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The Canadian Network of Women’s Shelters & Transition Houses is a national network united to end violence against women. The members of the Network are Canada’s provincial/territorial and regional sheltering organizations, who have a collective membership of over 350 emergency and second stage shelters for abused women and their children in Canada. Each member has appointed a representative to participate in the Network Board of Directors. The goal of the Network is to assist shelter organizations to share best practices in order to make new advances in the development of high quality services, to establish a strong national voice so that shelters will be able to act together to identify and address common issues and goals, and to ensure that our agenda is well-represented at the national level.

The Women's Interval Home provides 24 hour emergency and short term shelter, support, individual and group counselling, transitional services, school program, and child witness counselling services.

In a welcoming and supportive environment, Times Change Women's Employment Service offers career, educational, and second career/skills development counselling, a wide range of computer services and a comprehensive resource centre, all free of charge. We are a non-profit community agency and have been established in Toronto since 1974. Our staff members are experienced professionals with a special interest in helping women reach their employment goals in today's labour market. As a client of Times Change once said, "Whether you know what you're looking for or you don't know what you're looking for, this is a good place to start."

WIZO, founded in 1920, is an international organization of volunteers working to improve the lives of women, children, and the elderly living in Israel. WIZO's members work to support over 800 WIZO programs in Israel, including child care centers, schools, shelters for battered women and girls in distress, and services for the elderly. WIZO USA, established in 1982, is a membership organization whose primary focus is supporting its WIZO projects in Israel. WIZO USA aims to strengthen the bond between Israel and American Jewry by promoting Jewish identity and education. Since 1959, WIZO is recognized by the United Nations as a non-governmental organization with consultative status at the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).

North Point Douglas Women's Centre is a community based centre in one of Canada's poorest urban areas. We provide a drop-in six days a week, responding to basic needs (safety, food security, phone, donations, computers, information, counseling), and seek to support and empower women and their children as they address issues in their lives. During limited hours some resources are offered to community men. Programming responds to needs identified by the community with special foci on health and safety. Health programming includes information and programs encouraging healthy food, increased physical activity and building strong relationships within families and between neighbours. Safety work includes youth outreach, crime reduction planning, community based activities for children and youth (community gardening, odd jobs for youth, walking school bus) and activities that build community engagement (Austin Street Festival, Dreamcatchers--an adaptation of Citizens on Patrol Program).

WMRCC of Durham provides one on one counselling, group counselling,workshops, mentorship program,youth host program,WEALS Project,and many more.