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Our Impact

Your support has an impact at an individual, community and system level.

Your support and commitment to our mission has helped us to engage survivors in decision making, improve the services and supports available to survivors of violence and advocate for bold policy solutions.

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Survivors interviewed in research in 2025/2026

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Research and issue briefs published in 2025/2026

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organizations and community members engaged in research & policy

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survivors trained in community-based research in 2025/2026

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Participants engaged in training and capacity-building activities in 2025/2026

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e-learning courses developed in 2025/2026

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social media views & impressions 2025/2026

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advocacy engagements in 2025/2026

Herstory

The Woman Abuse Council of Toronto was created in 1991 under the name Metro Woman Abuse Protocol Project by the office of the Chairman of Metropolitan Toronto. For the first eight years, the organization operated as a community-based coalition under the trusteeship of Jewish Family and Children’s Services. In 1999, the name was changed to the Woman Abuse Council of Toronto and the council was incorporated as an independent non-profit organization.

In January 2010, the Woman Abuse Council of Toronto adopted a second official name: WomanACT, and was granted charitable status.