YWCA Toronto’s Blog

Supporting Survivors in Your Life is a Practice of Being BRAVE

Farrah, shares what led her to creating the BRAVE Model©: Five Simple Steps to Support a Survivor.

Declaring Gender-Based Violence an Epidemic in British Columbia (BC)

YWCA Metro Vancouver shares the advocacy efforts that led to BC recognizing GBV as an epidemic.

Upholding the Safety of Indigenous Women is Critical

The safety, healing, and well-being of Indigenous women must remain a priority.

YWCA Toronto’s Women’s Shelters: A Lifeline for Survivors

Hope, a survivor of intimate partner violence, shares how YWCA Toronto’s Women’s Shelter impacted her journey.

Will you join our call to end Intimate Partner Violence?

The Power of a Three-Worded Question: ‘You Ok Sis?’

Read Precious' experience with street harassment and the importance bystander intervention.