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Contribute To One Of Our Funds, or
Become A Monthly Donor
Why Give?
Donate today to help us save lives and build safe new futures!
We need your help to continue supporting women & children escaping violence & abuse. Every dollar counts when a woman flees violence and abuse, and most leave with only the clothes on their backs. At Nelson House women and children find a safe haven where they can begin, step by step, to rebuild their lives.
Your financial contributions go directly to providing essential, life-saving programs and services for the women and children who reside at Nelson House, as well as the more than 100 families in our community outreach program, like families who have moved out but continue to access counseling supports and our on-site food bank, to stretch their insufficient grocery budgets, as well as women who live in the community and are trying to leave their abusers safely, and more.
We are greatly dependent on the generosity of our community supporters, because without you, we are otherwise unable to provide our families with much-needed programs and services, including donated items that help them rebuild their lives.
Every donation makes a difference to the women and children depending on us!
When you give to Nelson House you are giving hope today by investing in the future of women and children who are ready to re-build their lives free of violence.
The Power Of Your Donation
One of the most powerful ways you can make a difference is by becoming a monthly donor. Monthly donations allow us to effectively support vulnerable women and children by providing a steady and reliable funding source, which allows us to better plan for the expenses of our programs.
The Power of Your Donation.
$250 provides a night of safe shelter
There are many ways your financial donation can have an impact, for example:
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$25 allows us to create a special activity kit for children
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$35 allows us to offer a child a personalised toy box
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$50 allow us to offer a specialised youth activity night
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$100 allows us to provide one hour of childcare and counselling support
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$150 allows us to provide three hours of educational and homework support
Become A Monthly Donor
One of the most powerful ways you can make a difference is by becoming a monthly donor. Monthly donations help provide a steady and reliable funding source, and that allows us to better plan for the expenses of our programs. The monthly gifts allow us to effectively support vulnerable women and children today and every day.
Contribute To One Of Nelson House's Specialized Funds
Nelson House is pleased to present three funds for directed giving.
Please click on the images below to make a directed gift today:
Transportation Fund
Women and children in crisis arrive at Nelson House at any hour of the day or night, from every area in the city of Ottawa, with or without any belongings, fleeing immediate violence.
Without her own vehicle, and with limited income, a women and her family must rely on public transportation or taxis to escape their abusive environment, retrieve their belongings, and attend medical and legal appointments.
Gifts allocated to this fund will be directed to public and emergency transportation for women and their children taking refuge at Nelson House.
Help them reach safety.
Dental Fund
Women and children arrive at Nelson House suffering physical injuries from violence and abuse.
Without health insurance, dental treatments and oral surgery can be prohibitively expensive, resulting in chronic or worsening pain, difficulty eating, and visual reminders of trauma.
Gifts allocated to this fund will be directed to emergency dental treatments and surgery for women and their children who have sought safety at Nelson House.
Help them heal and smile again.
Childcare Fund
Women sheltering with children at Nelson House face the additional challenges of supporting their children through crisis and sudden separation, adjustment to a new residence and schools, and navigating custody and access, all while managing their own recovery from violence and abuse.
Nelson House offers childcare and trauma-informed children's programming to enable women with children to attend medical and legal appointments, and to take moments of respite.
Gifts allocated to this fund will be directed to childcare for women and their children taking refuge at Nelson House.
Help care for children, and for their mothers.
