Every year, we’re so incredibly thankful for our donor community and how they continue to support the women and their children at Nellie’s. Although this support is needed all-year round,…
Every November, we honour National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Canada, as well as Women Abuse Prevention Month in Ontario. At Nellie’s we believe that ending gender-based violence begins with…
When Chris Dunlop, owner of Royal LePage Estate Realty, expanded to open their downtown Toronto office in 2013, he worked to find a local women’s shelter for his company to…
Now more than 50 years since Nellie’s first opened its doors in 1973, we’re excited to unveil a brand new look. While we’ve long been known as a crisis organization…
As Nellie’s moves into our second half-century, we’re excited to soon be revealing our new branding — including a brand-new website, more modern logo, and a revised mission statement, vision,…
2023 marked 50 years since Nellie’s first opened its doors. Throughout that year, we marked this incredible milestone with stories from 50 years of Nellie’s, including interviews with former board…
As summer comes to a close, thousands of children across Toronto are currently getting ready to head back to school, starting in new grades, with new teachers, and maybe even…
In 2005, when Christeen first came to Nellie’s, she had her 9-year-old son in tow and was pregnant with her second child. She had only been in Canada for a…
Every year, Nellie’s sees more children than women come through our shelter doors — that’s because when a mom flees violence, more than one child often comes with her. These…
Nellie's is a proud supporter of Toronto's queer community and has been active participants at Pride for many years. To celebrate this year's Pride Month, we're diving into some of…
