A child’s experience when fleeing violence and homelessness is very different from their mother’s. That’s because children don’t choose to come to Nellie’s, their mothers do. A woman living at…
September is once again upon us, which means back to school for thousands of kids across the city. At Nellie’s, we do what we can to help the kids in…
Once a year, Joanne Fong takes an evening or two to personally call and thank some of our donors for their support. One year, a name on her list was…
The day-to-day operations of Nellie’s shelter building runs smoothly in a large part because of the efforts of Jamuna Gurung. As a House Coordinator, Jamuna's job is to ensure our…
“Nellie’s food program helps keep me off the street" Every Tuesday at Nellie’s, between 60 and 80 families visit our office to pick up food from our food program. Molly*…
At Nellie’s shelter, we are forever grateful for the generosity of our donors near and far—from small businesses to large corporations to individual fundraising events and donations. Every donation helps…
It’s been almost two years since we purchased the three-storey Victorian building that would become our new shelter. In that time, it’s been undergoing significant renovations to ensure accessibility throughout…
Early in 2021, we created a new position here at Nellie’s—Program Director. Because for almost 50 years, we have been so much more than a bed; we have helped women…
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…
Life inside Nellie’s shelter during the lockdown is quite different than other times. Kids can’t be found running through the halls or bounding down the stairs to our children’s playroom.…
