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On May 14, 2018 Women’s Habitat’s Manager of Policy and Programs Leila Sarangi and Consultant Emily Paradis submitted their deputation on Intersectional Gender Budgeting to the City’s Executive Committee (see details of the meeting here) . Their recommended next steps included an overarching intersectional gender equity strategy for application in all policy-making, an intersectional gender equity framework…

 This International Women’s Day, our Women’s Shelter Counsellor, Victoria Roth was presented with the Dedication Award at the Woman ACT Soul of a Warrior Awards Dinner. Victoria’s journey at Women’s Habitat began in 1991 when she was hired as a relief Child and Youth Worker. Almost 30 years later, Victoria continues to be a tireless advocate…

Women’s Habitat is fortunate to have a staff team comprised of tireless advocates whose wealth of knowledge and experiences enrich our service delivery. One of these advocates is our Director of Finance, Sushma Subedi. On March 8th, 2010 Sushma immigrated to Canada from Nepal with her young daughter and husband.  She is open about the…

Our Mission is to provide a safe refuge, counselling, support and advocacy for women and their children who are fleeing violence; while also working towards a more equal society where the inherent value of all women is recognized and celebrated. We believe: In working within a feminist framework In working within an Anti-Racist Anti-Oppressive framework In equity…

January 8, 2018 Deputation to Budget Committee 2018, Etobicoke Civic Centre Good afternoon, my name is Leila Sarangi and I work at Women’s Habitat of Etobicoke. We have a 25 bed emergency shelter for women and their dependents who are fleeing violence as well as a community outreach centre where we provide a range of…

Women’s Habitat of Etobicoke has received a generous $12,000 donation from the Modern Mystery School to fund their community drop-in programs for their 2017/2018 fiscal year. The drop-ins are hosted at Women’s Habitat’s outreach centre at 140 Islington Avenue in the heart of South Etobicoke and have been a source of vital support for women-identified…

We are deeply saddened by the news of Deputy Mayor Pam McConnell’s passing. Pam was a passionate social justice advocate who dedicated much of her time in City Hall to bettering the lives of all residents of Toronto, including women and their children. We had the privilege of working with her on the City’s Poverty…

Toronto City councillors launched the discussion of the 2018 budget this week and we are encouraged by the inclusion of the Intersectional Gender-based Framework and the early start to the process. On May 11th we submitted our recommendations and urged City Council to take action to address key areas of concern for women and gender-diverse…

On February 14, 2017 we sent a letter to Mayor Tory and City Council on behalf of 47 signatories representing a broad cross section of community organizations, activists and researchers to express our deep concern for the lack of gender equity in the City Budget, which is contrary to motions that were passed at the July…

On January 10, 2017 our Community Programs Manager, Leila Sarangi submitted to the City of Toronto Budget Committee the following statement addressing our concerns with the 2017 budget plan and our urgent recommendations to ensure equity and prosperity for all. For more information on how this budget will affect you and how you can share…