Join Sweat to Support Survivors
to End Gender-Based Violence
This summer, you can support women and children fleeing from violence by participating in any physical activity you love. Walk, swim, hike, run, and raise funds for Battered Women’s Support Services (BWSS).
On the frontline since 1979.
Battered Women’s Support Services provides education, advocacy, and support services to assist all victims and survivors in our aim to work towards the elimination of gender-based violence and to work from a feminist perspective that promotes gender equity.
Enhanced legal supports and education that help survivors navigate complex legal systems and bridge a gap in services that is often insurmountable without support.
Community Engagement
Battered Women’s Support services provides many opportunities for you to work with us.
If you believe that all gender based violence must end, then check out our violence prevention opportunities for allies.
Support for survivors and victims of gender based violence
You have the right to be safe and free from violence.
Anyone who has experienced gender based violence, abuse in an intimate relationship, childhood sexual abuse or adult sexual assault may access our services.
Research and Policy
We provide critical data, research, and policy analytics to grassroots and community-based organizing campaigns.
This strengthens our impact by mobilizing community-based experiences and evidence-informed resources from an intersectional, anti-oppressive, feminist and critical race theory, analysis, and practice.
Special Projects and Initiatives
Battered Women’s Support Services hosts and produces special projects and grassroots collaborations that include research & policy analysis, strategic interventions, advertising campaigns, conferences, and more.
My Sister’s Closet
A Social Enterprise of BWSS
We are solid members of the zero waste, eco fashion, and the thrift movement. 100 percent of revenue generated from sales help fund the violence prevention and intervention services and programs operated by BWSS.
Professional Training & Presentations
Since 1979 BWSS has developed curriculum and delivered training workshops based on an empowerment model.
Our curriculum is grounded in theoretical foundations, current research, practical skills.
women died in Canada due to gender-based violence in 2021
%
were killed in their own home or the home they shared with the accused
%
Canadian girls have been harassed or abused online
BWSS had 94,736 requests service from March 1, 2020 – March 31, 2022
With your help we responded to 94,736 requests for service
More than a third of all women, girls, and gender-diverse folks worldwide will experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime.
We are working to change that.
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Ending Violence Blog
Our advocacy work extends to our award winning Ending Violence Blog where we provide resources and information to end gender based violence.
6 Strategies for Clear Communication in Relationships
When your loved one reaches out to you in distress, sharing the hurtful things their partner has said or done, it can be heartbreaking to see them stay in the relationship. As their abusive partner’s actions intensifies, you notice your loved one becoming more distant and increasingly unhappy. Despite your attempts to express your concerns, you feel like you can’t make a difference or impact, leaving you feeling frustrated and powerless…
Honouring Gisèle Pelicot: A Brave Voice for Survivors
At BWSS, we honour Gisèle Pelicot’s extraordinary bravery in sharing her story publicly. Gisèle’s voice stands as a testament to the resilience of victim-survivors of gender-based violence and highlights the urgent need for change so that survivors are heard, believed, and supported within the legal system.
Save The Date: The Justice Centre at BWSS Conference 2024
The Justice Centre at BWSS is hosting a vital conference, In Pursuit of Justice!: Taking Action on Violence Against Women and Gender-Based Violence, to examine the pressing legal, social, and political challenges that perpetuate violence against women and gender-diverse people.