by Jennifer Grey | Feb 10, 2015 | Events, From the Blog, Moving Beyond Violence, Third Party
What is ONE BILLION RISING?One Billion Rising is the biggest mass action to end violence against women in human history. The campaign, launched on Valentine’s Day 2012, began as a call to action based on the staggering statistic that 1 …in 3 women on the...
by Jennifer Grey | Feb 2, 2015 | From the Blog, Thank You's, WCSWR News and Information
Overnight our region received several centimeters of snow and that means that several busses to school were cancelled and some schools were closed. At Women’s Crisis Services, half of our residents are children. That means that on snow days we have a full house...
by ksiopiolosz | Jan 27, 2015 | From the Blog
The holiday season is a very special time of the year for many, and can also be a very emotional time for the families who are in shelter. The women who leave everything behind to regain a life of freedom and safety for themselves and their children can have several...
by ksiopiolosz | Jan 20, 2015 | From the Blog
Waterloo Pentecostal Assembly church members took time and used their resources to purchase, prepare and individually wrap precious gifts for our women this Christmas. The management, staff and residents at Women Crisis Services of Waterloo Region would like to thank...
by ksiopiolosz | Jan 12, 2015 | From the Blog, Moving Beyond Violence
As an Outreach Worker, I work with many families who live in the community during the time that they are looking for support. This past year I was very fortunate to be able to have some of those families sponsored by generous companies and families through the...
