The project to get a women's shelter in North York began in 1980 when the women's services committee of North York Inter Agency Council started proceedings to incorporate an organization to start a shelter. Reports from two North York hospitals which said they treat four or five cases of battered women a week was the cause for the creation of the project. 'The history of North York Women's Shelter is a history of people who care, a history of individuals with drive and determination, of people fighting for a cause they know is right, a cause well worth fighting for.' more... See more text