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With the assistance of volunteers and donors, Mujerave is empowering some of the poorest women in the Western Hemisphere to improve their communities.

Transitional services including shelter and outreach for women and their children who have experienced violence and abuse.

Resonate uses storytelling to empower women and girls to build self-confidence and unlock leadership potential.

At Coverdale, we provide information and emotional support to women/female youth during the court process. We provide a continuum of care for women/female youth through counseling, advocacy, referrals to community resources/organizations, education and preventative programming to meet the needs identified by clients.

Providing a range of services to vicitms of violence including men, women and children. We have a Women's Shelter, Stopping the Violence Program, Community Based Victims Services Program, Children Who Witness Abuse Program, Outreach Services and most recently Couples support program.

Our support services provide women with a space where they will be listened to without being judged, and where a woman's perspective of her abuse or assault is the focus. All of our support services are confidential, free, and available in French for women over the age of 16. The majority of our services are available to women residing in the Greater Toronto Area, however the support line, 1-877-femaide (336-2243), is available in all of Ontario. For more information on this service, visit www.briserlesilence.ca

The women are referred through a partnership of ten social service agencies in Winnipeg. The small dedicated team of four work full time to collect donations (we recieve donations at the warehouse and pick up city wide, free of charge). Each week we schedule 6 appointments for women who are referred. During their appointment the women have the opportunity to pick out the furniture and household items that they need and we then deliver the items free of charge, immediately.

Since 1972, the Central Okanagan Elizabeth Fry Society has provided women, children, and youth with a safe environment where they can receive counselling and information to empower them to make positive changes in their lives. The Elizabeth Fry Society helps women involved in the justice system while also assisting women, children, and youth who have experienced sexual violence, or abuse from an intimate partner. The Society also nurtures the natural support systems of family, friends, and caregivers who witness or are otherwise affected by their loved ones’ experiences of violence or conflict with the law. The Elizabeth Fry Society is focused on cultivating strong, confident and secure women and children. Clients of the Elizabeth Fry Society are provided with a nurturing and healthy environment where they can regain their dignity, autonomy, and self-esteem. The Society changes lives by helping women and children to reach the power within themselves.

Yellow Brick House helps abused women and children by offering emergency shelter, transitional housing, counselling and supportive services; empowering them to lead violent-free lives. Aside from direct services to abused women and children we also provide public educational services within the school systems. Abuse prevention workshops raise awareness among students about the issues of violence against women while promoting healthy relationships. We directly speak to over 9,000 individuals every year. This focus is bringing information to tomorrow’s generation today. Yellow Brick House. Rebuilding Lives. Empowering abused women and children. www.yellowbrickhouse.org

About Us: Our Bridgeport club was founded in 1992, and is part of Soroptimist International of the Americas which was founded in 1921. Soroptimist is an international volunteer organization for business and professional women who work to improve the lives of women and girls, in local communities and throughout the world. A 501(c)(3) organization, Soroptimist relies on charitable contributions to fund its programs. Local members join with almost 100,000 Soroptimists in more than120 countries and territories to contribute time and financial support to community-based projects benefiting women. Soroptimist International has consultative status with the United Nations’ Economic and Social Council, which oversees U.N. activities promoting human rights. In addition to sponsoring the awards programs, our club has participated in community programs focused on various health and human service issues for women and girls, such as the Center for Women and Families, Mi Casa/My Home, Women and Men’s Health Project, Project Courage, and Local Soup Kitchens. For more information about our mission and programs, please visit our website www.soroptimist.org

To educate and empower women and children by enabling them to have an effective and positive role in constructing a better society.

We are a feminist fund that mobilizes resources and accompanies women's organizations and groups to achieve gender equality in Mexico.