About OAITH
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The Ontario Association of Interval and Transition Houses (OAITH) is a provincial coalition primarily of first stage emergency shelters for abused women and their children. Our members also include some second stage housing programs and community based women's service organizations. OAITH is the largest women's shelter association in Canada . The Association works together with member shelters to educate and promote changes in all areas that abused women and their children identify as important to their freedom from violence.
OAITH's work includes:
Monitoring provincial policies and legislation on social programs, systemic changes and practices that affect women and children.
Promoting changes that improve women and children's safety and ability to escape violence.
Creating policy and practice alternatives for consideration by policy makers.
Developing information for members, policy makers, media and the public on issues of concern to abused women and their children.
Participating in consultations, hearings, conferences and public awareness opportunities to bring attention to concerns of abused women and women's services.
Training member shelters to provide improved support and advocacy for women and children.
Working together with many women's and community groups to develop comprehensive strategies to support women and children who experience violence.
OAITH is committed to positive changes to address the social, economic and political inequalities that women experience. Only with equality between men and women and among all women themselves will violence against women end.