Meet Danijela Obradovic: One of Nellie’s newest board members
Danijela Obradovic was barely 12 years old when the civil war in former Yugoslavia began. Danijela, along with her mother and older sister, left their hometown of Sarajevo, Bosnia. After…
A message from Executive Director Jyoti Singh
Back in December, we hosted holiday parties for the women and their children living at Nellie’s. The holidays can be a difficult time when you are in living in a…
Meet Nancy Mrazek: One of Nellie’s Newest Board Members
As a construction executive, Nancy Mrazek has been leading complex projects in Canada and the U.S. for over 25 years. “As a woman in a male-dominated environment, I have learned…
#BreakTheBias: We Celebrate All Women this International Women’s Day
For almost 50 years, Nellie’s has provided shelter, dignity and hope to women and their children. As a community-based feminist organization, which operates within an anti-racist, anti-oppression framework, we are…
From derelict building to Nellie’s beautiful new shelter
It’s been a long road to our beautiful new shelter; a road we first started travelling over a decade ago. After looking at 16 other sites, we finally landed on…
NELLIE’S CUTS THE RIBBON ON NEW SITE
TORONTO, ON – (November 30, 2021) —For almost half a century, Nellie’s has sheltered women and their children fleeing violence and homelessness in a beautiful historic residential building. But what…
Thank you to our generous donors who continued supporting us in 2021
At Nellie’s, we are lucky to be surrounded by a wonderful community of generous donors. From hardworking businesses to selfless individuals, we are stronger because of every passionate person who…
Thank you, Nellie’s, for saving our lives
It was late at night when Mary Troke walked with her three young kids to the Hamilton bus station. Her goal was to get on any bus that would take…
Saying goodbye to our Queen Street East neighbours
Dear Queen Street East neighbours, Almost 20 years ago, we moved our Nellie’s administrative and community outreach offices into the storefront at 754 Queen St. E. We didn’t know any…
A message from Executive Director Jyoti Singh
A few months ago, I arrived at Nellie's to find a woman sitting in our program space with a beautiful 6-month-old baby boy on her lap. I couldn’t help but…
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