Real Talk: Harm Reduction
Here at Lanark County Interval House and Community Support, we work from a Harm Reduction approach in all areas of service. The term Harm Reduction might be familiar to you, but what does it really mean and how does it benefit victims of violence? What is Harm...
Annual Membership Drive
Lanark County Interval House is holding its Annual General Meeting on September 26, 2022 at 6 pm via Zoom from Carleton Place. We hope that you will be able to join us. In accordance with LCIHCS bylaws, to be a voting participant at our Annual General Meeting, you are...
Housing Advocacy and Lanark County Interval House and Community Supports
It is not a surprise to most social service agencies in Canada that housing, or the lack there of, has developed into a full-blown crisis. Affordable rent geared income (RGI) housing stock has been in demand for years nationally, provincially and locally, with local...
Why Women Can’t Be Beat
Have you ever wondered where our slogan “Women Can’t Be Beat” comes from? To many, this slogan is an empowering testament to the strength of women. To others, the slogan may come across as crass or jarring. Both opinions may be true. “The slogan was meant to be...
LCIHCS Awards the C.R.A.V.E Grand Prize Winner $100,000!
LCIHCS recently held C.R.A.V.E, our first-ever virtual raffle. The acronym stands for Community Rallies Against Violence Everywhere; LCHICS hoped the raffle will be a reminder that gender-based violence is an unfortunate reality in our community. The raffle gave one...
Support LCIHCS While You Shop: Donate Your PC Optimum Points!
IMPORTANT UPDATE – November 7, 2022: Due to technical difficulties beyond our control, our PC Optimum Cards are no longer useable. We thank everyone who has been collecting points for us; this is a true obstacle for our agency as we use the donated points every...
Lanark County Interval House Partnering with ReDefine Arts to Bring Community Art Piece to Mississippi Mills
We are so excited to again be working with ReDefine Arts (formerly Red Dress Productions) to create a pebble mosaic art piece honouring survivours of domestic violence in Mississippi Mills. In 2019, we paired up with ReDefine Arts to create a pebble mosaic in Carleton...
C.R.A.V.E Change this International Women’s Day
Want a chance to win $100,000?! We are excited to bring C.R.A.V.E to our community. Lanark County has been an incredible community to be a part of and we want to bring some joy to our community members. Like many of you, we were so disappointed to have to cancel our...
Youth Opportunities at Lanark County Interval House
We are so excited to be able to offer a couple of ways for youth in our community to get involved with LCIHCS, connect with peers and have their voices heard! If you are or know someone who loves social media, is passionate about social justice, is opinionated or who...