Very few of the findings in a new report about COVID-19 and gender-based violence in Canada are a surprise, unfortunately. They describe a tumultuous time where women have faced more serious abuse, and where organizations like Women’s Resources have had to figure out new ways to do almost everything. The report, from the Ending [...]
When a woman is living with abuse, or is doing her best to escape it, every day is full of stress and uncertainty. That’s why any woman receiving help from Women’s Resources is able to use a very special food cupboard open only to them and geared especially to their needs. “What makes me [...]
A heart-breakingly familiar story has played out yet again. A woman found the courage to end a relationship she no longer wanted to be in, and ended up dead. Court documents showed that time and time again, the man she broke up with was ordered not to have contact with her, and time and [...]
Casual Shelter Counsellors Needed Women’s Resources of Kawartha Lakes provides emergency shelter services, counselling and support to abused women and their children in the City of Kawartha Lakes. We are currently seeking women interested in casual work in our Shelter. The candidates must be available for a variety of shifts particularly evenings, overnight [...]
When we talked about it at all, we used to call it “wife abuse.” The victims were “abused women” or “battered wives.” Today we talk about “intimate partner violence,” “domestic abuse” or “domestic violence,” and there are many similar terms in common usage. Why the change over time? First of all, it’s important to [...]
It’s right there in the name of our organization — Women’s Resources exists to help women, and particularly women who have experienced violence, frequently by a partner or family member. But there are often other vulnerable people who live with the violence second-hand: children. These might be small kids who’ve seen their dad hit [...]
We’ve talked in this space before about why it’s critical to remember that the man who perpetrated Canada’s worst mass killing violently abused his female partner before leaving a heartbreaking trail of death and destruction through central Nova Scotia. Calls are getting louder for whatever inquiry takes place into the shootings to include what’s [...]
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All over the world, people are rising up to demand an end to racism. Why now, when the problem has existed for centuries? You know the names all too well: Rayshard Brooks, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery in the United States (and they’re just some of the more recent examples in a shockingly [...]
Executive Assistant Position 21 hours per week (some evening work required) Women’s Resources is looking for an experienced, professional, detail-oriented individual in the role of Executive Assistant to the Executive Director. She will be responsible for performing a number of administrative duties including onboarding new staff and Board members, recording minutes of Board meetings, maintaining [...]
