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I would like to share some very exciting news with you. It is a sincere pleasure for me to announce that Women’s Habitat has reached the campaign goal for the Kitchen Renovation Project. Your contribution to the campaign has made this project a success. Through these last five months when everyone involved was working so…

Women’s Habitat was honoured to be one of six charities chosen as the recipients of the Gift the Code Hackathon a three day long event to provide Toronto non-profits with technology solutions sponsored by Capital One. In just 40 hours, over 100 participants passionate about problem solving brainstormed, built and submitted solutions to our digital…

  September 8, 2016  Women’s Habitat of Etobicoke is honoured to have Shoppers Drug Mart as a partner in our mission to provide shelter and support services to women and children who are survivors of violence. Women’s Habitat is the proud recipient of the Shoppers Drug Mart Growing Women’s Health Campaign. This annual campaign raised…

It’s time to acknowledge, embrace and celebrate the beauty and strength inherent in every woman. It’s time to “Own Your Strength” Own Your Strength is dedicated to empowering women and changing the way we view our bodies – when we learn to love our bodies for everything they can do, we open up the potential…

This morning our Community Programs Manager, Leila Sarangi spoke at a City Hall press conference organized by Commitmement2Community (povertyreductionto.ca) to call out for real budget solutions rather than the cuts and fees, as proposed in the 2017 City Budget. Leila talked about the impact high user fees and city service cuts has on women and…

I was just a baby when we came to Women’s Habitat, but I’ve heard the story. That night you waited until he fell asleep and you wrapped me up, still sleeping, and quietly left. You were only 23; you must have been so scared. For years I didn’t want to hear about it, I didn’t…

Our Outreach Centre at 140 Islington Ave. in the heart of South Etobicoke is getting a much needed MAKEOVER! We are incredibly fortunate to have received funding from the Ministry of Community and Social Services and a generous donation from The Geoffrey H. Woods Foundation to create a brand new beautiful kitchen to better serve our…

Here are some of the questions we’ve received from our community. If your question isn’t answered here, email us at habitat@womens-habitat.ca and we will get back to you! Who is Women’s Habitat? Women’s Habitat is a social service agency, providing supports for women and their children who are survivors of violence.  I thought you were…