Find Happiness Helping Others Have you ever experienced that boost of positivity after making a difference in someone’s day? Academic studies show that charitable behaviour generates benefits for those who act altruistically. Yes, you can find happiness and well-being by helping others. Now, imagine that you can share these benefits with your friends, family members, …
It has been over a year since the COVID-19 pandemic changed the world. As a result, such significant changes to our daily routine have exacerbated ongoing prevalent mental health problems in Canada. The anxiety levels of Canadians have risen from 4% to 10% since the onset of the pandemic (Mental Health Research Canada, 2021). The …
Motherhood is both the best job in the world and also one of the most intense, challenging and all-consuming. Parenting, financial planning, and dealing with external societal factors are all challenges that are often central to a mother’s lived experience. These challenges are typically compounded for women who have intersecting identities: marital status, socioeconomic status, …
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Amazing things can happen when you combine your personal passions and talents with your desire to give back to the community. Peter Celler and his Run Through Night campaign are living proof. His hobby of endurance sport raised $14,710 for Shelter Movers Vancouver last year in his inaugural run, which enabled us to move 73 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
March 8th is International Women’s day, a time to celebrate women everywhere: to recognize women who inspire us all and to renew the discussion of gender equality in light of setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the pandemic intensified fundamental gaps in our society and disproportionately impacted those already marginalized, vulnerable, or struggling, these …
Moving can be incredibly stressful. Having to pack up your life into boxes and start somewhere new usually takes a lot of time and planning. However, survivors fleeing abusive situations often need to leave in a hurry. In many cases, this means packing only what they can carry. Sometimes, they don’t have a new home …
As our time spent online and our use of technology increases, we become more and more vulnerable to instances of technology-facilitated violence. This rings especially true for women and girls — according to the UN Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development, reports suggest that 73% of women have either been exposed to or have experienced some …
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