Annual Report 2013-2014
Nellie’s Shelter for Women & Kids
Shelter Education Advocacy Nellie’s Mission Our Mission is to operate programs and services for women and children who have and are experiencing oppressions such as violence, poverty and homelessness. Nellie’s is a community based feminist organization which operates within an anti-racist, anti-oppression framework. We are committed to social change through education and advocacy, to achieve social justice for all women and children.
Table of Contents
Staff and Board list 3 Agency Report 4 - 5 Personal to Political 6 A Day in the life of Nellie’s 7 - 9 Picture Puzzle 10 - 11 Financial Report 12 Donor Recognition 13 - 17 Community Partners 18 Service Appreciation 19
We need you to do our work! 2013 - 2014 Board & Staff List Board of Directors Board Members at Large Executive: Michelle Bain Zahra Mohamed, President Lori Loewen Fran Odette, Vice-President Helen Nowak Kathy Rampersad, Treasurer Kendra-Ann Pitt Sienna Leung, Secretary Sahar Zaidi Staff Administration: Halima Abdela, Finance Administrator Janna Cheng-Brown, Admin Coordinator Monica Meireles, Shelter House Coordinator Margarita Mendez, Executive Director Tamara Nickie, Shelter Admin Worker Jenna Pettinato, Development Worker Rebecca Rogers, Program Manager Wendy Sung-Aad, Development Manager
Counsellors & Housing Workers: Relief Workers: Relief Workers: Hawa Bogor Khadija Abdi Tasleem Rasool Maureen Caines-Comrie Victoria Bay Alisha Riley Bernadette Dondo Priscilla Boateng Jacqueline Smith Angeles Fernandez Lourdes Dijanich Sara de Souza Diana Galeano Dita Dixon Faye Stanbury Sandy Greer-Wootten Valeska Gomez-Castillo Julia Steinecke Meghan Hogg Patricia Hurst Katrina Sumadchat Sarah Hull Hamdi Hussein Melisse Watson Madeleine Mariano Thi-Phuong Huynh Kathleen Williams Anna Morgan Joanne Janczak Cecelia Paul Lillian Manger Adriana Pelayo Bonz Merlin Abida Sherazee Patience McCabe Joanna Shawana Emily McDonald Angela Stephens Aelly Momend Kira Steiner Maria Moutsatsos Karen Sterling Julia Nieri Pg 3 Agency Report 2013 - 2014 In our constant efforts to fulfill our Mission Statement to serve marginalized women through direct services and by promoting social change through education and advocacy, we continue providing services to women experiencing multiple barriers to access services. In the area of education and advocacy, last year we launched our position paper on Accessibility for Women with DisAbilities and Deaf Women. As well, our Accessibility Advisory Committee was formed to provide support and guidance in Nellie’s overall work toward ensuring a barrier-free Ontario for all women.
As one of the tasks for the coming year, the Accessibility Advisory Committee will facilitate a full day training for staff to reflect on our Accessibility Position Paper and Policies, and will organize an audit of our space and practices regarding accessibility.
Although the Provincial and Municipal governments are talking about improved accessibility to services by all Ontarians living with disAbilities, we are far from reaching the goal by the year 2025, since resources for implementation are very limited.
At Nellie’s we are committed to continue raising awareness of accessibility issues and advocating for resources and other supports for women with disabilities and Deaf women who experience significant rates of violence with access to few services.
In the same spirit of decreasing barriers for women’s full participation, staff and participants were engaged in a revision of services to ensure AR/AO policies are imple- mented at all of our programs and services.
After repeated sexual assaults on homeless women on the streets of Toronto, and while the City shelter system for women in particular is in crisis and operating beyond capacity, Women from the community fought to end the violence and for access to safe spaces. As a direct result, on June 10th, Toronto City Council voted to support the recommendation for two, 24 hour/after-hours drop-ins for women. Funding requirements for the implementation of the new service needed to be presented to the budget committee on August 6th. At the time this report was being prepared, it appeared that the issue of 24 hour’ drop-in for women would not be on the agenda, which would mean that the development of this service, due to year end municipal elections, will be delayed until sometime in 2015. This delay outrageously compromises women’s safety and will also endanger women’s health during the winter season. We will continue to support this initiative to create more safe spaces for homeless women.We have to celebrate the decision of the Provincial government to remove the barriers to access health services for claimant refugees. We need to continue our advocacy work at the federal level to ensure Federal laws, like extended length of sponsorship in order to qualify for resident immigration status, and access to health care are not a threat to women’s safety. Pg 4 Continued Agency Report 2013 - 2014 continued We will also continue to participate in umbrella groups that are advocating for increased funding towards the development of new affordable housing units.
The Social Justice Committee has been working on research that is focused on identifying best practices in social justice work. The report is now completed, pending approval from the Board. During the year, a Harm Reduction training was provided for staff and for shelter residents.
At the Board level, last year at their annual retreat, the board examined policies and practices to ensure its alignment with the organization’s key values and principles. The Board also developed their yearly work plan, in order to enhance the board functions. To accomplish this goal, the Board underwent the exercise of revising board Governance Policies; reviewing the role and work of the committees, updating all Committees’ Terms of Reference, with the intention of clearly stating the relationship between the Board and Committees and the information flow to Board from Committee.
Nellie’s staff and Board are now preparing to engage in our tasks for the upcoming year. In the fall we will initiate the implementation process for our next Strategic Plan. The upcoming Board yearly retreat is intended for the Board members to reflect upon the key areas that are identified as part of Nellie’s AR/AO framework, along with the Board’s role in the ongoing promotion of a culture of inclusion for the organization. As well, the Social Justice Committee, with input from different stakeholders, has identified an important area of education and advocacy work to focus the Committee work this year: Criminalization of Women. At Nellie’s we continue to benefit from the countless hours committed Board members dedicate to ensure Nellie’s Vision, Mission and Values are reflected upon, practiced and maintained.
Our dedicated and hardworking staff ensures that the Board’s vision and direction for the year is implemented at all services and programs. For more information, please check our service data report highlighting the hard work and commitment of Nellie’s staff.
The commitment and support from funders, a wide range of individuals, groups and foundations allow Nellie’s to maintain existing services and develop new ones to respond to emerging community needs. Without this support, we would not be able to maintain services after so many years of funding freeze and increased community needs.
A new, fully accessible shelter is still our Vision. As part of the upcoming review of our strategic plan, we will develop a revised implementation plan. Once it is completed, we will appeal for your support in order to make it a reality. Pg 5 Personal to Political
Pg 6 A Day in the Life of Nellie’s It’s just before 7:00 A.M. and the first shift of the day arrives at Nellie’s to begin a busy day. An overnight counsellor captures the essence of the night in a quick ½ hour shift change as the responsibility of the day is passed on. Whether the work is in the Community Support Office (CSO) or the Shelter, a series of interactions will weave through the day to support residents and their families to move through their journey. Morning is busy without another staff on site until 9;00 A.M. or 10:00 A.M.. There is a normal bustle and pace of a busy house with 36 residents waking up to start their day. Shift change has ended and the counsellor reads through files and case notes in order to prepare for the day ahead. The intake office is a blur of activity as the residents come to the office to seek support of staff for duties that range from getting their medications, requesting support to book appointments, connecting with outside agencies, or seeking out a friendly smile and encouragement as they move towards reaching their self-identified goals.
Among the supports required to ensure the day runs smoothly are: information, bookings or referrals to: childcare, cultural interpreters, medical or legal appointments. Transportation ranging from TTC, wheel trans or taxi is arranged. If the need for an accompaniment for a resident is identified, all necessary arrangements are organized. Staying close to the intake office is important at this time as the counsellor moves through their duties to ensure she is able to unlock the door to allow entrance to the house. As the phone calls begin to come in, requests for beds are answered to, based upon the availability in the house. The need for beds always exceeds the availability, so when no space is available the caller is referred to The Referral Center run by the City of Toronto . 479 referrals were made by Nellie’s this year to other agencies because we were at capacity or another agency was more appropriate. Once the Community Support and Outreach office opens at 9:00A.M the Housing Support Workers, who support both women in the shelter or in the community, are available to work with them, either in exploring their housing options or helping to maintain their housing, via eviction prevention or advocacy. Housing support may intersect with various systems: immigration, family law, child welfare, income support, and food security to name a few. The Community Outreach Support Worker readies the space for the food security program she facilitates. Volunteers arrive to support the food program and boxes from Second Harvest are unloaded. With high numbers of families dealing with food insecurity, due to part time, low paid jobs or homeleness, this help is essential for families. The food is never enough, but what is available is divided evenly into packages for pick up . 10,587 meals were distributed through Nellie’s Supper Surprise program.
Continued Pg 7 A Day in the Life of Nellie’s continued
A diversity of weekly programs are delivered at the Community Support and Outreach site, including the Women on the Move program for women with physical disabilities who have experienced violence , as well as the Women Experiencing Abuse and Violence (WEAV) program. Information sharing is delivered through a variety of formats ranging from workshops , emergency and individual supports. 100% of participants in the Women on the Move Program identified 3 societal reasons why violence occurs. 118 workshops and trainings were delivered between the CSO and the Shelter.
Working in partnership with other agencies enables us to ensure we can provide wide-ranging, culturally appropriate services to the women who stay in the shelter or use the services at the CSO.
During the summer, the space is busy with the children’s program. Children will take a day trip into the community park or library, or stay inside to do art and crafts or watch a movie. Summer students and staff lead the summer programs for the children.
On any given day, at any given time, the intricate blend of support and advocacy is juggled by a team of dedicated staff. Ensuring the house runs smoothly is a cooperative effort between a web of staff: the house coordinator, cooks and cleaners to ensure the house has all the supplies needed to operate. The administrative assistant ensures the behind the scenes work is completed, including paperwork and gathering statistics, as well as reporting to the city on how many beds are filled each night, for fund- ing and accountability purposes . We operated at 94% bed capacity during the year.
By midday, both locations are a hub of activity. Most staff are in, and the delicate balance of meeting the direct needs of the women through face-to-face interactions; and the never-ending behind the scenes work of coordinating appointments, searching for appropriate referrals, supporting students and volunteers, ensuring adequate staffing for accompaniments continues on. The common foundation for the women who access our services, and their children, is their experiences of violence . From this commonality, the needs and experiences of each woman vary. Due to this common thread, we at Nellie’s work from a feminist, anti-oppressive, anti-racist framework by taking the burden off of the individual and start critiquing and connecting those experiences to systems of oppression. We do this in part by demonstrating our commitment to social action by participating in numerous political action events and working groups. 80% of women developed a safety plan in 2013.
Pg 8 Continued A Day in the Life of Nellie’s continued Each woman we work with has different needs and these are identified through a weekly check-in that enables the resident to identify their current goals and assess past goals and challenges. Using this time to support the resident to identify their needs, address cur- rent challenges and celebrate successes is an important and ongoing work. The weekly check-in provides direction to staff on the support the client wants during their stay in- cluding crisis, motivational and information support. Each woman is at a different stage in their integration process, as some move on to housing while others are beginning their healing journey. Staff support women to create a safety plan which reflects their current situation. At the CSO, clients meet with workers as new situations arise and goals need to be revisited. Staff at Nellie’s are committed to helping clients in their own personal journey. We work cooperatively internally and with external partners in the community. The support of community individuals and organizations through volunteer hours, in kind and/or financial support, enable us to continue providing quality services. HerShare Program -This is our space when we can talk, share, sing or cry with no shame. -Coming here is like going to the school I never had. Supper Surprise -These meals help us to survive.
Pg 9 Picture Puzzle
Placement Students In 2013 Workshops we 387387 served childrenchildren && youthyouth 490 women The Board of Directors
Committees
Pg 10 Continued Picture Puzzle continued 143 Companies Staff Organizations & Foundations The United Way, Provincial & Municipal Government Funders 1,199 Individual Funders Management
95 25 volunteers permanent staff 5817 26 volunteer relief staff hours
Pg 11 Financial Report Women’s Hostels Incorporated Statement of Operations Year End March 31 REVENUE 2014 2013 Government grants 1,514,103 1,186,313 City of Toronto- per diem 228,005 227,746 City of Toronto- personal needs allowance 17,704 33,179 Rent Supplement- OHCAP 65,509 65,509 Federal government mortgage subsidy 25,073 25,073 United Way Funding 236,787 231,787 Donations and Fundraising 337,677 414,637 Bequests 52,813 75,000 Interest and other 3,254 1,165 2,480,925 2,260,409 EXPENSES (Schedule A) Programs & Services 1,910,415 1,913,471 Administration 187,466 199,633 Repairs & Maintenance - special projects 382,173 85,699 2,198,803 Excess of revenue over expenses from operations 871 61,606 Amortization of capital assets (53,569) (55,021) Deficiency of revenue over expenses from capital assets (53,569) (55,021) Funds received for Mary Prichard Fund - 1,075 Outlays for Mary Prichard Fund (450) - Deficiency of revenue over expenses for Mary Prichard Fund (450) 1,075 Deficiency of revenue over expenses for the year (53,148) 7,660 Donations Repairs & Fundraising Maintenance & Other 15% 16% Government Administration Grants & United 8% Subsidies Way 75% 9% Programs & Services 77% Pg 12 REVENUE EXPENSES Thank You to our Donors $10,000 and above Elementary Teachers of Toronto Kristi A Soomer Sharon Courrier Paul Endlicher Shane Strachan The Estate of Vera Jacyk Lana Finney The Brumara Foundation Estate of Nicole M Bouffet First Church of Christ, Scientist The Estate of David Yasuzawa Yahya & Gulnaz Mirza Paula Fletcher The Manchee Foundation Big Carrot Gandy Charitable Foundation The Toronto Dominion Bank Eleanor George U of T Social Justice Committee $5,000-$9,999 Gilmore & Co LLP V Lorraine Williams Donald F Hunter Charitable Grand Toronto Venture LP Willem Vanderburg Foundation Gordon Grant VasanThurairajah The Bennett Family Foundation Greater Toronto Airports Victor Pamensky J P Bickell Foundation Authority Moyra Walker Private Giving Foundation William Grey Adam Wasserman Toronto Real Estate Board H2 Central Marketing & Sharon Weintraub Communications Ian Weir $2000-$4,999 Hair N After David Wills BMO Employee Charitable Heather Mitchell, Evelyn Gail Worth Foundation Lawyer-Advocate Lana C Wright CAW -Social Justice Fund Marion V Holmes Nancy Young Estate of Cindy Cowan Hydro One Employee’s and Dale Yurka Flaunt Boutique Pensioner’s Charity Trust Fund Moses Znaimer Helping Our People Endure Ian G Putnam (H.O. P.E.) Federation Int’l Assoc of Machinists & $250-$499 Immunology Grad Students Aerospace Workers Agricola Lutheran Church - ALW Association J. S. Cheng & Partners Inc. of Agricola Brenda Morgan JBW Insurance Angencies Ltd Asian Institute Osgoode Women’s Network Katherine Gurney Kristen Aspevig Edward J Richardson Klick Inc Augusta Group Inc Margot Ritchie Limberlost Forest & Wildlife Ariel Balevi SATEC -W.A. Porter Collegiate Reserve Lisa & Walter M Balfour Bowen Institute Jeffrey Lipton Paul Beeston Amanda Stacey Lorna & William Anderson Ann Bell WSIB Staff Association Charity Rachel & Steven MacMillan Israel Ben-Ishai Trust Fund Medora Roe Mary E Beverly Your Good Health Munk School of Global Affairs Gretchen & Jack Bingham Glenne Murray Alana Boltwood $500-$1,999 Nextgrowth Group Inc Martin Braun Ahuja Family Charitable OPG Employees’ and Pensioners’ A M Britton Foundation Charity Trust Barbara Bruser American Douglas Metals Inc Park Yoga Atmashakti Yoga Norman Camerman American Women’s Club of Pather Plastics Canada Inc Canadian Professional Sales Toronto Pollard Windows Inc Assoc Anonymous Kristina A Ramrattan Precious Chong Judith Baker & Ian Hacking Rand Kildare Charitable City Park Co-Op Mary Byberg Foundation David Cobb Caitlin Canada Inc RBC Foundation Gayle Comeau Central Ontario Building Trades Real Estate Homeward Broker- Debby Copes CHUM Charitable Foundation age Jocelyne M Cote-O’Hara Combined Metal Industries Inc David Reed Cowan Paul Corey Barbara Saipe Crescent Town Community DASD Contracting Inc. Samuel, Son & Co Ltd Church Dianne Davis Senang Investments Ltd Sheila M Croft Do It yourself Marketing Inc SIL Plastic Sales & Supplies Continued Pg 13 Thank You to our Donors continued M Anne Curtis Steven F Rosenhek Monthly Donors Mary De Ciantis Jennifer Ryan Virgina Adams Randal Defant Marianne Scandiffio Ana Rocio Alvarez Chris Di Nova Scotiabank Donna Andrew Dirty Dishes Carol Shea Linda Arbour Wayne Dusk Victor Shields Kay Armatage Leilah Edroos Southern Ontario Newsmedia Gary Balabanian Eleanor Ann Evans Guild Dorothy J Bastien Extrudex Aluminum William Stemp Helen Beckles Lorraine Ferrari Edward Stephenson Ann Bell Grip Limited Steve Brown Machinery Solu- Alana Boltwood Linda and Jim Gurd tions Anne Boyd Elizabeth D Hamilton Karen Teasdale Martin Braun George E Hare The Donnee Group Joseph J. Brunetti Christine Harper The TD Bank Stephanie Bryant Donald & Noreen Healey Cindy Thompson Sandra L. Caswell Joan Hill Toronto Beaches Lions Club Joseph Child Shelley Hoffman Toronto Community Foundation Gay Claitman Neil H Jones Touchwood PR David Cobb Shirley Joss Triumph Express Service Can- Debby Copes Martin Karp ada Inc Betty Jo Corbett Kaycan Ltd Renee J Unger Jean Dullard Carolyn Keystone Kathleen G Ward Estate of Norma Yvonne Sawden G Edmund King Jeremy S Weeks Launa Finney Joyce Kiousis Marianne Weil Sharon Flynn Ho-Kok Kohler Lillian Forbes Gerald W Kors Every Member Campaign Prentiss Fraser Eileen Lam Halima Abdela Harry French Martha A Latta Michelle Bain Eileen Fursey-Dockman Dianne Lee Marcia Beck Georgia Geropoulos Maureen Lennon Mary Byberg Barrie Gray Leon’s Furniture Ltd Maureen Caines-Comrie Frances Greenbaum Isabelle Li Janna Cheng-Brown Vanessa C. Gromer Mervin Lichty Alanna S. Courtright Janet Gunn Jane K Low Beer Bernadette Dondo Linda and Jim Gurd Laurel Marino Lorna M Graham Katherine Gurney Joyce E Matthews Sienna Leung Theresa Harrington Anne McCart Lori Loewen Pablo L.E. Idahosa Carole McKiee Madeleine Mariano Russell Janzen June McLean Margarita Mendez Harold Jones Jean McNulty Zahra Mohamed Alexandra Karacsony Shirley Menzel Tamara Nickie Dan Kusel Joyal Miranda Helen Nowak Patricia Kyffin North Atlantic International Francine Odette Mareen Lennon Logistics Cecelia Paul Mary J. Lennon One Fire Movement Adriana Pelayo Sandra Lewis Paliare Roland Rosenberg Roth- Jenna Pettinato Kate Lewis stein LLP Kendra-Ann Pitt Fiona Lucas Cosimo Panetta Kathy Rampersad Susan Luft Paykra Tool and Die Inc. Rebecca Rogers Elisabeth Lugo Andrew Reddon Joanna Shawana Susan Lumley Larry Rich Abida Sherazee Jane Lynch Riverdale Collegiate Institute Karen Sterling E. Joyce Macaskill Alicia Rose Wendy Sung-Aad Pg 14 Sahar Zaidi Continued Thank You to our Donors continued Lisa Mallia Lia Brewer Carolyn Weaver Laura Mandelbaum Christian Bridges Carrol Wong Lynn Manning Mary Byberg Mari-Jayne Woodyatt Laurel Marino Yamile Castillo Joyce E Matthews Marisa Cho Online Auction Donors J McBride Madeline Cravit Mary Byberg Anne McCart Aubrey Duffy Ambiance Chocolat David M McKee Nicole Fast Body Blitz Spa Carol McPhail Jennifer Gartner Brooks Brothers Marsha T Melnik Silvia Hui Carolyn Weaver Eric Mendelsohn Urbano Jaimes Carolynn Louth, Manager at Shirley Miller Kiesha James Aztec Tanning Andrew Milne-Allan Tejinder Jawandha Casa Loma Kevin Misak Kelli Korducki Cineplex Entertainment Dohl Mohamed Anshur Tanya Linkletter Dale Yurka Sheila T Molloy Melissa Mackie Damascino Sousa Glenne Murray Maggie McCormick Drapes and More Dagmar Myhill Natasha McNulty Evymama Dale Nakamura Tamara Nickie Greater Toronto Transit Authority Kim Tam Nguyen Kendra Pitt Lori Loewen David & Sandra Nuttall Aarti Pole Maple Leaf Sports and Susan Omnet Erin Pollon Entertainment Nena Pendevska Muhammad Qureshi Miles Nadal JCC George C Pyron Kendra Robertson North York Quilt Guild Alana Quinn Rebecca Rogers One Fire Movement Alicia Rose Sonya Rogers Playdium Clive Russell Aaron Roitman Royal Ontario Museum Reginald & Huguette Ryan Rony Roost Ruby Watch Co Alen Schiller Diane Smardenkas Santo Pecado Bonita Sears Karen Sterling Tammy Robertson Eileen Simmons Stephanie Thibodeau Toronto Argonauts Football Club Brett Simonton Korina Thomas-Reynolds Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Club Joan Sinclair Christine Walker Urban Source Catering Janet Solberg VIA Rail Canada Inc Tamara Sotnikow In Kind Donors Amanda Stacey Bunk House Kids Consecutive Giving Debora Stay Peggy Chan 5 Years - 9 Years Marion L Sullivan Janice Copeland Virginia Adams Helen Taylor Desmond & Beatrice Ahuja Family Charitable Margaret Tunnell Maja Dettbarn Foundation Jeremy S Weeks Highfield Holdings Inc Tiiu Ambus Sharon Weintraub HotCool Wear Inc Carol A Ammon Cathy Whiteside Vanda Hudak S Joan Antal Linda A Wigington Julnic Trading Inc Peter Archer David Wills Print Maximum Kay Armatage Lana C Wright Mary Mark-Lau Joseph Ashworth Joanne Young Cailen McQuattie Raymond Aziz Mode Apparel Noel Bain Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Judith Richardson Wendy & Max Balaban Marathon Runners Steven Rosenhek Ariel Balevi Douglas Alexander Summer Infant Canada Gertrude Elizabeth Ball Nurin Allidina Stella Tan Sephi Band Sarah Barber John Templin Ira Basen Manh Bazzano Sarah Thomas Priscilla Boateng Uptown Spa Continued Pg 15 Thank You to our Donors continued Naomi Bell Donna Gitt Beatrice Magder Ann Bell Lillian & Ted Given Lisa Mallia Susan E Belo Adoree L Goldsmith Barbara Marks R M Benton Gordon Grant N Doreen Martindale Mary E Beverly Marilyn Greben Marvin & Estelle Kates Fdn Pamela Bird Beatrice Guttman Stephanie K Mason Ann Bloom Seija Hakomaki Francesca Mastrella Lynda Bolognini Gail Hamel Dianna Mathieu Suzanne M Bond Howard Hamer Jacquie K Anne Boyd Ruth Hancock Armandina Maziarczyk Elsi Boyd George E Hare Anne McCart Lynne Brennan M Joanne Hart Gord H McCaslin Palm Marie Brown Carol Head Caitlin McClung R Butler Marian D Hebb Patricia McCord Mary Byberg Joan Hill James McDonald Pauline Caley Shirin Hira Stewart McElhinney Caley Wray, Labour Lawyers Rick Hohendorf Jean McGale Canadian Professional Sales Iren Hrebik Carole McKiee Assoc Glenys Huws June McLean Canadian Women’s Foundation Linda Intaschi Helen E McLellan Mario & Filomena Carbone Margaret I J Jackson Alice C McTavish Jack Carr Valerie Jacobs Marilyn McVicar Sandra L Caswell William Jaffray Lily J Menezes Justina Chan May S Jarvie David Miller Norma Chapman Genevieve PM Jhu Jean Y Miller Diana Chastain Kirsten Romaine Jones Allan D Millman Joseph Child Harold Jones Helen M Mills Phyllis Chisvin Martin Karp Andrew Milne-Allan Robert A Christopher Daisy Kaschte Margaret Minter Judith Clarke Lynn Kearney Yahya & Gulnaz Mirza Olga Clarke Barry Kemp Sheila T Molloy David Cobb G Edmund King Barbara Morton Raymond H Collins Tibor Kiss Margaret Moule Brenda Colucci Samuel Kleinberg Victor Murphy Betty Jo Corbett Marjorie Knutson Dagmar Myhill Crescent Town Community Peter Koltun Margo R Newman Church Carol Koranyi M Doreen Nobbs Sheila M Croft Jack Kornblum Nobuko Oikawa M Anne Curtis Dan Kusel Susan Omnet Mari Delagran Patricia Kyffin Kathleen O’Neil Lloyd I Dodgson Henry Labatte Jean M O’Neil Estate of Norma Yvonne Sawden Mary Louise Langton Mario Piscitelli Susan Evans Lois Lawrence Nancy Polsuns Eleanor Ann Evans Mary J Lennon Pat Posno Lana Finney Sandra Lewis Marilyn Pratt Sharon Flynn Isabelle Li Veronica Pritchard Victor Fonseca Amy Lieu Adrienne Prokop Bert Forrin Russell W Lott Ilze Purmalis James Friesen Susan Low-Beer R V Anderson Associates Ltd Patricia Gelber Pamela Lowry Brian W Reid Eleanor George Susan Lumley Franklin & Milli Richmond Sarah D Gibson Jane Lynch Barbara Ritchie Doug G Gilbert E Joyce Macaskill Medora Roe Robert M Gillespie Louise Nicol MacDonald Kenneth A Mackenzie Pg 16 Continued Thank You to our Donors continued Lyn Roewade Consecutive Giving 10 Years Janice R Hughes Joseph Roitner Only Donald A & Norah Hughes Elizabeth Rostas Agricola Lutheran Church - ALW Hydro One Employee’s and Clive Russell of Agricola Pensioner’s Charity Trust Fund Reginald & Huguette Ryan Donna Andrew Russell Janzen Sada Sane Eileen M Barbeau Carol Kelley Norman B Satterfield Henry Barkin Carolyn Keystone Stella J Savage Dorothy J Bastien Klausz Dental Labs Ltd Brian Schwartz Martia Beck Gerald W Kors Brian M Scully Donna Bobier Carol Kowbel John V Selby Alana Boltwood Maureen Lennon Margaret Shepherd Ollie Borg Leon’s Furniture Ltd Solly Shiner Joan D Bowden Jean M Lewis Barbara Bruser Caroline A Lloyd Margret Sigmundson John C Cairns Colin Wilson Lorimer Eileen Simmons Barbara Caplan Cecil Louis Henriette Singh Patricia J Carlow Richard Lowery Rhonda H Smyth Gay Claitman Fiona Lucas Janet Solberg Colleen J Cochrane Bob Luker Margaret Soltis Alison L Connolly Joyce E Matthews Tamara Sotnikow Debby Copes Lorraine P McDowall Esther Steketee Catherine M Cotton David M McKee William Stemp Shauna Dorskind Carol McPhail Barbara Stephenson Robert Drummond Irene Metz Ines Stocco Jean Dullard George Milbrandt Marion L Sullivan M Ann Dyer Shirley Miller Susan Szoke Emmanuel Howard Park- UCW Kevin Misak Edward Tansley Joyce Feinberg Dale Nakamura Judith A Tersigni Mary E Fiedler David & Sandra Nuttall S Toukmanian David Foot OPG Employees’ and Pensioners’ Algis J Vaisnoras Lillian Forbes Charity Trust Willem Vanderburg Ursula Franklin Victor Pamensky Mary Vearncombe Alexander Fraser A Pinkerton Hilda Bernice Walker Bertha M Fuller Nadia Popovici Duncan C & Mary C Walker Gillian Mary Gillespie Alana Quinn Patricia Anne Wallis Janis Goodman A E Ramsey D I Wardle Lorna M Graham David Reed Sharon Weintraub Barrie Gray Edward J Richardson Ann L Weiser Frances Greenbaum Pnina P Rosenberg Florence Whaites Jack F Greenblatt Eric Salsberg David J Griff Senang Investments Ltd. Linda A Wigington Katherine Gurney J Ruth Simon V Lorraine Williams Lillian Hainsworth Brett Simonton David Wills Elizabeth D Hamilton Elaine Slater Dorothy D Winkler James B Harper Roy R Smith Aileen Wolff Nadia Hawkins Darlene Snyder Leona Woods G & R Heasman Gerry Soenen Richard Worsfold Heather Mitchell, J Francien Solitar Minnie Yack Lawyer-Advocate Jane Spooner Belle Yaphe Barbara A Heron Shane Strachan Robert Yealland Gwen Hill Leonard Sussman Moses Znaimer Nina Hillier Helen Taylor Tom Hoch Technical Adhesives Ltd Sheldon J Hoffman Jo-Ann M Jo-Hogberg Continued Pg 17 Thank You to our Donors The Bennett Family Foundation William R Weldon The Brumara Foundation Mary Ann West The Manchee Foundation Wendell & Christina Wigle Douglas Threndyle Phillip Willis Barbara Vininsky-Millar Lana C Wright Kathleen G Ward Nancy Young Our Community Partners 416 Community Support for Women OAITH: Ontario Association of Interval and The 519 Community Centre Transitional Houses Across Boundaries One Family Law One Fire Movement ACTO: Advocacy Centre for Tenants of ORAD: Ontario Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf Ontario Parkdale Legal Services Alternative Housing Committee Peggy’s Crew Anishnawbe Health Planned Parenthood Anne Johnston Station PWA: Toronto People with AIDS Foundation Assaulted Women’s Helpline Pride Toronto: Dyke March Bad Date Coalition Prisoner’s Justice Day/PASAN Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic Ralph Thornton Community Centre Canadian Mental Health Association Red Door Women’s Shelter CAPA: Coalition Against Psychiatric Assault/ Redwood Women’s Shelter OISE Refugee Rights Organizing Committees CASH: Coordinated Access to Support Regent Park Community Health Centre Housing Riverside BIA CBC Steven & Chris Show Second Harvest Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation Scarborough Women’s Centre City of Toronto: Toronto Streets Needs Sistering Assessment South Riverdale Community Centre Councilfire Springtide Resource Centre December 6th Fund Stolen Sisters Rally for Missing and Murdered East Toronto Legal Clinic Indigenous Women EGALE: Equality for Gays and Lesbians Street Health Everywhere Take Back the Night Toronto Elizebeth Fry Toronto Housing Connections ERDCO: Ethno-Racial People with Toronto Public Health Disabilities Coalition of Ontario Toronto Rape Crisis Centre Ernestine’s Women’s Shelter Toronto Region Managers Housing Advisory Family Service Toronto Group Foodshare Federation of Metro Tenants’ Association JVS Toronto Transition Worker’s Housing Committee Habitat for Humanity University of Toronto: December 6th Vigil: International Women’s Day March and Women Don’t Forget Community Fair WAAM: Women Abuse Awareness Month LEAF: Women’s Legal Education and Action Wen-Do Women’s Self Defence Fund Women Transitioning to Trades Program/ METRAC: The Metropolitan Action George Brown College Committee on Violence Against Women and Women Fundraisers for Social Justice Children Network Neighbourhood Legal Services Inc. Women’s Habitat Etobicoke North York Women’s Shelter Women’s Health in Women’s Hands WomenACT: The Woman Abuse Council of Pg 18 Toronto Service Appreciation Volunteers who contributed 5 years + of services
Julie Allin Mary Byberg Sienna Leung Zahra Mohamed Kathy Rampersad Lynda Roy
Staff who contributed 10+ years of services
Khadija Abdi Victoria Bay Hawa Bogor Maureen Caines-Comrie Janna Cheng-Brown Bernadette Dondo Angeles Fernandez Diana Galeano Valeska Gomez-Castillo Thi-Phuong Huynh Madeleine Mariano Patience McCabe Alley Momend Julia Nieri Joanna Shawana Abida Sherazee Julia Steinecke Angela Stephens Kathleen Williams
Thank you to all of the extraordinary people who support the women & kids of Nellie’s - your work is greatly appreciated!
Pg 19 Shelter & Support for Women & Kids Since 1973
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