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Read more about the article How Nellie’s’ housing program helps women access safe and affordable housing

How Nellie’s’ housing program helps women access safe and affordable housing

  • Post author:Nellie's Staff
  • Post published:October 1, 2022
  • Post category:Women's Programs

With the percentage of renters increasing in Ontario and across Canada, the affordable housing crisis is becoming truly untenable — especially for our country’s most vulnerable populations. Renters in Ontario now…

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Read more about the article Thank you, One Fire Movement, for your unwavering support

Thank you, One Fire Movement, for your unwavering support

  • Post author:Nellie's Staff
  • Post published:September 29, 2022
  • Post category:Thank You

In the waning, lazy days of summer, Tony Roost was focused on back-to-school, and thinking about what the children living at Nellie’s would need to start the year off right.…

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Read more about the article What you can do to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

What you can do to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

  • Post author:Nellie's Staff
  • Post published:September 26, 2022
  • Post category:Social Justice and Advocacy

September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day for all Canadians to recognize the ongoing trauma caused by residential schools, and honour the children who never…

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Read more about the article A message from Executive Director Jyoti Singh

A message from Executive Director Jyoti Singh

  • Post author:Nellie's Staff
  • Post published:August 31, 2022
  • Post category:Other

The move to the new shelter in February has opened up a lot of new possibilities for us. It is no secret that in the old building, we were cramped…

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Read more about the article Park Yoga Toronto Shows its Support for Nellie’s

Park Yoga Toronto Shows its Support for Nellie’s

  • Post author:Nellie's Staff
  • Post published:August 26, 2022
  • Post category:Thank You

Beatrix Montanile was living in Los Angeles when she first started attending, and later teaching, yoga in the park classes. It was the early 2000s and these pay-what-you-can yoga classes…

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Read more about the article Meet Dana Granofsky: Nellie’s co-chair

Meet Dana Granofsky: Nellie’s co-chair

  • Post author:Nellie's Staff
  • Post published:August 4, 2022
  • Post category:Volunteers

A board member since 2017, Dana Granofsky has played a key role in guiding Nellie’s through a number of major changes, primarily the purchase, renovation and move to our new…

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Read more about the article There will be many more like me

There will be many more like me

  • Post author:Nellie's Staff
  • Post published:July 19, 2022
  • Post category:News

“There will be many more like me that will walk into Nellie’s … and come out stronger for it.” In 2017, Krystal Joseph showed up on Nellie’s doorstep, pregnant with…

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Read more about the article Nellie’s now welcomes women, their children…and their pets!

Nellie’s now welcomes women, their children…and their pets!

  • Post author:Nellie's Staff
  • Post published:July 2, 2022
  • Post category:News

The move to the new shelter building this past winter gave us much more than additional space. It made us one of just a handful of shelters in Toronto to…

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Read more about the article Teaching empowerment to create social change

Teaching empowerment to create social change

  • Post author:Nellie's Staff
  • Post published:June 2, 2022
  • Post category:Program Updates

For almost 50 years, Nellie’s has been providing shelter and support to women and their children fleeing violence, trauma and homelessness as they take steps toward accomplishing the next chapter…

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Read more about the article Celebrating Pride Month at Nellie’s

Celebrating Pride Month at Nellie’s

  • Post author:Nellie's Staff
  • Post published:June 1, 2022
  • Post category:Special Holidays

Across the city this year, Pride Month celebrations are back in-person in Toronto after two years of pandemic-related virtual festivities. Every event, performance, talk and march are about uplifting 2SLGBTQ+…

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  • General line: (416) 461-8903
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*Nellie’s affirms the inclusion of trans women and non-binary people in our vision of who we serve and support.

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Nellie’s acknowledges our organization is situated in Tkarón:to (Ta-kar-on-toe) which is located on the traditional lands of the Mississauga (Missi-Sog-A), the Anishinaabe (Ah-nish-nah-bay), the Haudenosaunee (Ho-deh-no-show-nee), the Chippewa (Chi-puh-waa), the Huron (Hur-on), and many other Indigenous Peoples. Read our full land acknowledgement here.

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