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Community Spotlight: Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region
Get to know our regional partner, Sexual Assault Support Centre (SASC) At Shelter Movers Waterloo Region, we work with a number of partner organizations to support families experiencing abuse throughout the region. One such partner organization is the Sexual Assault Support Centre (SASC), whose mission is based on using an intersectional feminist approach to transform
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Partner Spotlight: Maritime Professional Movers Inc.
What started out as one man working in the long distance moving industry and organizing labour for drivers nationwide, has become a full service moving business. Whether you are moving locally in the Halifax area, or within the Maritimes, Maritime Professional Movers will help make sure your move with them is affordable and stress-free. Maritime
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Shelter Spotlight: Nisa Homes
Nisa Homes opened its first transition house seven years ago with a mission to “create the opportunity of ‘home’ for domestic abuse violence survivors across Canada.” A project of the National Zakat Foundation, the organization provides shelter to women and their children fleeing violence. [Zakat, meaning “to cleanse,” is one of the five pillars of
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Mother’s Day with Shelter Movers Ottawa
Mother’s Day is just around the corner and what better way to honour and celebrate your own mom than by also supporting a survivor of abuse make it to safety with her belongings and dignity intact. This year, Shelter Movers Ottawa is involved with two pretty amazing local organizations that are supporting us this Mother’s
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A Regional Housing Crisis
In the last several years, Waterloo Region has been one of the fastest growing regions in Ontario, largely due to the region offering residents a high quality of life and relatively low cost of living. However, as the region continues to grow exponentially, it’s becoming increasingly expensive and many residents are being priced out of
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The “High Conflict” Label in Divorce Cases
When the term “high conflict” is used to characterize a divorce making its way through the court system, it can often be a mask for what is happening behind the scenes. The term is used in the legal system to describe extensive litigation or conflict between parents that happens during the course of a separation
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Partner Spotlight: Bluebird Self Storage
At Shelter Movers, we provide survivor-centred moving and storage services to people fleeing abuse. It’s incredibly important that our clients know that, while they go through a difficult and transitional time, their belongings are safe. Moving is a stressful time for anyone, and the additional barriers and fear that survivors face only compounds the worry.
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Community Partner Spotlight: Dixon Transition Society
The story of Burnaby’s Dixon Transition Society begins nearly five decades ago, in 1973, when three women – all healthcare professionals – started a counselling program for parents with children in foster care. Those early group sessions held evenings around a kitchen table led to the creation of The Life Line Society, which opened Burnaby’s
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What you should know about gender-based violence in rural communities
Violence against women is pervasive and can happen to women anywhere and of any background, although some women are at greater risk. In previous posts, we’ve discussed the importance of using an intersectional lens when looking at the affects of gender-based violence, specifically in the context of systemic racism. This post will look at the
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