Who We Are

The Woman Abuse Council of Toronto (WomanACT) is a policy development and planning body that coordinates an efficient and effective approach to providing services for assaulted women and their families. The 30 person general council is made up of senior level representatives of each of the key sectors in the community response to woman abuse.

As a coordinating body, the Council: identifies gaps in service; supports and facilitates policy development and pilot projects; and undertakes research and actions that promote institutional and systemic change.

WomanACT has a network of standing committees that generally meet monthly and are made up of front line service providers. One of the most important philosophic principles of the Council is that the voices of women survivors should inform policy and program development and planning. WomanACT is pleased to support Women's Voices for Action - the committee of the Council composed of women survivors.

Women’s Voices for Action

Women’s Voices for Action plays a vital role in informing and directing the actions of the Council. This role reflects WomanACT’s belief that we must work toward a reality where all community agencies are accountable to women who have experienced abuse and violence. …more

Featured News

Board of Directors Wanted
Deadline June 6th, 2012
We are currently seeking board members who are working in at least a senior management position in a council agency and have a high level of understanding of the issues facing the women abuse sector and/or related experience in fundraising. ...more

Bringing Survivors Together
Women's Post Article by Tashika Gomes
I have never been in a room with holocaust survivors before. Never got the chance to sit with, speak to, or hear from them until Tuesday. On Tuesday, Dr. Renate Krakauer, a child Holocaust survivor, recounts, mostly through the stories her parents told her, of her family's experience during the holocaust and the strength and struggles of her late mother who both her and her late father admit they owe their lives to. She reads from her memoirs and there is barely a dry eye in the room the experience of surviving traumatic experiences resonates, not only to those connected to the Holocaust, but also to those individuals sitting in the audience who are survivors of abuse. ...more

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