Read more about the article Despite pandemic restrictions, Children’s Program still a safe space for kids
Despite pandemic restrictions, Children’s Program still a safe space for kids

Despite pandemic restrictions, Children’s Program still a safe space for kids

Much like everything else at Nellie’s, we’ve made changes to how we run our Children’s Program in order to ensure our moms, kids, and staff stay safe. Social distancing, masks…

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Read more about the article Renovations are well underway at the new Nellie’s shelter
Jyoti Singh, E.D. and Maureen Caines-Comrie, Shelter Manager at the construction site for our new shelter

Renovations are well underway at the new Nellie’s shelter

For nearly a decade, we searched for a new property  to call home—one that retained the charm and coziness of our current shelter while also offering us greater accessibility and…

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Read more about the article Virtual fitness class fundraiser raises over $8,000 for Nellie’s
Jesse Bruce's Virtual fitness class fundraiser raises over $8,000 for Nellie’s

Virtual fitness class fundraiser raises over $8,000 for Nellie’s

When Jesse Bruce, a trainer at Toronto gym One Academy, heard that rates of domestic abuse against women could rise during the COVID-19 pandemic because of the increased isolation people…

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Meet Joanna Shawana, Nellie's counsellor helping Nellie’s celebrate National Indigenous History Month

Helping Nellie’s celebrate National Indigenous History Month

Meet Joanna: a counsellor who gives so much to the women at Nellie’s As a counsellor at Nellie’s, Joanna Shawana spends much of her time providing emotional support to the…

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