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Former IHO resident Lillian experienced the housing crisis first-hand. Read her story.

No one wants to spend the holidays in a shelter; however, it’s a reality that many women and children who are fleeing domestic abuse will...

Read part one or part two Previously, we heard about how Brianna left an abusive relationship with Ryan and escaped to IHO with her...

Long story short, life didn’t happen the way I planned it. The years I spent with my abusive partner was the most difficult years of my...

Home is a safe retreat for many of us. But for some, home is a place of violence and fear. Amanda met her ex-partner when he was in...

Read part one Last time we heard about Brianna's abusive relationship with Ryan and how she escaped to IHO with her infant son, Jackson....

My story started like so many others. I was young when I fell in love with Ryan. He loved me so much. He showered me with gifts and...

My story of healing started five years ago when I called Interval House of Ottawa (IHO). I had started to realize that things weren't...

Alissa had to leave a rabbit behind when she fled her abusive partner. She said her daughter cries over the bunny — but nothing else. "It...

Jennifer has a dog named Daisy, a senior who is 13 years old. Daisy has been with Jennifer her whole life. Every morning, Jennifer wakes...

Just wanted to thank you all for being there in a very critical time in our life you have helped us more than you will ever know. You...

If only you walked one day on my feet Felt the pain when my heart skipped a beat Felt the pain that I feel then you'd realize these...

When I walked away from him it was the best thing I did for myself. Walking, and wondering where I was going, if space was available at a...

Another set of bags Packed and ready to go Another empty room Filled with the sound Of our anguish Walls bare Boxes and suitcases...

Recently, 12 year old Brianne was assigned a homework project to build a drum with materials found at home and present it to her class...

Yesterday everything and everyone was perfect, yesterday everything made perfect sense, and I knew there was nothing to worry about,...

Maria and her husband came to Canada in 2009 without any friends or relatives. Maria was isolated without support systems in a new...

For many of us, family and home are where we feel safe. For some women and children, this is not so. Violence against women occurs every...