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Blog Standing Beside, Not Speaking Over: How to Be an Ally to Women Experiencing Homelessness
December 16, 2025in Blog 0 Comments 0 Likes

Standing Beside, Not Speaking Over: How to Be an Ally to Women Experiencing Homelessness

Women experiencing homelessness face unique and often unseen challenges. Becoming an ally begins with understanding their reality and recognizing the barriers they navigate every day. Experiencing homelessness as a woman

Blog Shelter staff
November 17, 2025in Blog 0 Comments 0 Likes

Meet Dawn Toth: Shelter Manager at the Welcome Centre

Leadership at the Welcome Centre Shelter isn’t just about policies or procedures—it comes from experience, dedication, and a deep understanding of the people the shelter serves. Dawn Toth embodies that

News Eating with Impact: Welcome Centre Launches New Food Service to Support Shelter Programs
November 10, 2025in News 0 Comments 0 Likes

Eating with Impact: Welcome Centre Launches New Food Service to Support Shelter Programs

The Welcome Centre Shelter for Women & Families is proud to announce the launch of its new Food Service social enterprise. This initiative is designed to provide freshly prepared meals

Uncategorized Flowers for a Cause Blooms for the Welcome Centre Shelter
October 9, 2025in Uncategorized 0 Comments 0 Likes

Flowers for a Cause Blooms for the Welcome Centre Shelter

This month, Fashion Week Windsor is reviving its community initiative, Flowers for a Cause, with the Welcome Centre Shelter for Women and Families as its October beneficiary. The fundraiser launches

Uncategorized Welcome Centre Recipient of the Canada Post Community Foundation
September 5, 2025in Uncategorized 0 Comments 0 Likes

Welcome Centre Recipient of the Canada Post Community Foundation

Canada Post’s Community Foundation is continuing its commitment to supporting children, youth, and families across the country. This year, the Foundation awarded $1.6 million in grants to 144 grassroots organizations,

Blog Volunteer Spotlight: Alyssa
August 2, 2025in Blog 0 Comments 0 Likes

Volunteer Spotlight: Alyssa

In the final year of her nursing program, Alyssa found herself matched with the Welcome Centre Shelter for a community placement. What began as a school assignment quickly grew into

What I Wish You Knew About Living in Shelter Through My Eyes: What I Wish You Knew About Living in Shelter
July 23, 2025in What I Wish You Knew About Living in Shelter 0 Comments 0 Likes

Through My Eyes: What I Wish You Knew About Living in Shelter

Blog Woman holding brown lunch bag
July 10, 2025in Blog 0 Comments 0 Likes

Feeding More Than Hunger: The Welcome Centre’s Recipe for Dignity and Change

At the Welcome Centre Shelter for Women and Families, mealtimes are about far more than filling plates — they’re about creating stability, dignity, and hope. At the heart of this

Recent News

Welcome Centre Shelter Launches Valentine’s Day Fundraiser Through Social Enterprise Food Program
Welcome Centre Shelter Launches Valentine’s Day Fundraiser Through Social Enterprise Food Program
26.01.2026
Standing Beside, Not Speaking Over: How to Be an Ally to Women Experiencing Homelessness
Standing Beside, Not Speaking Over: How to Be an Ally to Women Experiencing Homelessness
16.12.2025
The Welcome Centre Shelter Receives Support from the H.C. Endowment Fund
The Welcome Centre Shelter Receives Support from the H.C. Endowment Fund
11.12.2025

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