Shelter Movers

Published purpose

This 36-month project will provide immediate financial relief to support growing COVID-19 related costs and ensure additional protection for volunteers and survivors during moves out of abusive households. Specific activities will include securing a national supply chain to ensure personal protective equipment reaches all chapters more efficiently and at lower cost. To avoid staff burnout in Greater Toronto and Nova Scotia, immediate hiring of part-time movers and drivers is needed to meet a notable increase in demand for frontline service. The project will prevent the closing of chapters by providing medium-term cash flow stabilization in the current fiscal year. The project will also support the redevelopment of Shelter Movers' volunteer training, recruitment and retention strategy. Volunteers comprise 99% of the organization's labour force and are an essential means of ensuring Shelter Movers can continue to support survivors fleeing violence.