Red Thread Refuge Society - Willow Refuge

Red Thread Refuge Society - Willow Refuge Red Thread Refuge Society | Willow Refuge
Everyone says “just leave.”
We’re building what comes after.

Red Thread Refuge Society is an Ontario non-profit working toward safe second-stage housing for women, children, and pets escaping abuse.

Red Thread Emergency Safe Stay This program will provide a confidential 1 - 7 night hotel bridge for women and children...
08/06/2026

Red Thread Emergency Safe Stay This program will provide a confidential 1 - 7 night hotel bridge for women and children escaping intimate-partner violence while they work toward their next safe step.

Our initial launch goal is $6,000.

That could fund approximately 35 safe hotel nights; the equivalent of five seven-night stays.
❤️ $10 helps build the fund
❤️ $50 helps cover part of a safe night
❤️ $170 can fund approximately one safe hotel night when processing fees are covered

Safe Stay is not yet accepting placement requests. We are raising the money now so the fund is ready when the agreement and hotel account are finalized.
Donate directly to Red Thread Emergency Safe Stay:
www.redthreadrefugesociety.ca/safe-stay
If you cannot donate, please share this. The right person may only see it because you did.
- Red Thread Team ♥︎

🧵 WHERE YOUR BRAIDS FOR A CAUSE FUNDS ARE GOING💸 Braids for a Cause raised $1,026 for Red Thread Refuge Society before f...
07/12/2026

🧵 WHERE YOUR BRAIDS FOR A CAUSE FUNDS ARE GOING💸
Braids for a Cause raised $1,026 for Red Thread Refuge Society before final event expenses.
After those expenses are accounted for, $491.06 will be used to file the Canadian trademark for RED THREAD SAFE STOP, our developing safety education and training program.
The remaining net proceeds will support our Foundation Fund, including program development, legal and governance needs, insurance, accounting, outreach and grant preparation.
Every donation helps us keep pushing forward and building RTRS responsibly.
Our website is also much more than a place to donate. It offers safety tools, healing resources, help finding support, information for people leaving with pets and guidance for helping someone else.
Learn more, explore the resources or support our work:
🌐https://www.redthreadrefugesociety.ca/

RTRS is an incorporated Ontario not-for-profit with charitable status pending. We cannot currently issue official charitable tax receipts yet.

Braids for a Cause raised 1,026$ for Red Thread Refuge Society.I want to share that number openly because transparency m...
07/07/2026

Braids for a Cause raised 1,026$ for Red Thread Refuge Society.

I want to share that number openly because transparency matters to me. Every dollar raised came from the people who showed up, got their hair braided, supported vendors, in-kind donations, all who volunteered, shared our posts, and believed in this little red thread of an idea.

That 1,026$ is the total raised from the event before any final event expenses are deducted. Once every receipt and remaining cost is finalized, I will share a simple breakdown of what came in, what went out, and what is left to put directly toward building Red Thread Refuge Society.

RTRS is still in its early stages... but we all have to start somewhere, right?

Right now, funds help cover the real behind-the-scenes work that has to happen before we can create something bigger: outreach, website and resource tools, printing, meetings, grant preparation, legal and governance needs, and building the foundation for a safe place where women, children, and pets are not turned away when they need help most.
We need to restore dignity and show these women that they're not alone, they deserve to be safe and feel cared for.

1,026$ may not sound like millions to some people, but to me it means 1,026 reasons not to stop.

So thank you for proving that this community cares. 'Cause we're just getting started. ❤️🧵

These are not “just statistics.”In 2024 alone, police in Canada recorded 128,175 victims of intimate partner violence.78...
07/04/2026

These are not “just statistics.”
In 2024 alone, police in Canada recorded 128,175 victims of intimate partner violence.
78% were women and girls.
In Ontario, the rate of police-reported intimate partner violence rose from 233 victims per 100,000 people in 2018 to 278 in 2024.
Nearly half of victims were living with the accused when the violence happened....
Also in 2024, 42% of women killed in Canada were killed by a spouse or intimate partner.
Read that again!
Home is supposed to be where you are safest. For far too many women and children, its where they are most afraid.
To top it off, these numbers only reflect violence that reached police. We know MANY survivors never report, because reporting can feel dangerous, impossible, or pointless when there is literally nowhere safe to go after.

This is why Red Thread Refuge Society exists.
We need more than awareness posts after someone is hurt or killed.
We need real housing, safe exits, trauma-informed support, protection for children AND PETS, because i know for a fact that most people treat their pets like family... Imagine, you have to leave your home, could you leave your pet?
So we NEED a community willing to act before its too late.
A survivor shouldn't have to choose between abuse, homelessness, losing their children, or leaving their pets behind. 😢

VENDORS + VOLUNTEERS NEEDEDBraids for a CauseSunday, June 28th10 AM–4 PMCanadian Tire, ChelmsfordWe still need:- General...
05/26/2026

VENDORS + VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Braids for a Cause
Sunday, June 28th
10 AM–4 PM
Canadian Tire, Chelmsford

We still need:

- General volunteers
- Volunteer braiders
- Vendors
- Food/drink vendors
- Sponsors

Confirmed vendors so far:

- Ally Bee Clean → cleaning company
- The Afrocentric Place → African print clothing, jewelry, turbans and more
- Rebecca’s Roots → gardening
- La Belle Collection → artist

We are looking for 8 to 10 more vendors to help make this event full, fun, and community-driven.

Some vendor examples we would love to see:

- Scentsy
- Baked goods
- Makeup/beauty products
- Hair accessories
- Jewelry
- Candles
- Soap/skincare
- Crochet/handmade items
- Tumblers/cups
- Freeze-dried candy
- Face painting/glitter tattoos
- Kids’ items
- Wellness products
- Coffee/lemonade/drinks
- Food vendors
- Local small businesses

Vendor tables are $50 until June 3rd and $75 after June 3rd.

Comment VENDOR, VOLUNTEER, BRAIDER, or SPONSOR and I’ll send you the info.

Please tag local vendors, braiders, food vendors, and small businesses below. We need help getting this in front of the right people.

05/18/2026

A restraining order is not a force field.

Carole Willow Rae Denis

05/08/2026

Do you know what’s terrifying?
Realizing how many women are suffering in silence while the world keeps moving like nothing’s wrong.
Women are out here surviving things they should have never had to survive.
Smiling through bruises people can’t see.
Holding children together while they are completely falling apart inside.
Begging for help quietly because they learned the hard way that nobody comes when you scream.

And the worst part?
People would rather look away than feel uncomfortable.

05/03/2026

Love me or hate me, its your life, do what you want, I ain't your mother

05/02/2026

Don’t be ridiculous, Andrea… everybody wants this.
And by “this,” I mean me fully spiralling into my sourdough era like I’m running a tiny emotional bakery out of my kitchen.
Starter has a name.
Flour is everywhere.
I have no idea who I am anymore.
But the bread? The bread is coming. 🤣
Thanks to my hubby for being patient during this time in my life 😆

04/30/2026

Another $50 donation came in today and honestly… it meant more than I can explain.

That $50 helps Red Thread Refuge Society keep moving through Phase 0➡️ planning, outreach, governance, website costs, printing, grant prep, and the not-so-glamorous work behind building something real.
It may not build the whole refuge today.
But it helps keep the door open long enough to build it.
Thank you to the person who donated today. You reminded me that people are listening.
If you can donate, please do.
If you can’t, please share this with someone who can.
Women, children, and pets fleeing violence need more than “just leave.”
They need somewhere safe after.

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