Erica, welcome to the Shelter Movers team! Why don’t you tell us a bit about yourself? I grew up in London, Ontario with my parents, older sister, 2 cats, a dog and a horse. I also lived in Lennoxville, Québec, and Toronto, Ontario before moving to Halifax. I earned my undergraduate degree in Psychology and […]
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Advantage Box Company Ltd. is no stranger to contributing to the community. The Advantage Box team supports a variety of causes that promote social justice, especially Shelter Movers’ mission to end the cycle of violence against women and children. Based in Richmond, BC, Advantage Box Company is a leading producer and distributor of boxes, supplies, and
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Meet Myriam! Myriam has been chosen as our volunteer of the month. She wears many hats in the organization. She takes care of moves as a Lead Mover, she does some recruiting and she gives orientation training. She started volunteering for Shelter Movers Montreal at the end of November 2020 and since that time she’s
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It’s time to celebrate, we’ve reached our 600th move! This month we celebrate National Volunteer Week! The theme for 2021 is The Value of One, The Power of Many. Gratitude and hope drive each volunteer to contribute to building a safer environment for everyone. Every day, dozens of volunteers leave their homes to help women
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At Shelter Movers, we believe in the power of gathering together to support fellow community members who need help. For us, what that means in practice is helping women and their children move out of abusive homes at no cost. The moves we conduct require a lot of planning, specific materials, labour, and, importantly, means
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Shelter Movers Waterloo Region has launched a new series called “What Is…” to explore different topics and gain a deeper understanding of our community. Our first topic is ‘Different Types of Abuse.’ Abuse can be described as a pattern of behaviour used by one person to gain and maintain power and control over another. There
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The benefits of volunteering are well known and varied. You may have experienced some of them first hand while volunteering for Shelter Movers! Benefits of volunteering range from increased physical activity, creating a sense of community, feeling needed and appreciated, to making a difference in the lives of others. Volunteering is a wonderful opportunity to
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Gender-based violence can affect anyone, regardless of race, age, gender, religion or sexuality. Although most Canadians acknowledge that women are more likely to experience gender based violence (GBV), many might not understand the impact of race on violence against women and sexual assault. In 2018, police-reported data showed that the homicide rate for indigenous women
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We’re pleased to announce that we’re extending our services to the Annapolis Valley in June 2021! The Nova Scotia chapter of Shelter Movers has been growing rapidly since we launched in 2019. Since then, we’ve been able to extend our services to the South Shore and now we will be serving Kings County, Annapolis County,
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What you didn’t know – and need to 24% of all women in Canada live with a disability; however they experience nearly half of all violent victimization committed across the country. Women with disabilities are about twice as likely to face violent crime, multiple instances of violence, violence in their own home, sexual assault, and
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