What Does it Mean to Center Survivors?: Trauma Informed Care Means Redesigning Space, Reimagining Services
North York Women’s Shelter (NYWS) has been offering anti-violence support to individuals experiencing gender-based violence in the GTA since 1984. We provide shelter and programming for women, trans, and non-binary individuals who live under the threat of violence, including their children and their pets. In March 2020, we opened our new, secure, fully accessible 24,000 square foot complex consisting of two distinct but linked buildings: an emergency shelter space and the Anne Marie D’Amico Community Collective. Since opening and transforming our physical space and as we evolve as an organization, we have transformed how we think about our work and challenged ourselves to evolve in how we deliver services...
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