OAITH is a provincial umbrella organization representing Gender-Based Violence shelters, transitional housing and community-based services and programs. We support our members and ally organizations through Research, Education, Advocacy and Prevention to end all forms of GBV.
Two ways to join:
- Voting Member Organization
Open to Gender-Based Violence Emergency Shelters and Transitional Housing Organizations - Non-Voting Ally Organization
Open to Community-Based Organizations with Gender-Based Violence programming
If you are interested in becoming a member or joining as an ally to OAITH, please click the button below.
Benefits to Becoming A-PART of OAITH
Advocacy:
- OAITH engages with members and ally organizations on social policy issues creating structural barriers, gaps and failures and works towards innovative solutions.
- OAITH amplifies your voice and leverages your concerns through its active participation in various government tables, community coalitions, planning committees, and other initiatives OAITH is a part of.
- OAITH acts as a conduit to a range of advocacy initiatives in Ontario and across the country to ensure you receive information in a timely and efficient way.
Prevention:
OAITH develops various public awareness campaigns and prevention initiatives to end gender-based violence and femicide in Ontario.
Awareness:
OAITH raises awareness of gender-based violence throughout Ontario by actively disseminating information within our networks and elevating the voices of our members to create opportunities for broader understanding of the movement to end GBV.
Research:
OAITH works with a range of academic partners to develop and disseminate research that informs the prevention of gender-based violence and how groups, services, systems and policy makers respond to gender-based violence and advance gender-equity.
Training:
OAITH is a leader in developing social justice knowledge and creating modalities of learning that nurture and develop the skills required to support survivors of gender-based violence, transform systems and to break down systemic barriers that will create social change. Join our learning community of more than 5,000 real people making a difference every day.
When joining OAITH you will:
- Be supported by the team at OAITH focused on ensuring your organization is empowered to move towards ending gender-based violence in your community.
- Receive timely information about policy, laws, funding and job opportunities, advocacy initiatives and media monitoring of critical issues that matter to you and your organization.
- Save Money! Gain access to a broad range of cost savings programs including employee health benefits, travel, HR and legal services, hotels and various retail savings for employers and employees.
Join our community of gender-based violence organizations all unified in ending gender-based violence and femicide.
OAITH's Intersectional Anti-Racism & Anti-Oppression Policy
OAITH's Intersectional Anti-Racism & Anti-Oppression Policy was created by the OAITH Policy Committee and approved by the OAITH voting members during the virtual AGM in June 2021.
Access a PDF document of the full policy here.