News & Events

Victim Services Wellington and Lakehead University have partnered on a research project exploring the opinions that survivors of sexual assault and/or intimate partner violence have...

Today, September 26th, 2020, is Cybertip Awareness Day.

Since the beginning of COVID-19, reports of youth harmed online have increased by 80%....

WE ARE HIRING!

We are excited to be adding a Direct Service Worker to our team! The deadline to apply is October...

Victim Services Wellington and Lakehead University have partnered on a research project exploring the opinions that survivors of sexual assault and/or intimate partner violence have...

As we enter flu season and COVID-19 numbers continue to rise, VSW thought it would be helpful to post some information on assessment centres in...

Victim Services Wellington and Lakehead University have partnered on a research project exploring the opinions that survivors of sexual assault and/or intimate partner violence have...

The Guelph Police Service announced yesterday that they are receiving a large amount of fraud/scam reported cases. The most common reports being those related to...

On Monday, the Waterloo Regional Police Service announced that reported elder abuse cases in 2020 have skyrocketed. According to the article, so far this year...

What does volunteering mean to you?

At VSW being a volunteer means that you are working with other people in the community....

Victim Services Wellington and Lakehead University have partnered on a research project exploring the opinions that survivors of sexual assault and/or intimate partner violence have...

September 10th is recognized as World Suicide Prevention Day. At VSW we attend a great deal of calls for victims of those affected by suicide...

* Appreciation Post*

VSW is EXTREMLEY proud of our community partner Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington on winning the Marla Moon Memorial Award...

September 1st marked the beginning of the Guelph Police Service Body Worn Camera (BWC) Pilot Project. This project will run until August 31st, 2021 at...

On September 1st, 2020, the Guelph Police Service received a call pertaining to a missing person. The missing person had been last seen 42 minutes...

First and foremost, we would like to begin this post by thanking everyone who purchased a #SupportNOTStigma t-shirt from the Wellington Guelph Drug...

“Support NOT Stigma,” is Monday’s slogan for International Overdose Awareness Day. At VSW we believe in this movement as we often attend death notifications and/or...

*Post Update*

As we posted a few weeks ago 100 Women Who Care Rural Wellington made a very generous donation to VSW...

This year, Wellington Guelph Drug Strategy (WGDS)’s annual STOP THE STIGMA event is combining with International Overdose Awareness Day to bring more awareness to death...

VSW would like to share that there is a new online/phone peer support group for families and friends impacted by missing loved ones (missing persons),...

"Human trafficking is a vicious and violent crime that preys on our most vulnerable, robbing them of their health, safety and dignity." -Solicitor General Jones

For many of us in Guelph-Wellington County, when Stage 3 was enacted, most of us started to feel some normalcy again. However, our senior population...

It happens here. These words are hardly recognized or spoken between most social bubbles. For most people human trafficking is seen on television shows or...

We often discuss women who are trapped in abusive relationships as they constitute the majority of domestic abuse victims. Though, it is important to establish...

Have you heard of our Victim Quick Response Program Plus?

The Victim Quick Response Program Plus (VQRP+) is funded by the Victims...

Sexual violence crosses all social boundaries, affects people of every age and cultural background, and has devastating impacts on the lives of survivors and their...

Just a friendly reminder that August 15th, 2020 @Zontaguelph will be hosting an Electronics and Bottle Drive from 11am to 5pm at 21...

On Friday August 7th, 2020, the Guelph Police Service were notified that a woman had gone missing. Guelph police conducted the search beginning at 4:00pm,...

This SATURDAY AUGUST 15th, 2020, Zonta Guelph is hosting an Electronics and Bottle Drive. This fundraiser will take place from 11am to 5pm at 21...

It was announced Thursday that the Guelph Police Service, Victim Services Wellington, Waterloo Regional Police Service, and Victim Services Waterloo Region will be partnering together...