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 […]
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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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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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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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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
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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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Since June of 2020, Shaneel has been volunteering with Shelter Movers as a mover, signing up for shifts to help out whenever he has free time. When asked why he began volunteering with Shelter Movers, Shaneel explained that he wanted to be able to better understand the experiences of survivors of interpersonal abuse. “As a
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Technological Safety for Women Experiencing Abuse Violence against women (VAW) is a societal issue that can manifest in many forms. In an increasingly technology-reliant world VAW has also gone digital, with perpetrators now employing technological means to harm women and girls. This technology-facilitated violence can accompany other forms of abuse, from stalking survivors of sexual
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An Underrecognized and Underreported Form of Interpersonal Violence, with Lifelong Repercussions More than 96% of women who have experienced domestic violence have also experienced economic abuse. Why then do so few of us know what economic abuse is, or even how to spot it Emotional and physical abuse are the most widely acknowledged forms of
GardaWorld serves over 14 regions in British Columbia, and they support multiple non-profit organizations. They provide elite security services to protect businesses and employees. What we find so appealing about them is that they prove time and time again that they also care deeply about investing in and supporting the communities they work with. GardaWorld
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