Building a culture of safety: 2021-22 Annual Impact Report
Where 2020 marked rising to the occasion in the face of a global pandemic, 2021 challenged us to adapt to the new long-term realities it left in its wake.
For Luke’s Place, 2021-22 was a period of exciting growth.
Through our four areas of action – service to women, knowledge mobilization, research, and advocacy — we continued to support women as they navigated the current reality of the family court system, and worked to change the system so that the safety and well-being of women and children will be even more effectively protected in the future.
Central to our work this year were updates to our resources to reflect changes to the Divorce Act and Ontario’s Children’s Law Reform Act (CLRA) as well as ongoing system process changes. Thanks to generous grants, we were able to expand our legal services, knowledge mobilization and advocacy efforts to better support women province-wide as they sought guidance in response to these changes to the law and systems.
Organizationally, we looked to the future. We developed a new strategic plan to guide us through the next ten years. We are also happy to see each other in the office again. We are adjusting to our “new normal” by adapting our physical space and implementing a hybrid support model so that we can once
again safely serve women in person, as well as via phone and online.
None of this would have been possible without our outstanding volunteers, our wonderful and dedicated staff who have worked over the past two years to help ensure that physical distancing is no barrier to women’s access to justice, and the many donors and funders who helped us increase our
capacity across every pillar of our organization.
We hope you enjoy reading about our incredible work throughout 2021-22. Click here to read the full Annual Impact Report. Click here to view our 2021-22 Annual Impact Poster.