News
We’re Hiring
Family Transition Place (FTP) is currently looking for a Shelter Relief Counsellor. For more information about this posting, please visit our Employment Opportunities page. FTP is dedicated to achieving a workplace that is rooted in equity and is inclusive of a broad...
We stand with and amongst our local 2SLGBTQ+ community
At Family Transition Place, we are committed to providing service and building community in a safe way for everyone. We are aware of protests planned locally and beyond that spread misinformation and hate directed at the 2SLGBTQ+ community, mainly targeting...
Rural Response Program
"[RRP provides] Consistent support and the ability to ask or discuss anything with my counsellor and know she had answers for—or would help me find answers to—resources, if I did not know them myself." – FTP Client Are you a woman who feels afraid in your...
2022-2023 Annual Report
It was an exceptionally busy year of GROWTH for us. Read all about it in our 2022-2023 Annual Report:
We need your help
Like many other shelters throughout Ontario and Canada, FTP received emergency funding from the government (municipal and federal) throughout the pandemic to help us sustain our critical programs and services. It was a massive help during an incredibly challenging...
National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
May 5th is the National Day of Awareness and Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two Spirit People (MMIWG2S+). It is also known as Red Dress Day. To honour the many who have been taken and their families, please take a moment to learn...
An update on our building expansion plans
The current housing crisis continues to profoundly impact many in our community, particularly the women, children and individuals accessing Family Transition Place’s (FTP) services. The prohibitive cost of renting or owning a home and skyrocketing living costs make...
Thank you to Ann Randeraad
Our FTP family is truly grateful for this lovely and generous woman, Ann Randeraad. Through proceeds from her art show, "Rise Again," which ran throughout November last year, Ann raised over $1,100 in support of our critical shelter, counselling and education...
Happy International Women’s Day!
Happy International Women's Day! We're excited to celebrate today at our International Women's Day Celebration Luncheon fundraiser. Proceeds from this sold-out event will support our essential shelter, counselling and education programs. Thank you to our event...