Advocacy
As members of CFUW, we believe in the power of women working together.
Our organization encourages its members to use their expertise to bring about positive change in the lives of women and girls, and in the broader society.
Local Advocacy
We advocate for women who have been affected by Intimate Partner Violence by providing monies and personal supplies to Baldwin House, Naomi's Family Resource Centre, and Maison Interlude House.
We are also members of Cornwall's Vibrant Communities and have provided financial support to youth through Central Public's Breakfast Program, the Boys' and Girls' Club , Big Brothers and Big Sisters, the Children's Treatment Center, the House of Lazarus, the Cornwall Youth Space, and the CCVS Sharing Pantry. Centre 105, Diversity Cornwall, and Cornwall Hospice have also been recipients of our advocacy efforts.
Since 2024, we have held an annual Period Product Drive — collecting products, and supplies to help the 1 in 6 women who can't afford to purchase these monthly essentials. What is received has donated to the Baldwin House, and United Way SDG for distribution through the communities.
We brought awareness to the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence by:
-
Writing to the Mayor of Cornwall to have orange lights on the clock tower
-
Attending the lighting of the Tree of Hope at Lamoureux Park
-
Displaying a trail of shoes at the Benson Centre, symbolizing the unfinished journey of MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women) and victims of IPV (Intimate Partner Violence)
-
Setting up an information booth at the Benson Centre, in conjunction with Baldwin House, and the Assault and Sexual Abuse Program (ASAP)
