St. Joe's Women's Centre

06/15/2026

A huge thank you to Justyna and Foresters CARE Foresters Financial for their incredible donation of Family Summer Care Packages!☀️💜

We received 38 thoughtfully assembled bags for families filled with summer essentials including sunscreen, a reusable water bottle, hats, lightweight socks, snacks, activities, and a special message.🧃🖍️🧴

This generous donation will make a meaningful difference for so many families as the warmer months approach. We are deeply grateful for your continued support towards the St. Joe’s Women’s Centre community and for helping families enjoy a safe, healthy, and fun summer season!

06/12/2026

St. Joe's Women's Centre is urgently seeking donations of children's *PEANUT-FREE* school snacks.

Please consider donating or checking out our Amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/1ZPW08HIZ87XG?ref=cm_sw_em_r_un_un_O8ac7NLY1J815

Thank you for supporting the St. Joe's Women's Centre community💜

06/01/2026

We are incredibly grateful for the generous support of KDS Sunshine this year!

This donation will go directly toward supporting women and families in our community, creating a meaningful and lasting impact. Thank you for your continued support💜

05/29/2026

St. Joe's Women's Centre is on Instagram🎉

We heard you all and have launched our official Instagram.
Find us at .ott and give us a follow to stay updated!

Click the following link: https://www.instagram.com/stjoeswomenscentre.ott/

05/25/2026

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05/19/2026

Last Friday, staff and participants enjoyed a beautiful day at the Canadian Tulip Festival!

We enjoyed the sunshine, thousands of tulips, and a little sweet treat to wrap our day up🌷🍦

Thank you to everyone who joined us💜

05/14/2026

Our Spring Newsletter is here🌷☀️

Take a look at this edition for centre updates, program highlights, and opportunities to support the St. Joe's Women's Centre community!

This newsletter features insight to the year so far, including highlighted special programs, and opportunities to get involved and support the St. Joe’s Women’s Centre community.

05/07/2026

We were honoured to be welcomed so warmly as a recipient at last night’s The Literary Feast, celebrating Ottawa’s 200th birthday. A beautiful event featuring truly inspirational chefs, authors, and creators while supporting St. Joe’s Women’s Centre.

We are deeply touched by the generosity of all those in attendance, and especially by the wonderful Chef Joe Thottungal, whose commitment to supporting and uplifting our community has made an astounding impact over the years.

A sincere thank you to everyone who was part of organizing and hosting this wonderful event, to those who stopped by to learn more about our services, and to everyone in attendance who made this a night to remember!



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05/05/2026

May 5th marks Red Dress Day, a day for us to come together and raise awareness about the ongoing crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirited People in Canada.

On this day we honour and remember the thousands of lives that have been lost. We stand alongside survivors, families, and communities that have been impacted.

For further information on MMIWG2S+ please visit the Native Women's Association of Canada: https://nwac.ca/wg2stgd/mmiwg2s/

If you or someone you know is looking for support, the National Crisis line is available 24/7 at 1-844-413-6649. The Hope for Wellness Helpline and Chat Counselling service can be reached at 1-855-242-3310 or chat online at: https://www.hopeforwellness.ca/

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They were never just names.
They were daughters, mothers, sisters, aunties, deeply loved and essential to their families and communities. Their lives carried meaning, connection, and futures that should still be here.

Reducing them to numbers strips away the reality of what has been lost.
Saying their names matters. It keeps their presence alive.
But without justice, those names continue to be failed.

Honouring them means demanding more, real answers, real accountability, and real change that reflects the value of their lives.