Canadian Women's Foundation

The Canadian Women's Foundation (French: Fondation Canadienne des Femmes) is a national non-profit organization focused on helping women and girls. It aims to end violence against women, move low-income women out of poverty, and empower girls.

The Canadian Women's Foundation is the only national women's foundation in Canada.[1] Since 1991, it has invested over $40 million in charitable support to over 1,200 community programs and women's shelters across Canada.[2]

  1. ^ Canadian Women's Foundation. "Why invest in women and girls?" Retrieved February 16, 2016 from http://www.canadianwomen.org/why-invest-in-women-and-girls
  2. ^ Canadian Women's Foundation. "Our History". Retrieved February 16, 2016 from http://www.canadianwomen.org/history