"New Beginnings Loan Fund" to continue in Strathroy

The Canadian Women’s Foundation (CWF) has awarded funding to the United Way of London and Middlesex to support its “New Beginnings Loan Fund”; one of 51 violence prevention programs across the country to receive funding from the Canadian Women’s Foundation’s Violence Prevention Fund this year.

The New Beginnings Loan Fund provides interest-free loans for women who are rebuilding their lives after abuse. The loans support any activity that increases a woman’s safety and can include funding rent arrears or deposits, utility costs, education or training, household set-up, storage or moving costs, safety repairs or upgrades, transportation, employment supports, legal costs and supports for immigrant women.

The United Way is working with four local agencies to deliver this initiative: Women's Community House, Women's Rural Resource Centre Strathroy and area, Daya Counselling and LUSO Community Services.

The support of this program was made possible thanks to individual donors and corporate partners including the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation and local Royal LePage agents in London who contribute a portion of their home sale commission to the cause and also raise funds though the annual “Garage Sale for Shelter”.