To mark Women Abuse Prevention Month and to help raise support for those facing abuse, the Eagles Nest Association, which operates a transitional home for women and children in Waterdown, has issued a challenge to the community.
“We thought it was a perfect opportunity just to bring awareness,” said Amanda Devries, director of development and children’s programs. “When we thought about it, we decided that we would name it 'Rise Up' because we would challenge our community to rise up to be able to support those women."
The statistics in Canada are alarming.
According to Battered Women’s Support Services, one in five women in Canada has experienced abuse in their intimate relationship; only one in 10 sexual assaults are reported to police and roughly every six days a woman is killed by her partner.
Waterdown is not immune to domestic violence.
“We receive several phone calls a week of women looking for places, who are facing these situations, so we know it’s real and it’s happening in our community,” said Devries.
To help with Eagles Nest Association's efforts, businesses including Salon Miah, Nail Haven, Goodness Me, La Viva Salon, Hair for a Good Time among others have joined Weeks Home Hardware by putting out donation jars. Weeks is also raffling off a cookware set valued at $800. The store, under owner Ron Cicuttini, has been supporting the charity for about five years.
“It’s such a worthy cause," he said. "Women’s shelters, especially in an area even like Waterdown, are so important and they don’t really get any funding from the government so every little bit helps."
While there isn’t specific data on individual communities, according to the Canadian Women’s Foundation (CFW), there are more than 6,000 women and children sleeping in shelters on any given night across Canada and about 300 of them are turned away due to lack of space. CWF also states that 67 per cent of Canadians personally know women who have been assaulted. These statistics help to reinforce Cicuttini and his staff’s commitment to supporting Eagles Nest and its work in the community.
“Actually it surprises me that in a community like Waterdown there’s still that much need for this sort of assistance,” he said, noting a lot of people don’t think of the need. “There’s lot’s of people who need help here.”
Aside from education, other ways to Rise Up include volunteering or making donations to the Eagles Nest programs.
“Abuse hits all classes, so we’re not exempt. It doesn’t just go with poverty,” said Devries. “Abuse hits everybody — all classes, all cultures.”
For more information or to support the Rise Up campaign, visit www.eaglesnestofwaterdown.ca.
To mark Women Abuse Prevention Month and to help raise support for those facing abuse, the Eagles Nest Association, which operates a transitional home for women and children in Waterdown, has issued a challenge to the community.
“We thought it was a perfect opportunity just to bring awareness,” said Amanda Devries, director of development and children’s programs. “When we thought about it, we decided that we would name it 'Rise Up' because we would challenge our community to rise up to be able to support those women."
The statistics in Canada are alarming.
According to Battered Women’s Support Services, one in five women in Canada has experienced abuse in their intimate relationship; only one in 10 sexual assaults are reported to police and roughly every six days a woman is killed by her partner.
Waterdown is not immune to domestic violence.
“We receive several phone calls a week of women looking for places, who are facing these situations, so we know it’s real and it’s happening in our community,” said Devries.
To help with Eagles Nest Association's efforts, businesses including Salon Miah, Nail Haven, Goodness Me, La Viva Salon, Hair for a Good Time among others have joined Weeks Home Hardware by putting out donation jars. Weeks is also raffling off a cookware set valued at $800. The store, under owner Ron Cicuttini, has been supporting the charity for about five years.
“It’s such a worthy cause," he said. "Women’s shelters, especially in an area even like Waterdown, are so important and they don’t really get any funding from the government so every little bit helps."
While there isn’t specific data on individual communities, according to the Canadian Women’s Foundation (CFW), there are more than 6,000 women and children sleeping in shelters on any given night across Canada and about 300 of them are turned away due to lack of space. CWF also states that 67 per cent of Canadians personally know women who have been assaulted. These statistics help to reinforce Cicuttini and his staff’s commitment to supporting Eagles Nest and its work in the community.
“Actually it surprises me that in a community like Waterdown there’s still that much need for this sort of assistance,” he said, noting a lot of people don’t think of the need. “There’s lot’s of people who need help here.”
Aside from education, other ways to Rise Up include volunteering or making donations to the Eagles Nest programs.
“Abuse hits all classes, so we’re not exempt. It doesn’t just go with poverty,” said Devries. “Abuse hits everybody — all classes, all cultures.”
For more information or to support the Rise Up campaign, visit www.eaglesnestofwaterdown.ca.
To mark Women Abuse Prevention Month and to help raise support for those facing abuse, the Eagles Nest Association, which operates a transitional home for women and children in Waterdown, has issued a challenge to the community.
“We thought it was a perfect opportunity just to bring awareness,” said Amanda Devries, director of development and children’s programs. “When we thought about it, we decided that we would name it 'Rise Up' because we would challenge our community to rise up to be able to support those women."
The statistics in Canada are alarming.
According to Battered Women’s Support Services, one in five women in Canada has experienced abuse in their intimate relationship; only one in 10 sexual assaults are reported to police and roughly every six days a woman is killed by her partner.
Waterdown is not immune to domestic violence.
“We receive several phone calls a week of women looking for places, who are facing these situations, so we know it’s real and it’s happening in our community,” said Devries.
To help with Eagles Nest Association's efforts, businesses including Salon Miah, Nail Haven, Goodness Me, La Viva Salon, Hair for a Good Time among others have joined Weeks Home Hardware by putting out donation jars. Weeks is also raffling off a cookware set valued at $800. The store, under owner Ron Cicuttini, has been supporting the charity for about five years.
“It’s such a worthy cause," he said. "Women’s shelters, especially in an area even like Waterdown, are so important and they don’t really get any funding from the government so every little bit helps."
While there isn’t specific data on individual communities, according to the Canadian Women’s Foundation (CFW), there are more than 6,000 women and children sleeping in shelters on any given night across Canada and about 300 of them are turned away due to lack of space. CWF also states that 67 per cent of Canadians personally know women who have been assaulted. These statistics help to reinforce Cicuttini and his staff’s commitment to supporting Eagles Nest and its work in the community.
“Actually it surprises me that in a community like Waterdown there’s still that much need for this sort of assistance,” he said, noting a lot of people don’t think of the need. “There’s lot’s of people who need help here.”
Aside from education, other ways to Rise Up include volunteering or making donations to the Eagles Nest programs.
“Abuse hits all classes, so we’re not exempt. It doesn’t just go with poverty,” said Devries. “Abuse hits everybody — all classes, all cultures.”
For more information or to support the Rise Up campaign, visit www.eaglesnestofwaterdown.ca.