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Our Kawartha Lakes community is a wonderful place. It also has aspects that many of us don’t know about, and that we might find hard to believe. But just because we have trouble accepting [...]

Why we need to stand together Pride Week is coming up soon in Kawartha Lakes. Why is that something we care about at Women’s Resources? Well, the stark reality is that those who oppose [...]

Please be aware that this post contains descriptions of violence. A hidden price: Women who have been beaten by a partner or loved one have all kinds of injuries, but some of the most [...]

There’s nothing quite like the Women’s Resources volunteer experience “Women’s Resources makes a real difference in our community,” says Ruth Fallding. And she should know—she’s been helping out one day a week for a [...]

This is the eleventh year for the Marquee Event. The original idea was to help raise awareness of the work of Women’s Resources, but also to raise money through a signature performance by top-flight [...]

Wow. Just . . . wow. As we start a new year, we are so grateful for the compassionate support we receive from you, the community we serve, because that compassion flows right to [...]

Our exciting new project to help women reclaim their lives Escaping an abusive situation and learning how to survive and even thrive isn’t a quick process, nor one that happens on a definite timeline. [...]

Watch for this sign that someone needs help: It’s simple, and it could save a life. The Canadian Women’s Foundation developed the Violence at Home Signal for Help as a way for women or [...]

It’s always easiest when the people we look up to are perfect, isn’t it? When they live with integrity, demonstrate moral behaviour at every turn and never say anything ill-considered or thoughtless. The problem, [...]

Victoria’s is a refuge for women and their children When women arrive at Victoria’s Women’s Shelter and realize that they are now truly safe, they disappear for the first few days. Not because they’re [...]