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Spring 2025 Newsletter

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Check out our Spring Newsletter to see what has been happening at Interval House!

It’s because of your generosity that we can continue to develop innovative programs and evolve our support for women and children. Most importantly, it also allows us to empower more women to escape abuse for good.

In our Spring Newsletter, you’ll find both inspiring stories and program updates, showing how your support gives survivors the tools they need to transform their future.

You’ll read the inspiring story of Josephine, who came to Interval House with fear and self-doubt—but is now full of confidence.

You’ll learn about our Virtual Counselling Services that helps reach isolated survivors across Ontario. And you’ll get updates about our other initiatives like the Building Economic Self-Sufficiency (BESS) program, Financial Literacy Pilot Project, Rent Subsidy Program and our Enhanced Children’s Program.

You can read more about how your support makes change possible and empowers women in our Spring Newsletter.

Because of you, Interval House can continue to stand with survivors of abuse and help them write new chapters in their lives.

 

2024 Impact Report

By | Success Story, Newsletter

Thank you, to all of our donors 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 survivors rebuild their lives.

For over 50 years, Interval House has found groundbreaking ways to help women and children heal from their trauma. Women and children escaping abuse find a safe haven at Interval House. Through our Residential Program, women and children access a variety of services, such as counselling, housing, education, legal support, parenting groups, workshops, social gatherings and art therapy, to help them renew hope and get a fresh start.

Our Building Economic Self-Sufficiency (BESS) program connects women with the tools to rebuild and transform their lives after abuse. By providing access to education, housing services, employment assistance, and counselling, BESS helps set women at all stages of their healing journey on the path to living safely and independently.

As cases of intimate partner violence continue to rise, your support is more vital than ever in helping us provide programs and resources to women and children fleeing abuse. With your support, you’re standing up for equality and the belief that everyone has the right to a safe and healthy life, free of violence.

We are proud to share with you the life-changing impact you have made possible in 2024. Thank you for joining the fight to help forge a world free from gender-based violence. 

Check out our 2024 Impact Report to see what has been happening at Interval House!

Why do you support Interval House? We’d love to hear why you choose to support Interval House and why helping women and children who have experienced intimate partner violence is important to you.

Please take a moment to share your thoughts through this quick supporter survey.

Interval House – 2024 Impact Report

Fall 2024 Newsletter

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Check out our Fall Newsletter to see what has been happening at Interval House!

Since the pandemic, intimate partner violence has been at an all time high, with many towns and cities across Canada are declaring it an epidemic. Before COVID-19, a woman in Canada was killed by her partner every six days. Now, it’s every two days.

It is because of your support that we are able to provide a safe environment for women and children fleeing abuse and give them a real chance for a new beginning. Thanks to you, Interval House has remained a trailblazer in finding innovative solutions to support survivors, and provide them with the tools and resources they need to regain independence and build new lives.

As the need for our services continues to grow, we are excited to be able to share some updates on our new programming, such as the Financial Literacy Pilot Project, Virtual Counselling Services, and the Mom and Me Group Counselling Program.

In this newsletter, you’ll also read about the impact your generosity has had on women like Florence, a survivor of intimate partner violence, who was able to gain meaningful employment and is now raising her daughters in a spacious, affordable home thanks to the Rent Subsidy Program.

You can read more about how your support makes safe housing and new beginnings possible in our most recent newsletter.

Thanks to your incredible support, Interval House can continue pushing boundaries, offering programs that empower women and children to not only survive, but to thrive.

 

July 2024 Monthly Newsletter

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Check out our July 2024 Newsletter to get the latest news from Interval House.

In this issue:

  • Mayor Olivia Chow joins us to recognize the achievements of our clients from the Building Economic Self-Sufficiency (BESS) program at our annual BESS Celebration
  • Updates on New Programming at Interval House
  • BESS News: the second round of the Self-Sufficiency Workshop Series concludes, Employment Group Sharing Session discusses “How Deep is the Fear and How Far Do We Let It Get in the Way of Our Goals?” and new BESS workshop “Building Connections”
  • Read The Conversation: Deaf women are twice as likely to experience domestic violence. How perpetrators weaponise disability and other news stories on intimate partner violence

June 2024 Monthly Newsletter

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Explore our June 2024 Newsletter to find out what’s been happening at Interval House.

In this issue:

  • Celebrating Pride Month with the 2SLGBTQIA+ community
  • Toronto Police Service organizes successful Cram a Cruiser fundraiser
  • Updates on New Programming at Interval House: Virtual Counselling Services Pilot and BESS Financial Literacy Pilot Project
  • Building Economic Self-Sufficiency (BESS) program is back with our Self-Sufficiency Workshop Series and our BESS Employment Group Sharing Session explores Does the Perfect Job Exist?”
  • Read CBC News: MPs vote unanimously to criminalize coercive control and other news stories on intimate partner violence

May 2024 Monthly Newsletter

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Catch up on the latest news from Interval House in our May 2024 Newsletter.

In this issue:

  • Interval House and Sport Chek partner to create SheRuns, a playlist on Spotify disguised as a “how-to” female running guide
  • Celebrating Mother’s Day at Interval House
  • Highlights from our 2023 Gratitude Report
  • News from our Building Economic Self-Sufficiency (BESS) program: “How Do We Build Confidence?” Employment Group Sharing Session, Spring Vision Board Workshop, and “How to Manage Your Stress” workshop
  • Donation from Toronto Police Service
  • Read CityNews: A new pilot addresses strangulation in domestic violence cases and other news stories on intimate partner violence making headlines

 

April 2024 Monthly Newsletter

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Check out our April 2024 Newsletter to get the latest news from Interval House.

In this issue:

  • Interval House Commemorates 51 Years
  • A Message From One of Our Founders: Lynn Zimmer
  • Interval House and Sport Chek partner to create SheRuns
  • Looking back at our 50th Anniversary Time Capsule
  • Our 2023 Gratitude Report showcasing Interval House’s accomplishments of the past year
  • Exploring the new programs at Interval House
  • News from our Building Economic Self-Sufficiency (BESS) program: new Employment Group Sharing Session, High Tea Party Social! Event and new webcast “Knowledge is Power: Tenant Rights and Housing Scams”
  • Highlights from our 2023 Impact Report
  • Read Yahoo! Life: Read Canadian journalist Anna Maria Tremonti opens up about how she got rid of shame amid experience with domestic violence

March 2024 Monthly Newsletter

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Catch up on the latest news from Interval House in our March 2024 Newsletter.

In this issue:

  • Introducing our 2023 Gratitude Report
  • Highlights from our 2023 Impact Report
  • Exploring the new programs at Interval House
  • New from our Building Economic Self-Sufficiency (BESS) program: our Employment Group Sharing Session and free Virtual Tax Clinic through the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP)
  • Commemorating International Women’s Day and International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
  • Read CBC News: Deaths of 5 people in southern Manitoba part of an epidemic of domestic violence: experts and other news stories on intimate partner violence making headlines

February 2024 Monthly Newsletter

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Check out our February 2024 Newsletter for the latest news from Interval House.

In this issue:

2023 Impact Report

By | Newsletter, Success Story

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 survivors rebuild their lives. As an integral part of our donor community, you help keep our doors open for women and children escaping abuse. Together, we welcome them in into our home, and provide the hope and safety they urgently need.

In 2023, Interval House commemorated 50 years of helping women and children flee abuse and look to a brighter future. It’s only because of your support that we were able to reach this milestone and see how far we’ve come together. Thank you again for being part of this incredible community, one that spans decades and generations.

We simply couldn’t do what we do here without your leadership. We are proud to share with you the life-changing impact you have made possible in 2023. 

Check out our 2023 Impact Report to see what has been happening at Interval House.

Why do you support Interval House? We’d love to hear why you choose to support Interval House and why helping women who have experienced intimate partner violence is important to you.

Please complete this quick supporter survey.

Interval House – 2023 Impact Report

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