Gore Mutual Insurance believes “She Deserves It”
Gore Mutual Foundation Donates $100,000 to Rebuild Haven House in Cambridge The Gore Mutual Foundation is honoured to announce their support of Women's Crisis Services of Waterloo Region, with a grant of $100,000 towards the campaign: Rebuild Haven House¦She...
Toyota’s Healing Harvest
Summertime at our two shelters, Haven House and Anselma House, include a lot of planning for out door activities. The summer sunshine and fresh air often uplift our residents and fill them with energy during a very trying time for them. At both shelters we are...
Lifting our spirits with WingsUp!
It is always humbling when people in the community give of themselves and their resources to support our work and to help us support women and children moving beyond violence. There are many unique ways in which businesses have encouraged their employees and their...
One GIANT Garage Sale
Over $10,000 raised on one day to support Women and their children moving beyond abuse The statistics are alarming; 45% of Women's Crisis Services (WCSWR) shelter clients are children, and most are under the age of 10. In any given year, this translates to over 200...
BMO Bank of Montreal believes that She Deserves It
BMO Bank of Montreal invests in the safety of women and children of Waterloo Region Waterloo Region, ON- Women's Crisis Services of Waterloo Region is very proud to thank BMO Bank of Montreal for their support of the campaign to Rebuild Haven House, the shelter...
One Woman’s Journey
I have worked for this agency for over 20 years and have had the opportunity to work with and support some amazing women during my time here. The stories we hear on a daily basis can certainly be difficult, but we have a job to do and that's to help women live in a...
Leading the Way
At our recent Annual General Meeting, Carolyn Albrecht, Sr. Director of Operations, honoured our CEO, Mary Zilney, for 10 years of service to Women's Crisis Services. Here are some of her comments about our leader: For Mary, it has been 10 years at WCSWR as CEO....
Long term dedication from Jennifer Schmidt
We are so fortunate to have the dedication of long term staff. This past June we took the opportunity to recognize Jennifer Schmidt for her 15 years of service. The following is some of what her manager Jennifer Hutton had to say: Jennifer Schmidt first started with...
Thank you Merle Fast
At the recent Annual General Meeting in June 2015, Mary Zilney, CEO of Women's Crisis Services was honoured to recognized Merle Fast for her five years of service to the agency. The following is an excerpt of what Mary shared about Merle: On September 7, 2010 Merle...
Maidens of Mayhem support WCSWR
This year, on July 11, 2015 an inaugural ALL WOMEN'S DISC GOLF TOURNAMENT - Maidens of Mayhem took place at Christie Lake Conservation Area. The event was hosted by a community group of Women Disc Golf players from around the region, with the intention to grow and...