach programs that support healing, emotional well-being, skill-building, and long-term stability for women, children, youth, and families impacted by violence.
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Shelter
A safe place when you need it most.Women’s Habitat provides emergency shelter and compassionate, trauma-informed support for women and their children experiencing violence. Our team helps survivors find safety, stability and a path forward.
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Experience Boundless 2026
An evening of food, music, culture and community in support of Women’s Habitat.
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April 1st – A Day of Action
A JOINT STATEMENT ON THE ELIMINATION OF THE WAGE MINISTER Women’s rights and safety are non-negotiable. As professionals working to end gender-based violence (GBV) in Toronto, and as organizations that led the advocacy for Toronto to declare GBV and IPV an epidemic, we recognize our responsibility to highlight gaps and raise our voices on behalf…
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Debate: Where’s the line?
A video recently made the rounds online from a coffee stand in the USA. It shows an altercation – audio and all – of an unhappy customer and a barista/business owner. The short story is that he was mad about the prices, and got out of his car to air his frustration. It escalated, to…
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It’s News, Not New
This past weekend – on April 13th, 2024 – the world was witness to yet another senseless example of what is now referred to as misogynist terrorism. Six “random” people were murdered, and a dozen others were seriously injured at a shopping centre in Sydney, Australia. “Bondi Junction Mall Attacker Obviously Targeted Women” – BBC…
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The Case for Caring
According to Statistics Canada, in 2021, 1 in 6 (~17% of) Canadian tax filers claimed a charitable donation, and although that year saw a record high in total donations thanks to large pandemic-related contributions, it marked the 11th straight year of decline in number of people donating to charitable causes. For context, back at the…
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16 Days – 16 Ways
16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM & 16 WAYS TO GET INVOLVED First established by the United Nations, 16 Days of Activism is an annual International campaign that kicks-off on November 25th – the International Day to End Violence Against Women. Over the 16 days, the UN is asking governments, institutions and citizens to show how much…
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URGENT CALL TO ACTION: Recognition of the Intimate Partner Violence Epidemic in Toronto
We have partnered up with Aura Freedom, an organization dedicated to supporting individuals victimized by human trafficking, on an advocacy brief and call to action to have the City of Toronto recognize Intimate Partner Violence as epidemic. Intimate Partner Violence was recognized as an epidemic in 30 different municipalities across Ontario, in response to the…
