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…

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…

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…

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 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…

There’s one TV show that Devi* can never again bring herself to watch. It’s Grey’s Anatomy, because it was on at the time her husband tried to kill her. Throughout…

As a student at Brock University, Nellie’s newest Board Director Lindsey Walton was one of just a few women who graduated with a Bachelor of Science, Mathematics Integrated with Computers…

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…

My first three months as Executive Director of Nellie’s have been challenging. My first day was on a Thursday and five days later, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a…

What it’s like for women and children living at Nellie’s during COVID-19? Social and physical distancing practices are keeping us all apart like never before. And this has meant some…