
Second Stage housing provides short-term private apartments for women, with or without children, rebuilding their lives after abuse or domestic violence. Our facility includes 6 rent-geared-to-income units for women and their children to stay for up to 2 years and is not just an apartment, it is a program. Residents receive counselling, education and social skills training.
Lori’s Place offers ample indoor and outdoor spaces for programming, play and holiday gatherings. The location is close to many needed services such as public transportation, schools, churches, grocery stores, counselling and legal and court services.
The new Lori’s Place property replaces the former Amy’s Second Stage Housing in Fenelon Falls, that Women’s Resources sold in 2021 after 19 years of operation. There were challenges in Fenelon Falls regarding access to transportation, social service programs, medical services, education and employment. The new Lindsay location has removed all these barriers.
“It is more than a place to live, it is a community. After moving on with my life, I am still friends with one of the women who also lived in Women’s Resources second stage housing apartment and we talk almost every day.”
– Sandi (former Amy’s Resident)
For women and their children fleeing abuse, they need to be able to access affordable, safe housing within a reasonable time frame so they have the opportunity to continue lives free of violence. Without this, women are often forced to return to their abusive partners, resulting in escalated violence and sometimes even death. In the City of Kawartha Lakes (CKL), the wait list for appropriate housing is 10 years; currently, there are 2,000 people on that list.
Second stage housing is an essential step to healing by learning to live without the violence and chaos many women and their children have left behind. Women who leave domestic violence are often thrown into a life of poverty with no immediate source of income or employment skills. A woman’s self-esteem erodes after living in fear and the trauma of being abused. They blame themselves and feel they deserve nothing. A safe, warm and welcome environment is needed for them to heal. Women’s Resources help the women to understand that they are worthy of having a nice home and deserve to raise their children in an environment free from terror, fear and violence.
For many, this home will be the first time they have felt safe in years.
Second Stage Housing is not something that is supported through government funding so we need to rely on donations and other fundraising opportunities from the community. Thank you to all who contributed to the Capital Campaign and made this wonderful home possible.
“The first place my children and I could feel safe and call our home was our second-stage housing apartment. After fleeing from a life filled with violence and uncertainty, we switched out of survival mode and with the help of Women’s Resources counsellors started living again.”
– Laura (former Amy’s Resident)
THANK YOU!
To our generous sponsors,
we cOULDN’T do it without you!
OUR CONTRIBUTORS $500 AND OVER
Kinsmen Club of Lindsay
100 Men Who Care
WARDS LAWYERS PC
Anderson-Hillier Foundation
Lana Vannetten
Squires Built Homes Inc.
Doug & Carol Brenner
Birdhouse Realty
Hailson Properties
Kent Florist
Bob & Vera Mark Charitable Foundation
Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph
5 Girls Foundation
Mackey Funeral Home/Stoddart Funeral Home
Bobcaygeon Meals on Wheels
IG Wealth Management, Adam McInroy
RBC Royal Bank of Canada, Lindsay
Kathy & Peter Anderson
Ivy & John Hill
Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario
Laura Boden – Boden & Associates
Edward Oakes
Scotiabank, Lindsay
Elizabeth & Bill Hicks
Staples & Swain PC
Omemee Swans
Jeff & Heather Sinclair
Hallett Pools
Kawartha Credit Union
Callaghan Farm Supply
Kawartha Well Drillers
Economy Storage Co.
Shoppers Drug Mart, Lindsay & Bobcaygeon
Kate Lowes, Equador Trek for Shelter –
Royal LePage Kawartha Lakes Realty
SHCG Inc. – Tonya Kraan
Rotary Club of Fenelon Falls
William Kuypers
Patti Siegel
Laurie McLean, Barrister and Solicitor
Sandy Beach Resort Social Committee
Cable Cable
Ruralwave
Lindsay Little Theatre
Janet Macmillan
Christine Karpazis
Brad Slater
Shore Spa Inc. Entertainment Committee
Janice McInroy
Susan Brown
Kirkfield & District Lions Club
Deanna Allen
Kus Ramgoolam
Shirley Norman
Sturgeon Lake Minor Hockey Assoc.
Fisher Excavating
Walmart, Uxbridge
Kevin Strassburger
Kawartha Lakes Real Estate Association
Clare & Robert Stewart
Adelaide Place
Stephanie Hayes
David Lawson
Bobcaygeon Massage Therapy
Jane Chapman
Sharon Dawson
Jack & Jean Kyle
Wayne & Kathleen Price
RONA Foundation Home Sweet Home
TD Ready Commitment
Greenbank Garden Centre
D.M. Wills Associates Ltd.
Electric Electric
On The Locks Restaurant
Colonial Concepts Log & Timberframe
Canada Post Heritage Club, Trent Severn
Rotary Club of Lindsay
Income Tax Plus
Janette Woolley
Brenda Makela
Andrea Lally
Lola Markwick
Denise Williams
Jennings Creek Christian Reformed Church
Lillian and Larry Hall
Chris Mitchell
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 67
Dr. Cody Bowen
Kawartha Skin Care, Dr. Peter Ursel
Dr. Jamie McNabb & Robyn McNabb
Unifor Local 1900
Susan Wiese
Kathryn Brumwell
Bobcaygeon Bikefest, 2023
Gemmill, Johnston, Jeffries
J. Waterson Photography
Rural Roots Gardens
Coboconk and District Lions Club
Hermine Flynn
The VandenBerg Family
Wayne Moss
Otto & Marie Pick Charitable Foundation
Linda & John Mark
Trevor Weldon
DM Wills Associates Ltd.
Kawartha Lakes Civitan Club
Wilcox Architects Incorporated
Women’s Shelters Canada

