Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis
38 Elizabeth Street N1E 2X2 Guelph, ON, Canada

Females have a dress code at the school: they're not allowed to wear spaghetti straps, they're not allowed to wear skirts above their knees. We all know they're told they can't dress like that because it will provoke the boys, but we can't start teaching boys that just because a girl dresses like that doesn't mean she wants to get raped? he said. That's the underlying issues I think a lot of students are taking with them today. Sending solidarity to the amazing students at Kings County High School in Nova Scotia today for taking a strong stance against rape culture and saying enough is enough.

Thank you so much Mary, at Sensational You in Fergus for donating 110 pairs of underwear to our women through the #pantyup fundraiser. We are grateful for these thoughtful and truly essential donations for women who access our programs. #Fergus #Donations #community #Gratitude

We are still accepting used phones and chargers for the Get Connected program! Help our community access online support services in these challenging times. CONTACTLESS DROP OFF ONLY available at our 38 Elizabeth St. office during regular business hours from 9:00AM-5:00PM Monday-Friday. Please note: We are closed this Friday, April 2nd.... #GETCONNECTED #phonedriveguelph #DigitalEquity Guelph Community Health Centre United Way Guelph Wellington Dufferin Family & Children's Services of Guelph and Wellington County Guelph Tool Library Global Ewaste Solutions See more

Happening today with YMCA of Three Rivers Youth Programs !

March 31st is Transgender Day of Visibility. Today is a day to celebrate the contributions trans and gender non-conforming folks have and continue to make to social movements and to society as a whole. It is also a day to raise awareness about the discrimination and injustice faced by the trans community. Trans and gender non-conforming individuals face some of the highest rates of violence worldwide. ... We need to work together to create a world in where transgender people can be proud and visible without the threat of violence. This action may start today, but we must continue it everyday. #TDOV2021 #TransDayofVisibility

Thank you so much to the Elinesky Schuett Team at RBC Dominion Securities for stopping by today with a generous donation of $2,500 in honour of their Annual International Women’s Day Event. We are incredibly grateful for your ongoing support and commitment to ending violence against women and children in our community. Elinesky Schuett Private Wealth Management of RBC Dominion Securities Inc. #community #gratitude #IWD2021

Transgender Day of Remembrance is observed on November 20th to remember and honour transgender and gender-diverse individuals whose lives have been lost to anti-transgender violence. Between 2008-2020, 97% of transgender people killed as the result of transphobic violence were transgender women and femmes, 89% in the USA were racialized, and 60% were sex workers. Today and everyday we remember the importance of being intersectional in our work, and how the fight to end gender...-based violence must include advocacy around ending transphobia, racism and sex-worker stigma. Check out these websites for some great resources on how you can learn more about Transgender Day of Remembrance and what actions you can take to work towards ending transphobia: https://www.glaad.org/tdor https://tgeu.org/tmm/ #TDOR2020

Truth be told, when we are talking about violence against women we are most often talking about men. Last year in Ontario, 89% of women and children on OAITH's femicide list were killed by men known to them, including partners, former partners, fathers, brothers, sons, grandsons, friends, and uncles. Our shelters play a vital role for survivors of violence, and give women who need it a place where they can turn. Despite this, most shelters in Ontario can’t cover their basic operating costs without fundraising. Text COURAGE to 41010 to donate $5-$25 and help ensure women will have a place to turn when they face violence.

In Ontario, 1 in 3 women will experience intimate partner violence in their lifetime. This increases significantly when she is a woman of colour or an Indigenous woman. You can help address this unacceptable fact. Text COURAGE to 41010 and give $5-$25. Your donation of $5 can provide the following to a woman or child staying at a participating shelter: One school lunch One reusable mask Shampoo for woman for duration of stay... Conditioner for a woman for duration of stay Your donation will be put in the hands of our shelters across Ontario who work every day to support all women facing life-threatening violence.

Pluto and Pluto's mom are #WrappedinCourage in recognition of #WomanAbusePreventionMonth this November! The wise and wonderful 4-legged legend Pluto is asking you to take action today to support women and children experiencing violence. Will you join Pluto and Nancie of Pluto Living and thousands of others who are saying: enough is enough? Text COURAGE to 41010 right now and a donation of your choice ($5-$25) will be automatically directed to participating women’s shelters in Ontario. #WrappedinCourage Wrapped in Courage

Our friends and supporters Mike and Ariana at Capstone Real Estate Professionals - Royal LePage Royal City Realty have an important message for you. Did you know there are 6,000+ women and children living in a shelter on any given night because it isn’t safe at home. Text Courage to 41010 today to make a donation to support Women’s Shelters across the province. #wrappedincourage #womanabusepreventionmonth... Wrapped in Courage Ariana Christie Michael Christie See more

You can make a difference by texting COURAGE to 41010 right now. November is Woman Abuse Prevention Month and you can help provide safety for women and children experiencing violence in #Ontario.... Will you join @BlueRodeo’s Jim Cuddy, Greg Keelor and Glenn Milchem & thousands of others who are saying: enough is enough? Text COURAGE to 41010 right now and a donation of your choice ($5-$25) will be automatically directed to participating women’s shelters in Ontario. @GregKeelorMusic #WrappedinCourage

November is #WomenAbusePreventionMonth and today you can help provide safety for women and children experiencing violence. Will you join award-winning songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, humanitarian and performer, Shy-Anne Hovorka and thousands of others who are saying: enough is enough? Text COURAGE to 41010 right now and a donation of your choice ($5-$25) will be automatically directed to participating women’s shelters in Ontario.... Shy-Anne Hovorka Wrapped in Courage #WrappedinCourage #WomanAbusePreventionMonth See more

Our great friend and generous supporter Kristin at Well.ca is committed to ending violence against women! Get #wrappedincourage this month and show your support for survivors of domestic violence. Text COURAGE to 41010 today to make a donation to women’s shelters across the province. Wrapped in Courage Well.ca

IMPORTANT MESSAGE ALERT: Join this Special Edition of the Finding the #Covid Balance Webinar this Thursday evening at 7 pm (November 19th). We are all very concerned about the local rates of COVID-19 transmission, and need to immediately support behaviour change to flatten the curve, as well as prepare mentally for the holiday season. We had 11,000 people join our last webinar, thanks to the amazing support / following of Dr. Anne-Marie Zajdlik’s daily messages we real...ly want to reach as many people as we can. Our guest this week is Dr. Nicola Mercer, the Medical Officer of Health from the Public Health Unit in Wellington Dufferin Guelph. Please share with your teams and networks so we can increase our reach of these critically important messages. Here is the zoom link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_-HltatoSScWZqEGE7C5E4w Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health CMHA Waterloo Wellington Bracelet of Hope ARCH - HIV / AIDS Resources & Community Health Marva Wisdom

We have some GREAT news for your Saturday morning. Yesterday, our lovely friend Laura and coordinator of the Guelph- Wellington Basketeers Program dropped off $12,150 of Canadian Tire and Walmart gift cards in lieu of baskets for our women and children transitioning out of shelters and into new homes. They are the gift of a fresh start and help our women with a new beginning free from violence. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to all those who participated in this years basketeers initiative! We are still in awe at this generous outpouring of community support. WOW . Guelph-Wellington Basketeers #basketeers #womanabusepreventionmonth #community #support

Did someone say Festive Special?! This holiday season might look a little different, but it always reminds us to be grateful for the kindness and generosity of good people. We are so excited to announce that swisschalet Guelph, Stone Rd and Woodlawn locations are supporting our woman and children in a big way this year. Swiss Chalet will be providing Swiss Chalet Day for all women and children at Marianne’s Place once a week from now throughout the holiday season! They have also donated 100 meal coupons for Women accessing all of our programs. #warmhearts #grateful #FestiveSpecial #womensshelter

November is Woman Abuse Prevention Month and you can help provide safety for women and children experiencing violence in #Ontario. Will you join Canadian comedian, television personality, political satirist and author Rick Mercer and thousands of others who are saying: enough is enough? Text COURAGE to 41010 right now and a donation of your choice ($5-$25) will be automatically directed to participating women’s shelters in Ontario.... #WrappedinCourage Wrapped in Courage See more