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For Immediate Release- November 25, 2004

Program for homeless and low-income women
finds temporary home

Sistering is pleased to welcome the public to an Open House of the new temporary location.

Tuesday November 30, 6-8 pm.
the old Heydon Park Secondary School
11 St. Anne's Road, off Dovercourt, half-way between College and Dundas.

Come see the space, the programming in action and hear from women with lived experiences of homelessness.

Sistering, a charitable organization serving homeless, low-income and marginalized women in Toronto has recently re-located it's College Street Drop-In and administrative services to make room for condominiums. While still in need of a long-term home, Sistering has settled into it's temporary new location in the old Heydon Park Secondary School.

Founded in 1981, Sistering has been supporting homeless, low-income and socially isolated women through practical and emotional support in the Toronto community for over 23 years. And for 10 of those years, Sistering's Drop-In and administrative offices have been located at 523 College Street. Open 7 days per week, the Drop-In sees nearly 100 women each day.

Sistering's offers a safe and welcome space and provides hot meals, showers and laundry facilities, access to health care professionals, clothing donations, support groups, housing services, pre-employment and community development initiatives to thousands of women annually, many who struggle with mental health, violence and abuse issues on a daily basis. For more information on Sistering please go to www.sistering.org.

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Please call (416) 926-9762 for more information.
Angela Robertson, Executive Director: ext. 226
Lori Reinsilber, Resource Development Manager, ext. 233

C/o Heydon Park S.S., 11 St. Anne's Rd.
Phone: (416) 926-9762; Fax: (416) 926-1932
www.sistering.org




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