Overview

The Investing in Women’s Futures (IWF) program provides a range of services and employment supports to help women overcome barriers, increase well-being, build skills and gain employment.

Through the IWF program survivors of gender-based violence and women experiencing social and economic barriers have access to employment readiness and wraparound supports to transition to employment and gain financial independence.

The program expanded in 2023 and is now available at 33 locations across the province.

Eligibility

As a woman seeking assistance with obtaining financial security, the Investing in Women’s Futures program can help you find a range of services and employment supports.

You can contact or visit one of the organizations that offer the program to get help to find life skills and employment training opportunities, as well as gender-based violence supports, if needed.

Services and supports

Services vary from location to location. Contact a location near you to find out what each location offers.

Some examples of services are:

  • safety planning and supportive counselling for women experiencing abuse
  • legal rights and system navigation and referrals
  • life skills workshops
  • financial literacy training
  • personal and professional coaching
  • mentorship
  • self-esteem workshops
  • employment readiness workshops
  • entrepreneurship skills development
  • occupational skills training

Find a location near you

Reach out to one of the organizations that offers the Investing in Women’s Futures program.

City or Town Organization
Bancroft Maggie's Resource Centre of North Hastings
Bracebridge Community YWCA of Muskoka
Brampton Roots Community Services Inc.
Elliot Lake Counselling Centre of East Algoma
Etobicoke Rexdale Women's Centre
Etobicoke Somali Women and Children's Support Network
Hamilton Interval House of Hamilton
Kenora Women's Place Kenora
Killaloe Community Resource Centre (Killaloe) Inc.
Kingston Resolve Counselling Services Canada
Kitchener YMCA of the Three Rivers
Midland Huronia Transition Homes
Mississauga Achēv
Newmarket Women’s Centre of York Region
North York North York Women's Centre Inc.
Oakville The Women's Centre Halton
Ottawa Minwaashin Lodge - Indigenous Women's Support Centre
Pickering Women’s Multicultural Resource & Counselling Centre of Durham
Scarborough Scarborough Women's Centre
South River Women's Own Resource Centre
Thunder Bay Northwestern Ontario Women's Centre
Thunder Bay PARO Centre for Women's Enterprise
Sudbury Sudbury Women's Centre
Toronto Oasis Centre des femmes Inc.
Toronto Sistering
Toronto Working Women Community Centre
Toronto Up with Women
Welland Niagara Women's Enterprise Centre
Windsor Windsor Women Working with Immigrant Women
Woodstock Women's Employment Resource Centre
Toronto Native Women’s Resource Centre
Temiskaming Shores Keepers of the Circle
Toronto Times Change Women’s Employment Service