Interval House changed our lives
“I arrived at Interval House as a young boy in the early 1990’s. As a new, immigrant family, my mother, siblings and I were alone with very little support. Interval House was fundamental to our family...
View ArticleBESS Success
When a woman graduates our Building Economic Self Sufficiency (BESS) program, she is equipped with the tools she needs to rebuild, reinvent and transform her life and often, the lives of her children....
View Article“I was more happy in the shelter than my own house”
In the end, it was a fight about food that finally drove Maria* from her violent, hard-drinking husband. She’d endured five years of physical and mental abuse, but on that final day in her home she...
View ArticleI have only wonderful memories of my time at Interval House
On my quest to find happiness, I took a meditation class and I learned about the word seva: it means service. The whole idea is to be more compassionate—to give without expecting anything back—and it...
View ArticleMarjan’s Story—Escaping Abuse & Ending the Cycle of Violence
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is underway to put a spotlight on the global issue of violence against women (VAW). VAW takes many forms—intimate partner violence, sexual...
View ArticleEmpowering Li to Turn a Nightmare Into a Dream
When Li first immigrated to Canada, She was filled with optimism and hope for the life she was pursuing in a promising new country. She came here for love—to be with her husband in joy and prosperity....
View Article2020 Impact Report
Thank you, to all of our donors, supporters and community partners, for your support and unwavering dedication to ending intimate partner violence and helping survivors rebuild their lives. Your...
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Thank you, to all of our donors, supporters and community partners, for your support and unwavering dedication to ending intimate partner violence and helping survivors rebuild their lives. Your...
View Article2022 Impact Report
Thank you, to all of our donors, supporters and community partners, for your support and unwavering dedication to ending intimate partner violence and helping survivors rebuild their lives. Over the...
View Article2023 Impact Report
Thank you, to all of our donors, supporters and community partners, for your support over this past year and for your commitment to helping us in our mission to end intimate partner violence and help...
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