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2023 Wrapped in Courage purple scarves now available
Family Transition Place (FTP) is proud to be participating again in the Wrapped in Courage Campaign, an initiative developed by the Ontario Association of Interval and Transition Houses (OAITH). You can support this initiative and FTP in working to end...
The latest issue of HOPE Magazine is now available!
We invite you to take a look at this year's HOPE magazine! This year's issue was released in conjunction with our 2023 Heidi's Walk for Hope event, which took place on Sunday, September 24th. We'd like to sincerely thank the following individuals for their...
Thank you for supporting Heidi’s Walk for Hope!
Thank you for supporting this year's Heidi's Walk for Hope event! It was a wonderful day—the sun was shining, and it was a fantastic opportunity to connect with our amazing community. Heidi's Walk for Hope honours the memory of Heidi Ferguson (née Bogner). Heidi lost...
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...
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...
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...