Quick EscapeGender Based Violence Support Services
Everyone deserves to feel safe.
We work to end violence against women, girls and Two-Spirit LGBTQIA+ people through our advocacy and offer life-changing and life-saving supports to survivors.
Gender Based Violence Support Services
Transitional Housing Support Program
Our Transitional and Housing Support Program offers a range of support to women and gender diverse individuals who are currently or have previously, experienced abuse in all its forms.
Learn MoreSELF Project – Mother’s Matter Centre
Dedicated to serving socially isolated and low economic status mothers and their families to deliver the Safe Space for an Early Learning Foundation (SELF) Project.
Learn MoreJOIN Program
Our Violence Against Women & Gender-Based Violence Services are designed to help newcomer, immigrant, and refugee women address their unique needs through community resources and referrals, short term sessional counseling and workshops
Learn MoreNESS Fund
YWCA Canada, in partnership with YWCA Hamilton launched Canada’s first National Emergency Survivor Support Fund (the NESS Fund). This initiative provides women, gender-diverse people and their families with financial support to leave unsafe homes or emergency shelters/precarious housing situations and begin their healing journeys.
Learn MoreSupervised Parenting Services
Supervised Parenting Services offers supervised parenting time in a safe, neutral, child-friendly environment in cases where safety is a significant concern.
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