Ontario Association of Interval & Transition Houses
@oaith.bsky.social
Working together to end GBV through government relations, advocacy, training, public awareness and femicide research.
Ontario’s GBV sector is at a breaking point. While recent investments are a start, we need a long-term plan in #Budget2026. 🧵
📉 147k+ women & kids turned away from shelters 📉 32% staff turnover 📉 71% of shelters aren't double-staffed 📉 90% must fundraise for core costs
🔗Link: bit.ly/4bYbJej
📉 147k+ women & kids turned away from shelters 📉 32% staff turnover 📉 71% of shelters aren't double-staffed 📉 90% must fundraise for core costs
🔗Link: bit.ly/4bYbJej
February 6, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Ontario’s GBV sector is at a breaking point. While recent investments are a start, we need a long-term plan in #Budget2026. 🧵
📉 147k+ women & kids turned away from shelters 📉 32% staff turnover 📉 71% of shelters aren't double-staffed 📉 90% must fundraise for core costs
🔗Link: bit.ly/4bYbJej
📉 147k+ women & kids turned away from shelters 📉 32% staff turnover 📉 71% of shelters aren't double-staffed 📉 90% must fundraise for core costs
🔗Link: bit.ly/4bYbJej
February is #BlackHistoryMonth!
It’s been 30 years since official recognition by Canada’s House of Commons. This year’s theme: "Honouring Black Brilliance Across Generations."
Let’s commit to:
✅ Acknowledging contributions
✅ Lifting silenced voices
✅ Year-round action
#BHM2026 #BlackBrilliance
It’s been 30 years since official recognition by Canada’s House of Commons. This year’s theme: "Honouring Black Brilliance Across Generations."
Let’s commit to:
✅ Acknowledging contributions
✅ Lifting silenced voices
✅ Year-round action
#BHM2026 #BlackBrilliance
February 4, 2026 at 2:49 PM
February is #BlackHistoryMonth!
It’s been 30 years since official recognition by Canada’s House of Commons. This year’s theme: "Honouring Black Brilliance Across Generations."
Let’s commit to:
✅ Acknowledging contributions
✅ Lifting silenced voices
✅ Year-round action
#BHM2026 #BlackBrilliance
It’s been 30 years since official recognition by Canada’s House of Commons. This year’s theme: "Honouring Black Brilliance Across Generations."
Let’s commit to:
✅ Acknowledging contributions
✅ Lifting silenced voices
✅ Year-round action
#BHM2026 #BlackBrilliance
January is Stalker Awareness Month, and these numbers should surprise you
CALL TO ACTION:
🟣learn the numbers in Canada
🟣share the info with friends & family
🟣call out harassment when you see it
#SAM2026 #StalkingAwareness #StalkingAwarenessMonth
@antistalkingcanada.bsky.social
CALL TO ACTION:
🟣learn the numbers in Canada
🟣share the info with friends & family
🟣call out harassment when you see it
#SAM2026 #StalkingAwareness #StalkingAwarenessMonth
@antistalkingcanada.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 4:06 PM
January is Stalker Awareness Month, and these numbers should surprise you
CALL TO ACTION:
🟣learn the numbers in Canada
🟣share the info with friends & family
🟣call out harassment when you see it
#SAM2026 #StalkingAwareness #StalkingAwarenessMonth
@antistalkingcanada.bsky.social
CALL TO ACTION:
🟣learn the numbers in Canada
🟣share the info with friends & family
🟣call out harassment when you see it
#SAM2026 #StalkingAwareness #StalkingAwarenessMonth
@antistalkingcanada.bsky.social
December 6th 2025 marks 36 years since the femicides of 14 women at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal. Today we remember and reflect; tomorrow we continue to act, because in Ontario over the last year, 43 women were killed by men, most of them closely known to them:
www.oaith.ca/43-women-kil...
www.oaith.ca/43-women-kil...
December 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
December 6th 2025 marks 36 years since the femicides of 14 women at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal. Today we remember and reflect; tomorrow we continue to act, because in Ontario over the last year, 43 women were killed by men, most of them closely known to them:
www.oaith.ca/43-women-kil...
www.oaith.ca/43-women-kil...
To end GBV, we must challenge the stereotypes that excuse or justify this violence and recognize that this violence reaches all communities, including young girls and older women, those living in rural and urban areas and women and girls from diverse cultural, social and economic backgrounds.
December 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
To end GBV, we must challenge the stereotypes that excuse or justify this violence and recognize that this violence reaches all communities, including young girls and older women, those living in rural and urban areas and women and girls from diverse cultural, social and economic backgrounds.
Gender-based violence has no age limits.
To learn more about identifying and addressing risk across the lifespan check out the following online training modules available through the OAITH training hub: training.oaith.ca/login/index....
To learn more about identifying and addressing risk across the lifespan check out the following online training modules available through the OAITH training hub: training.oaith.ca/login/index....
December 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Gender-based violence has no age limits.
To learn more about identifying and addressing risk across the lifespan check out the following online training modules available through the OAITH training hub: training.oaith.ca/login/index....
To learn more about identifying and addressing risk across the lifespan check out the following online training modules available through the OAITH training hub: training.oaith.ca/login/index....
Il existe de nombreux soutiens et prestations conçus pour aider les survivants à
trouver un logement sûr, abordable et accessible dans la province, et à le
conserver. Pour en savoir plus, consultez le site anglais
www.mulberryfinder.ca/housingsuppo....
trouver un logement sûr, abordable et accessible dans la province, et à le
conserver. Pour en savoir plus, consultez le site anglais
www.mulberryfinder.ca/housingsuppo....
December 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Il existe de nombreux soutiens et prestations conçus pour aider les survivants à
trouver un logement sûr, abordable et accessible dans la province, et à le
conserver. Pour en savoir plus, consultez le site anglais
www.mulberryfinder.ca/housingsuppo....
trouver un logement sûr, abordable et accessible dans la province, et à le
conserver. Pour en savoir plus, consultez le site anglais
www.mulberryfinder.ca/housingsuppo....
There are many benefits and supports that have been designed to help survivors access and maintain safe, affordable and attainable housing in the province. To learn more visit: www.mulberryfinder.ca/housingsuppo...
December 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
There are many benefits and supports that have been designed to help survivors access and maintain safe, affordable and attainable housing in the province. To learn more visit: www.mulberryfinder.ca/housingsuppo...
As an employer, you have a role to play in identifying and responding to workplace risks of violence, including intimate-partner violence. www.gbvlearningnetwork.ca/our-work/bac...
December 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
As an employer, you have a role to play in identifying and responding to workplace risks of violence, including intimate-partner violence. www.gbvlearningnetwork.ca/our-work/bac...
OAITH is seeking an outgoing, energetic, creative, community-minded person to join our team! OAITH supports over 80 member organizations across Ontario including shelters, transitional housing and community organizations… www.oaith.ca/job-posting/...
December 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
OAITH is seeking an outgoing, energetic, creative, community-minded person to join our team! OAITH supports over 80 member organizations across Ontario including shelters, transitional housing and community organizations… www.oaith.ca/job-posting/...
Each year, for the past 13 years, OAITH attends the Ontario Legislature at Queen’s Park to call upon our provincial leaders to take action to end gender-based violence.
November 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Each year, for the past 13 years, OAITH attends the Ontario Legislature at Queen’s Park to call upon our provincial leaders to take action to end gender-based violence.
96% of domestic abuse survivors have experienced Economic Abuse, and for many, it’s one of the main reasons they stay.
Learn more and find support at www.ccfwe.org
#HelpUsRise2025 #EconomicAwarenessDay25 #FLM2025
Learn more and find support at www.ccfwe.org
#HelpUsRise2025 #EconomicAwarenessDay25 #FLM2025
November 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
96% of domestic abuse survivors have experienced Economic Abuse, and for many, it’s one of the main reasons they stay.
Learn more and find support at www.ccfwe.org
#HelpUsRise2025 #EconomicAwarenessDay25 #FLM2025
Learn more and find support at www.ccfwe.org
#HelpUsRise2025 #EconomicAwarenessDay25 #FLM2025
Boys who learn equality become better men. When we teach boys to communicate and express emotions, resolve conflicts without violence, respect boundaries and value consent, we can break the cycle of violence, before it begins.
November 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Boys who learn equality become better men. When we teach boys to communicate and express emotions, resolve conflicts without violence, respect boundaries and value consent, we can break the cycle of violence, before it begins.
Il existe de nombreux soutiens et prestations conçus pour aider les survivants à
trouver un logement sûr, abordable et accessible dans la province, et à le
conserver. Pour en savoir plus, consultez le site anglais
www.mulberryfinder.ca/hou
trouver un logement sûr, abordable et accessible dans la province, et à le
conserver. Pour en savoir plus, consultez le site anglais
www.mulberryfinder.ca/hou
November 23, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Il existe de nombreux soutiens et prestations conçus pour aider les survivants à
trouver un logement sûr, abordable et accessible dans la province, et à le
conserver. Pour en savoir plus, consultez le site anglais
www.mulberryfinder.ca/hou
trouver un logement sûr, abordable et accessible dans la province, et à le
conserver. Pour en savoir plus, consultez le site anglais
www.mulberryfinder.ca/hou
Home should mean safety.
There are many benefits and supports that have been designed to help survivors access and maintain safe, affordable and attainable housing in the province. To learn more visit: www.mulberryfinder.ca/housingsuppo...
There are many benefits and supports that have been designed to help survivors access and maintain safe, affordable and attainable housing in the province. To learn more visit: www.mulberryfinder.ca/housingsuppo...
November 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Home should mean safety.
There are many benefits and supports that have been designed to help survivors access and maintain safe, affordable and attainable housing in the province. To learn more visit: www.mulberryfinder.ca/housingsuppo...
There are many benefits and supports that have been designed to help survivors access and maintain safe, affordable and attainable housing in the province. To learn more visit: www.mulberryfinder.ca/housingsuppo...
Pour assurer la sécurité des autres, il faut d’abord savoir les aider.
mulberryfinder est un répertoire de soutiens formels et communautaires aidant à
lutter contre la violence sexiste,
mulberryfinder est un répertoire de soutiens formels et communautaires aidant à
lutter contre la violence sexiste,
November 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Pour assurer la sécurité des autres, il faut d’abord savoir les aider.
mulberryfinder est un répertoire de soutiens formels et communautaires aidant à
lutter contre la violence sexiste,
mulberryfinder est un répertoire de soutiens formels et communautaires aidant à
lutter contre la violence sexiste,
Pour assurer la sécurité des autres, il faut d’abord savoir les aider.
mulberryfinder est un répertoire de soutiens formels et communautaires aidant à lutter contre la violence sexiste.
mulberryfinder est un répertoire de soutiens formels et communautaires aidant à lutter contre la violence sexiste.
November 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Pour assurer la sécurité des autres, il faut d’abord savoir les aider.
mulberryfinder est un répertoire de soutiens formels et communautaires aidant à lutter contre la violence sexiste.
mulberryfinder est un répertoire de soutiens formels et communautaires aidant à lutter contre la violence sexiste.
Online violence is still violence. From threatening text messages and doxxing, to image based sexual violence and online stalking and harrassment, technology is increasingly being used as a tool to further control, fear and the reach of gender-based violence.
November 14, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Online violence is still violence. From threatening text messages and doxxing, to image based sexual violence and online stalking and harrassment, technology is increasingly being used as a tool to further control, fear and the reach of gender-based violence.
La violence sexiste comporte de nombreux types : violence physique, violence
émotionnelle, violence psychologique, exploitation (dont l’exploitation financière),
violence spirituelle, harcèlement (dont le harcèlement obsessionnel).
émotionnelle, violence psychologique, exploitation (dont l’exploitation financière),
violence spirituelle, harcèlement (dont le harcèlement obsessionnel).
November 14, 2025 at 10:43 PM
La violence sexiste comporte de nombreux types : violence physique, violence
émotionnelle, violence psychologique, exploitation (dont l’exploitation financière),
violence spirituelle, harcèlement (dont le harcèlement obsessionnel).
émotionnelle, violence psychologique, exploitation (dont l’exploitation financière),
violence spirituelle, harcèlement (dont le harcèlement obsessionnel).
80% of Intimate Partner violence victims said the violence they experienced was not reported to police. Reporting to police in 2019 was lower compared to 20 years prior (Statistics Canada, 2019).
November 14, 2025 at 10:31 PM
80% of Intimate Partner violence victims said the violence they experienced was not reported to police. Reporting to police in 2019 was lower compared to 20 years prior (Statistics Canada, 2019).
La violence sexiste comporte de nombreux types : violence physique, violence
émotionnelle, violence psychologique, exploitation (dont l’exploitation financière),
violence spirituelle, harcèlement (dont le harcèlement obsessionnel).
www.mulberryfinder.ca
émotionnelle, violence psychologique, exploitation (dont l’exploitation financière),
violence spirituelle, harcèlement (dont le harcèlement obsessionnel).
www.mulberryfinder.ca
November 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
La violence sexiste comporte de nombreux types : violence physique, violence
émotionnelle, violence psychologique, exploitation (dont l’exploitation financière),
violence spirituelle, harcèlement (dont le harcèlement obsessionnel).
www.mulberryfinder.ca
émotionnelle, violence psychologique, exploitation (dont l’exploitation financière),
violence spirituelle, harcèlement (dont le harcèlement obsessionnel).
www.mulberryfinder.ca
Keep warm while making a statement of support. This month, wear a purple scarf to show your support for survivors of gender-based violence. The purple scarf is a symbol of hope, awareness and the collective strength and action needed to end gender-based violence.
November 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Keep warm while making a statement of support. This month, wear a purple scarf to show your support for survivors of gender-based violence. The purple scarf is a symbol of hope, awareness and the collective strength and action needed to end gender-based violence.
Gender-based violence can include physical forms of violence, emotional and psychological violence, financial abuse and spiritual abuse and may also include harassment, stalking and exploitation.
To learn more about how GBV presents and what you can do to help visit: www.mulberryfinder.ca
To learn more about how GBV presents and what you can do to help visit: www.mulberryfinder.ca
November 10, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Gender-based violence can include physical forms of violence, emotional and psychological violence, financial abuse and spiritual abuse and may also include harassment, stalking and exploitation.
To learn more about how GBV presents and what you can do to help visit: www.mulberryfinder.ca
To learn more about how GBV presents and what you can do to help visit: www.mulberryfinder.ca
These beautiful scarves, made from recycled sarees by women in Nepal.
Wearing this scarf is a daily reminder of the change we are working toward—locally and globally.
Deepa Mattoo
Executive Director and Lawyer, Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic
bit.ly/HamroVillage...
Wearing this scarf is a daily reminder of the change we are working toward—locally and globally.
Deepa Mattoo
Executive Director and Lawyer, Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic
bit.ly/HamroVillage...
November 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
These beautiful scarves, made from recycled sarees by women in Nepal.
Wearing this scarf is a daily reminder of the change we are working toward—locally and globally.
Deepa Mattoo
Executive Director and Lawyer, Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic
bit.ly/HamroVillage...
Wearing this scarf is a daily reminder of the change we are working toward—locally and globally.
Deepa Mattoo
Executive Director and Lawyer, Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic
bit.ly/HamroVillage...
Last year 62 femicides occurred across 37 different cities and towns in Ontario. November is Woman Abuse Prevention Month in Ontario.
Join us to raise awareness and bring an end to gender-based violence and femicide.
Buy a purple scarf today: www.wrappedincourage.ca
#wrappedincourage #purple
Join us to raise awareness and bring an end to gender-based violence and femicide.
Buy a purple scarf today: www.wrappedincourage.ca
#wrappedincourage #purple
November 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Last year 62 femicides occurred across 37 different cities and towns in Ontario. November is Woman Abuse Prevention Month in Ontario.
Join us to raise awareness and bring an end to gender-based violence and femicide.
Buy a purple scarf today: www.wrappedincourage.ca
#wrappedincourage #purple
Join us to raise awareness and bring an end to gender-based violence and femicide.
Buy a purple scarf today: www.wrappedincourage.ca
#wrappedincourage #purple