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To help us better serve our community, we would like to hear your questions! For the next two weeks, Islanders Working Against Violence is inviting community members to ask questions about navigating IWAV’s services for sexual assault (SA), intimate partner […]

For the second year in a row, IWAV and The Circle co-hosted the Memorial Ceremony for National Day of Remembrance and Action on Women against Violence via a Facebook Livestream. We were not able to gather in community this year […]

Sexual assault affects a person in many ways. It can be disorienting, confusing, and frightening trying to get the assistance the survivor most needs. Even trying to get the most basic help can make someone feel vulnerable and afraid. And […]

IWAV is grateful to everyone who participated in the Charcuterie Picnic Fundraiser on September 10 this year. Haidee Hart of Woodshed Provisions and Francis Bread created beautiful and delicious boxes for IWAV. We were able to share these with over […]

We are pleased with our new location at #20 – 132 Corbett Road at Croftonbrook. Our program office is a welcome and safe space for our anti-violence programs – outreach, counselling and sexual assault services.  Our management team is also […]

For many years, IWAV has hosted its successful farm to table fundraiser: 10,000 for Change. Last year, we ran a modified home-delivery charcuterie picnic that was well-received and brought some cheer into the summer of 2020. This year, by popular […]

IWAV is pleased to announce that we have begun construction of the new housing at Croftonbrook. This will be a 34-unit apartment building that will provide housing for people who have a low to moderate income. The mix of suites […]

This year, IWAV and The Circle hosted our annual vigil on a Facebook Livestream. We were not able to gather in community this year to light candles and remember the women who were killed in the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre. In addition, IWAV […]

It is with great celebration that we announce that our new building at Croftonbrook is ready!! We have tenants moving in to our new 22-unit apartment building for seniors and people with disabilities. This is a project that we began […]

Islanders Working Against Violence (IWAV) created a unique fundraiser this year that was both fun and respectful of current social restrictions. In the past 4 years, we have hosted our successful farm to table dinner fundraiser, 10,000 for Change. This […]