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The Mary J. Blige Foundation for the Advancement of Women Now (FFAWN) is an organization founded by Mary J. Blige to inspire women from all walks of life to reach their individual potential. Through scholarships, grants, and programs that foster strong self-esteem, career development, and personal growth, FFAWN is intended to help women gain the confidence and skills they need to achieve success. FFAWN will initially focus its efforts in Yonkers and surrounding communities in Westchester and then expand its scope to include the Greater New York area and, eventually, the entire country.

Provide safe experiences and develops supportive relationships at Swannanoa Correctional Center for Women. These will enable the discovery of and belief in hope for renewal, reconciliation, and restoration.

Aventa’s Recovery Model was developed by Dr. Stephanie Covington, using a trauma-informed approach based on theory, research, and clinical experience. Treatment focuses on the connection between trauma and substance abuse in women’s lives. Phase I offers priority admission for pregnant women who require immediate support and stabilization. Phase II is a 6 week intensive residential program providing therapeutic individual and group counselling. Young Adult Treatment(YAT) is a collaboration between AHS and Aventa, for women 18-24. Phase III is a 3 month residential treatment program at our long-term facility available to women who have completed Phase II or YAT and offers individual and group counselling with a strong educational and skill building component. Aventa also provides a continuum of services, which include access to a physician who specializes in addiction medicine, a psychiatrist and nursing staff.

We are a feminist organization committed to fighting violence against women and children. The Centre operates on principles of mutual respect and anti-oppression, honouring choice of lifestyles, sexuality and family structure, and committed to diversity and freedom of expression. Our vision is to eradicate all forms of violence against women and children from all races, classes, social, economic and cultural backgrounds, sexual orientations, ages, physical and mental challenges, religious, spiritual, and political beliefs.

QWOCMAP uses film to shatter stereotypes and bias, reveal the lived truths of inequality, and build understanding and community around art and social justice. QWOCMAP creates, exhibits, and distributes high-impact films that authentically reflect the lives of queer women of color (cisgender & transgender), and gender nonbinary and transgender people of color (of any orientation), and address the vital, intersecting social justice issues that concern multiple communities.

Luke’s Place is a unique resource centre for abused women and their children that provides free family law support services and guidance on how to stay safer through the legal process. It is a not-for-profit, charitable organization with varied professional and peer services available at 3 comfortable, accessible and confidential locations in Durham Region. Luke’s Place is named after a 3½ year old boy killed by his father in 1997. Luke’s mother had serious concerns about his safety with his father and had applied for supervised access through the family court. She was unsuccessful and Luke was killed by his father, who then killed himself, on his first unsupervised visit. Following Luke’s death the community came together to work towards making sure no other child would face a similar fate.

is to work at provincial, district and school levels, together with partners, to create positive societal attitudes, policies and practices that promote equity for girls in terms of access, retention, performance and quality of education.

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Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy.

Jessie's provides one on one counselling, housing assistance, an on-site high school, health care clinic and child care centre. Each year we work with approximately 1,000 pregnant teens, new mothers, their partners and their children. We ensure each family has safe affordable housing, that mom is back in school and baby has access to quality child care. Our educational programming includes pre-natal care and nutrition as well as post natal classes supporting breastfeeding and parenting. We have been helping young families get started on solid ground for over 30 years. “Never in my life, [except for my family] have I done anything I’m prouder of than Jessie’s.” June Callwood, October 2006

To remove all gender-based barriers so as to allow individuals in Singapore to develop their potential to the fullest and realise their personal visions and hopes. We do this in three ways: Research & Advocacy, Education & Training and Support Services

Safety, strength, and hope for all victims of family violence.