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Resource – Affordable Housing Options for Survivors

With input and support from YWF partner clinic Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO), the Ontario Association of Interval & Transition Housing (OAITH) have published a new resource which provides key information for survivors surround accessible housing options in Ontario.  Please see OAITH’s Mulberry website for the resource translated into eight other languages,

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Article – Accessing justice for victims and survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence (Victims of Crime Research Digest No. 17)

Your Way Forward staff members were interviewed for a recently published article by Susan McDonald on access to justice for survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence. Notably, YWF staff spoke about the benefits of the integration of services for survivor clients in legal clinics, including the ability to leverage other clinic expertise and supports.

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Collaborative Presentation – Victims and Survivors of Crime Week 2024

On May 14,  YWF presented alongside our inspiring fellow Department of Justice-funding recipients RISE P.E.I. and Rise Women’s Legal Centre out of B.C.. Our presentation introduced our respective independent legal advice & representation projects for survivors of gender-based violence. We shared about the importance of survivor-focused advocacy and the power of doing this work in collaboration with other service providers. 

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