Breaking the cycle, building a future.

In every challenge, there’s an opportunity to create lasting change. Read on to learn about the problem we’re tackling, the solutions we’re building, and the impact we can achieve together.

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We know that 6.2 million women in Canada have experienced intimate partner or gender-based violence.

Many of those women are mothers, and the violence these women and children witness and endure is changing their lives forever. Alarmingly, 60% of Canadian children under the age of 15 experience family abuse firsthand. Data trends from across the country consistently show these rates of violence are only increasing.

Survivors commonly return to their abuser 7 times before leaving for good. There are a variety of hurdles making them feel trapped, including:

▶ A glimpse into one family's story: Meet Sofia

At Shelter Movers, we don’t just move belongings — we help families move toward safety, healing, and hope.

When children witness or experience violence in the home, it shapes every part of their world. Children who escape abusive environments are less likely to experience or perpetuate violence in their own relationships. Every child we support through a move to safety has the chance to rewrite their story.

What makes us different from a regular moving company?

Trauma- informed care & flexibility

We empower clients with a survivor-centred approach.

Unlimited, free storage of items

Clients have peace of mind their belongings are safe.

Security and police presence

Required for high-risk moves and upon request.

Compassionate volunteers

Clients feel the community support of volunteers who care.

Language interpreters

We ensure all of our clients feel understood and have a voice.

Pet
fostering

Clients are able to find a safe home for pets during this transition.

▶ Sofia and her children have the chance to heal.

We have completed more than 8,000 moves since launching in 2016.

The demand for our services has grown significantly, reflecting deep and widespread need across Canada. Our growth is not only a response to rising need — it’s a testament to the real impact of our work.

Cycles of abuse are hard to see, and even harder to escape. But every time we help a survivor move to safety, we help disrupt the patterns of fear, isolation, and generational trauma. When a family flees violence, the journey to safety doesn’t end with a door closing behind them — it begins when a new one opens.

Together, we’re not just responding to violence — we’re ending it. One safe move at a time.

▶ Where are Sofia and her family, five years later?

When children are safe, everything changes. Help us raise $35 million to safely complete 15,000 survivor-centred moves by 2030.

From surviving to thriving, for generations to come.

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