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Gender Based Violence Support Services

Everyone deserves to feel safe.

We work to end violence against women, girls and Two-Spirit LGBTQIA+ people through our advocacy and offer life-changing and life-saving supports to survivors.

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Safety + Support Hub

The Safety and Support Hub is a centralized, low-barrier space for women and gender-diverse people affected by Gender-Based and Intimate Partner Violence. 

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NESS Fund

YWCA Canada, in partnership with YWCA Hamilton launched Canada’s first National Emergency Survivor Support Fund (the NESS Fund). This initiative provides women, gender-diverse people and their families with financial support to leave unsafe homes or emergency shelters/precarious housing situations and begin their healing journeys.

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Supervised Parenting Services

Supervised Parenting Services offers supervised parenting time in a safe, neutral, child-friendly environment in cases where safety is a significant concern.

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SELF Project – Mother’s Matter Centre

Dedicated to serving socially isolated and low economic status mothers and their families to deliver the Safe Space for an Early Learning Foundation (SELF) Project.

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Transitional Housing Support Program

Our Transitional and Housing Support Program offers a range of support to women and gender diverse individuals who are currently or have previously, experienced abuse in all its forms.

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