Vi’s House receives substantial boost from Ontario Government
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER Alternatives for Women (AFW) has received financial backing to the tune of $227,000 from the provincial government to get past their…
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Gender-based violence alive and well despite growing number of victims
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER The deadliest mass shooting in Canadian history was an act of violence against women. That shooting, now known as the Montreal…
Generous donation from St. Mary Magdalene moves Vi’s House from hope to reality
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER Alternatives for Women (AFW) will begin moving their offices into their newly renovated location, Vi’s House, this December. Thanks…
Shelter from the Storm: Alternatives for Women launches new campaign for Vi’s Place
SARAH WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER Alternatives for Women (AFW), a Prince Edward County non-profit that offers help for women of domestic abuse, has recently asked…
Ladies of Wellington-on-the-Lake bare all in support of Alternatives for Women
JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER The ladies of Wellington-on-the-Lake (WOTL) will be ‘rocking it’ in the pages of a calender that supports a local women’s initiative….
Alternatives for Women shares Vi’s Place plans on International Women’s Day
Organization discusses how its vision for offices, housing, and shelter fits ‘Balance for Better’ theme ADAM BRAMBURGER STAFF WRITER Alternatives for Women marked International Women’s…
Alternatives For Women inching closer to new home
Site could house four women, emergency shelter accommodation ADAM BRAMBURGER STAFF WRITER Alternatives For Women is inching closer to constructing a new home that…
International Women’s Day brainstorming welcomed
About 30 participants ponder ways they can press for progress ADAM BRAMBURGER STAFF WRITER Handed the theme “Press for Progress” for International Women’s Day, March…
Alternatives for Women supported by Arts on Main show
JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER Arts on Main Gallery, a co-operative gallery stocked and staffed by local county artists are celebrating the season and supporting a…