At the IWCH conference, we like to encourage our delegates to get involved in our community. A list of community based organizations is provided below and representatives will be at the conference to answer any questions you may have.

Woman Abuse Working Group (WAWG)

WAWG is a coalition of over 20 community agencies, coordinating our services to eradicate violence against women and children.
http://www.wawg.ca/




Good Shepherd Women’s Services

At Good Shepherd, we have Faith in People. This means seeing the whole person, not just the problem. At Women’s Services we strive to provide a place of sanctuary, safety and support for women (and their children) dealing with issues such as: woman abuse, violence, homelessness, mental health, and poverty. We are privileged to offer programs that provide support, give hope and restore dignity. Our programs are founded in the understanding that women are faced with many barriers in their effort to live safely and securely in our community.
http://www.goodshepherdcentres.ca/

OPRIG (Ontario Public Interest Group) McMaster
OPRIG McMaster is a student funded/student directed organization working on issues of human rights, the environment and social justice. Atzin, the organization which will be represented at the CBO Fair, is working in Mexico with indigenous women and children.
www.opirg.ca

St. Joseph Immigrant Women’s Centre
The Immigrant Women’s Centre is an equality seeking, anti-racist, charitable organization dedicated to the social, political and economic inclusion of refugee and immigrant women in a just and supportive Canadian society. The Centre is committed to enabling refugee and immigrant women to discover and build their new futures through skills development and settlement support.
http://www.stjosephwomen.on

The AIDS Network
“The AIDS Network provides a wide range of free, confidential supportive and practical services” and offer a “safe, non-judgemental environment.” A large component involves education programs that revolve around safer sex, transmission, testing, psychosocial issues and living with HIV/AIDS.
http://www.aidsnetwork.ca/

Best Start
Hamilton's children deserve the best start in life and the chance to achieve their very best in school. Best Start will support families by offering a broad range of services for children 0-6 years of age that will ensure their children receive the best possible opportunities early in their lives. Neuroscience and human development studies show that experience-based brain development in the early years of life affects learning, behaviour and health throughout a person's life (The Early Years Study, 1999). Best Start is the initiative that recognizes this research and puts theory into practice. It empowers communities to offer comprehensive, flexible, integrated and seamless services for all children and parents at familiar neighbourhood locations. The long-term nature of Best Start means that we will move beyond preparing children for early learning successes to preparing the next generation of adults to be full participants in their own communities.
http://www.beststart.org/

YWCA Hamilton
YWCA Hamilton is a women-led, service organization supporting individuals through health and wellness programs for women, families, seniors and people with special needs. We advocate for the improved status of women locally and through our affiliation with YWCA Canada and the World YWCA.
http://www.ywcahamilton.org/

Save the Mothers
Save the Mothers is an international organization committed to partnerships that promote the health and dignity of mothers and children in developing countries through education with a whole-person approach. Founded by McMaster’s Jean Chamberlain, Save the Mothers works towards reducing maternal mortality.
http://www.savethemothers.org/