by Jennifer Grey | Aug 10, 2015 | Events, From the Blog, Thank You's, Third Party, WCSWR News and Information
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...
by Jennifer Grey | Aug 7, 2015 | From the Blog, Thank You's, Third Party, WCSWR News and Information
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...
by Jennifer Grey | Aug 5, 2015 | Events, From the Blog, Thank You's, Third Party, WCSWR News and Information
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...
by Jennifer Grey | Jul 30, 2015 | From the Blog, Thank You's, WCSWR News and Information
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...
by ksiopiolosz | Jul 29, 2015 | From the Blog, Moving Beyond Violence
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...
by Jennifer Grey | Jul 27, 2015 | From the Blog, Moving Beyond Violence, Thank You's, WCSWR News and Information
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....
