The internet is a breeding ground for misogyny and violence against women. But with all of the data at our fingertips, why aren’t technological advancements working to prevent gender-based violence? Over the last year, rates of violence against women have surged worldwide, with the pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbating an existing crisis. Additionally, there […]
Digital Markers of Violence Against Women Read More »
Say Hello to Marykate! Marykate is April’s volunteer of the month. Marykate has been with Shelter Movers Montreal since the start of our operations in September last year. She has seen the Montreal chapter grow steadily over those months. Marykate started as a move coordinator and has since evolved into a supervising role, but she
Volunteer Spotlight: Marykate Read More »
At Shelter Movers Ottawa, our capacity has grown quickly. Now averaging nearly 25 moves a month, our volunteers are out moving a family to safety nearly every day. Let’s take a look behind the scenes at how we do our moves! First and foremost, our Volunteer Services team is hard at work ensuring that we
Behind The Scenes At Shelter Movers Ottawa Read More »
Erica, welcome to the Shelter Movers team! Why don’t you tell us a bit about yourself? I grew up in London, Ontario with my parents, older sister, 2 cats, a dog and a horse. I also lived in Lennoxville, Québec, and Toronto, Ontario before moving to Halifax. I earned my undergraduate degree in Psychology and
Introducing Erica More, Shelter Movers Nova Scotia’s New Chapter Director Read More »
Advantage Box Company Ltd. is no stranger to contributing to the community. The Advantage Box team supports a variety of causes that promote social justice, especially Shelter Movers’ mission to end the cycle of violence against women and children. Based in Richmond, BC, Advantage Box Company is a leading producer and distributor of boxes, supplies, and
Partner Spotlight: Advantage Box Company Read More »
Meet Myriam! Myriam has been chosen as our volunteer of the month. She wears many hats in the organization. She takes care of moves as a Lead Mover, she does some recruiting and she gives orientation training. She started volunteering for Shelter Movers Montreal at the end of November 2020 and since that time she’s
Volunteer Spotlight: Myriam Read More »
It’s time to celebrate, we’ve reached our 600th move! This month we celebrate National Volunteer Week! The theme for 2021 is The Value of One, The Power of Many. Gratitude and hope drive each volunteer to contribute to building a safer environment for everyone. Every day, dozens of volunteers leave their homes to help women
Celebrating Our Volunteers Read More »
At Shelter Movers, we believe in the power of gathering together to support fellow community members who need help. For us, what that means in practice is helping women and their children move out of abusive homes at no cost. The moves we conduct require a lot of planning, specific materials, labour, and, importantly, means
Modo: Partner Spotlight Read More »
Shelter Movers Waterloo Region has launched a new series called “What Is…” to explore different topics and gain a deeper understanding of our community. Our first topic is ‘Different Types of Abuse.’ Abuse can be described as a pattern of behaviour used by one person to gain and maintain power and control over another. There
Understanding The Different Types Of Abuse Read More »
The benefits of volunteering are well known and varied. You may have experienced some of them first hand while volunteering for Shelter Movers! Benefits of volunteering range from increased physical activity, creating a sense of community, feeling needed and appreciated, to making a difference in the lives of others. Volunteering is a wonderful opportunity to
The Benefits of Volunteering Read More »
There are many variations of passages of Lorem Ipsum available, but the majority have suffered alteration in some form, by injected humour, or randomised words which don’t look even slightly believable. If you are going to use a passage of Lorem Ipsum, you need to be sure there isn’t anything embarrassing hidden in the middle of text.
