Be the change before the year ends – donate by midnight!

As the year comes to a close, there’s still time to help women and children across Ontario access the support they need to find safety, justice, and empowerment after leaving abuse.

Your donation today, December 31, can help ensure that in 2025:

Women have access to an expanded and enhanced family law resource room,

There’s still time to make a big difference in the lives of women and children this year!

Thanks to YOU…

Ontario women were able to access the support they needed for their family law issues and receive important information about ongoing changes to court operations over the last year. This means that more women had a better understanding of their legal rights, the family court process, and their legal issues.

Ways a survivor can engage in the GBV movement

As we continue to recognize Woman Abuse Prevention Month and the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), we’ve explored ways that service providers, advocates, lawyers, judges and the broader community can take action to end all forms of gender-based violence. We recognize that many people working in these roles are also survivors,

3 more powerful ways judges & lawyers can stop violence

A few days ago, we shared some ideas for how lawyers, judges and other legal system collaborators can join in the collective fight to end GBV. These ideas included seeking out more training and education opportunities on issues of GBV and connecting with local GBV organizations in their community.

Three powerful ways judges & lawyers can stop violence

As we have been exploring on our blog this month in recognition of Woman Abuse Awareness month, everyone has a role to play when it comes to eliminating gender-based violence. It is only through collective action that we can begin to take meaningful steps to prevent this pervasive form of violence.

Three effective ways you can stop violence

As we are exploring throughout November, everyone has a role in building safer communities by ending gender-based violence (GBV). Service providers, advocates and others supporting women as they leave an abusive relationship can play an especially important role in ending violence against women.

Here are some examples of ways you can take action:

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Standing Against Violence Together: What YOU can do

Every year, from November 25 (International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) to December 10 (Human Rights Day), the world observes the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV). This global campaign, first led by the United Nations, aims to raise awareness and take action toward eliminating all forms of gender-based violence.

Woman Abuse Prevention Month – Together Counts!

November is Woman Abuse Prevention Month. This month, let’s take some time to pause, reflect, and stand up for those women in our collective communities who have faced intimate partner violence and their children who have witnessed and are affected by violence.

At Luke’s Place, our mission is clear: we are here to provide support,

Building safer communities for after they leave: 2023-24 annual report

2023-24 was a milestone year for Luke’s Place, marking the 20 anniversary of opening our doors to offer family law support services to women leaving abuse.

As we mark this anniversary, we know that our services and those of the many critical organizations serving women subjected to intimate partner violence (IPV) are needed now more than ever.