HERSTORY: As Good As New Store

Aug 5, 2020 | Community Supporters, Fundraiser, General, Our Stories

Hooray for 40 years! While shopping at As Good As New (AGAN), it is easy to forget the difficult beginnings that made the organization what it is today. We’d like to take this opportunity to share with you the HERstory of AGAN and highlight some memories of our...

LCIHCS COVID-19 Update: July 2020

Jul 23, 2020 | General

Hello Community Members, I just wanted to send you a short update related to how we are coping during this ever evolving pandemic. Thanks to many of you, we have been supported with gift drop offs at the door, gift cards, baskets of goodies, kind offers, and...

Safe At Home…?

Apr 13, 2020 | General, Getting Help, LCIH News, Public Education

“You are not stuck at home, you are safe at home.”  This is the slogan circulating throughout the media to reassure citizens currently self-isolating to limit the spread of COVID-19. Unfortunately, there is an extremely vulnerable demographic that this message...

LCIHCS Responds to Covid-19

Mar 13, 2020 | General

Updated: Monday, March 16, 2020 As the evolution and impacts of Covid-19 continue, we see change in our neighbourhoods, our County and our Country. We, at LCIHCS are still working to support the women and children who access our services. Our residential programs and...

How to Prepare to Leave an Abusive Partner

Dec 16, 2019 | General, Getting Help, Public Education

If you need someone to talk to or would like to make a plan to leave the abusive situation you are living in, you can call our 24-Hour Crisis Line: 1-800-267-7946  or  (613) 257-5960  or  TTY: (613) 257-1952. Alternatively, if you do not live in Lanark County, you can...

How You Can Spread the Festive Spirit to Those in Need

Oct 21, 2019 | Community Supporters, Fundraiser, General

With Thanksgiving behind us, cooler days upon us and coloured leaves all around, it’s clear that we’re embarking on the holiday season. Perhaps you’ve started your Christmas shopping… most likely thoughts of family feasts and snowy days have come to mind a few times....