Cornerstone Fall Newsletter

Cornerstone Housing for Women is hosting its third annual Purple Tie Gala presented by Livingston MacDonald Wealth Management on October 2, 2021. It is their most important fundraiser of the year, and will be broadcast virtually once again.

Cornerstone Housing for Women is hosting its third annual Purple Tie Gala presented by Livingston MacDonald Wealth Management on October 2, 2021. It is their most important fundraiser of the year, and will be broadcast virtually once again.

A temporary place to stay has been found for more than 100 women experiencing homelessness until a more permanent shelter and housing solution can be found.

More than 100 of Ottawa’s most vulnerable residents will lose their shelter at the end of June if Cornerstone Housing for Women cannot find an interim site for its emergency shelter within three weeks.

On April 29, 2021 Cornerstone Housing for Women was thrilled to receive the news that Ottawa Community Foundation is providing us with $10,000 towards Cornerstone’s Anti-Racism Training Pilot Program.

Cornerstone, along with many in our community celebrated after hearing the guilty verdict for murder and manslaughter handed down to the now former Minneapolis police officer on April 20, 2021 who caused the death of George Floyd. We along with many, for a moment, breathed a sigh of relief.

When he used to pin me against a wall, I remember thinking I was still in control of the situation- Even in the experience of my trauma I tried to manage it by using deescalation techniques including aftercare, debrief, and reconnecting. As a person who has committed their entire professional career to the most marginalized women and gender-diverse people in our country- I knew how to handle trauma and crisis well.

Pre-pandemic, we would not think to put more than two women in one room at our shelter, we believe in providing dignified spaces for women. But, COVID-19 and the stay-at-home orders have left Cornerstone needing to open more beds at our emergency shelter.