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Your donation to Embrave will provide life-changing supports to survivors of gender-based violence in Peel Region.
For three decades, Embrave Agency to End Violence has worked to create a future without gender-based violence in the Region of Peel. With the support of a caring community, we have supported more than 51,000 survivors and their children. Your donation will provide vital supports that will transform the lives of survivors of violence today and help create safer communities in the future.
Click here to download our Ways of Giving brochure.
For many of us, the winter holidays are a very special time of time. It is a time of gathering with loved ones and reflecting on the successes, comforts and privileges we’ve shared over the last year.
However, for survivors of violence at Embrave: Agency to End Violence, the holidays can be very challenging. At Embrave we do our best to share holiday programming with our residents that inspires hope for a brighter future and shines a light on the possibilities that await them through their healing.
Want to learn more? Have questions? Email Embrave’s Operations & Events Manager Monica at monicav@embrave.ca
Join with your monthly gift today and become a part of the Kind Collective, a coalition of dedicated individuals driving positive change in our community. The ongoing support of monthly donors helps to ensure that we can meet the most urgent needs of survivors of violence and their children, without delay.
Reasons to join the Kind Collective:
- It’s easy and convenient. You choose the gift level and payment schedule that’s right for you. Your gift will be processed automatically every month.
- You can change, cancel or suspend your donations at any time.
- Your gifts provide a stable source of funding that Embrave can count on, so survivors of violence can continue to count on us.
Benefits you will receive:
- The knowledge that your support is helping to save lives every single day
- Exclusive updates and behind-the-scenes videos highlighting the impact of your kindness
- A consolidated annual receipt in February for income tax purposes
- Recognition in our Impact Report and on our website
For more than three decades, Embrave has been at the forefront of the movement to end gender-based violence in Peel Region. Your legacy gift will ensure that we can continue to respond to the urgent and evolving needs of survivors of violence and their children through support, advocacy and action.
Your legacy gift will ensure that Embrave will continue to support survivors of gender-based violence in the years to come.
After your family and loved ones are taken care of, if you can, please consider leaving a legacy gift to Embrave in any of the following ways:
There are several ways to make contributions through your will. You can instruct your lawyer to include “Embrave Agency to End Violence” (our legal name) in your will.
These are two examples of wording. For a residual bequest:
“I give to Embrave Agency to End Violence currently of P.O. Box 45070, Mississauga, Ontario, L5G 1C9 all (or _______ %) of the residue of my estate, to be used at the discretion of the organization.”
For a specific bequest (a specified dollar amount):
“I give to Embrave Agency to End Violence currently of P.O. Box 45070, Mississauga, Ontario, L5G 1C9, the sum of $ _______ to be used at the discretion of the organization.”
The flexibility of life insurance makes it possible for virtually everyone to make a meaningful gift. You could:
Give a Percentage of your Life insurance policy to ‘Embrave Agency to End Violence’
Give a Paid-Up Policy: Most people own life insurance, and many have policies that have outlived their original purpose. For instance, policies for a college education, those insuring a business, or those protecting a mortgage, can make excellent gifts when given to a charitable organization. The donor can deduct the replacement value of the policy.
Buy a New Policy: Some people find they can make a much larger gift than they could otherwise afford by purchasing a life insurance policy and naming Embrave Agency to End Violence as owner and beneficiary. The future premiums paid are deductible as cash contributions.
Buy Insurance to Replace a Bequest: Some people find they can make a current gift of assets they had planned to bequeath in their wills. They receive the income-tax benefits now and replace the assets by buying a life insurance policy for that amount. They enjoy the satisfaction of giving now and receiving the tax deduction now when they need it most. The beneficiaries will still receive the same amount.
Add a Beneficiary: Regardless of financial circumstances, almost anyone can name Embrave Agency to End Violence as a secondary or final beneficiary of a new or existing policy. This simply means that if the first beneficiary(ies) predeceases you, our organization becomes the beneficiary. Because the gift is not definite, there are no income tax benefits; but, if any funds do finally go to Embrave Agency to End Violence, they will be deductible from taxes.
Donating unused or excess assets in an RRSP, RRIF or TFSA to Embrave Agency to End Violence can enable you to realize an immediate impact without triggering the tax, provided that the donation is carefully planned.
Please connect with your financial advisor to explore how your financial assets can unlock a legacy of care and support for survivors of gender-based violence today and in the future!
Please consider making a gift of real estate. Embrave Agency to End Violence is the second largest emergency shelter in Ontario and will ensure these assets serve our communities and survivors in their path to safety.
The needs of communities across Peel Region for safe, emergency shelter are greater than ever. Please contact Julie Shultz to explore how we can work together to build your legacy with gifts of real estate and property.
Join our Legacy League
If you have any questions regarding planned giving or would like to join our Legacy League, please contact:
Monica Vu-Boukayli,
Team Lead & Development Coordinator
monicav@embrave.ca
(905) 403-9691 ext. 2264
Registered Name:
Embrave Agency to End Violence
Canada Registration Number:
107510059RR0001
Address:
P.O. Box 45070
Mississauga, ON
L5G 1C9
905-403-9691
The Adopt-A-Room Program offers a year-long sponsorship of one of our guest rooms, child and youth rooms, shared living room areas, or community kitchens. Adopt-A-Room sponsors have an immeasurable impact on survivors and their children residing at Embrave.
Your gift enables us to ensure that survivors who turn to Embrave for shelter are welcomed into a bright, welcoming space outfitted with all the comforts of a family home. Your gift provides survivors with an opportunity to focus on what’s most important—their well-being and their futures.
Benefits of Sponsorship
We are proud to recognize Adopt-A-Room sponsors with the following benefits:
- Signage in a high-traffic area with your name and adopted room.
- Recognition on our website.
- Photos, information and logo (pending approval) to include in your newsletters or public relations materials.
- First right of renewal each year.
Join the Adopt-a-Room Program
To learn more about or join the Adopt a Room Program, please contact:
Monica Vu-Boukayli,
Team Lead & Development Coordinator
monicav@embrave.ca
(905) 403-9691 ext. 2264
Thank you for your interest in donating a gift-in-kind to Embrave Agency to End Violence. Your generosity is truly appreciated.
Please note that due to limited space and volunteer resources we can accept only in-kind donations that meet the greatest and most immediate needs of the communities we support. The needs of survivors of violence receiving supports from Embrave change throughout the year, so if you are considering making an in-kind donation please contact us to ensure that we can accept your donation.
In the interest of safeguarding the health and safety of survivors and their children, we are unable to accept the following used items: clothing, toys, cribs, change tables, car seats, play pens, stuffed animals, high chairs, books, movies and/or items that are broken or in need of repair. We accept used furniture on an as-needed basis.
We will provide tax receipts upon request for in-kind donations that are received in original packaging, accompanied with the receipt, and are valued at $25 and above.
We can only accept new clothing, toys and personal hygiene items.
Greatest Needs
- Baby food and formula
- Canned/powdered/condensed milk
- Canned and staple foods including rice, lentils and legumes
- Dried spices
- Undergarments, socks and pajamas
- Shoes, boots and slippers
- Baby and toddler clothing
- Children’s clothing
- Sweaters
- Seasonal attire (winter-weight coats, hats, gloves and mittens)
Embrave Agency to End Violence is a scent-free environment and non-scented or lightly scented items are preferred whenever possible for use in our shelters.
- Pads and tampons
- Vaseline
- Deodorant
- Diapers, baby wipes, diaper rash ointment
- Baby wash, shampoo, lotion, oil
- Afrocentric hair products
- Shampoo and conditioner
- Body and face lotion
- Body and face wash
- Haircare products
- Multivitamins and prenatal vitamins
- Major shopping centres/malls
- Gas vouchers
- Supermarkets
- Major drugstores
- Bus tickets
- TTC tokens
- Restaurants, coffee shops and movie theatres
- Book stores
- Office supply stores
- Online music stores
- Amusement parks, attractions, museums, festivals, water parks and sporting events
- Linens: pillows, comforters, sheets in size queen, double and twin
- Baby care items: monitors, diaper bags, bottles, receiving blankets, nursing pads, spit-up cloths
- Cutlery, serving and cooking utensils
- Drinking glasses, pots and pans, and mixing bowls
- Bedroom furniture
- For children and youth (ages 0-12): Educational, non-violent and representative of the diverse communities of the Region of Peel (if applicable)
- For teens (13-18): Gift certificates to shopping malls, music stores, movie theatres and bookstores
- Video game consoles
- MP3 Players
- Pens, pencils, markers and highlighters
- Backpacks and pencil cases
- Office paper (letter and legal sizes)
- Notebooks
- Binders
- Computers
Join our Legacy League
If you have any questions regarding planned giving or would like to join our Legacy League, please contact:
Monica Vu-Boukayli,
Team Lead & Development Coordinator
monicav@embrave.ca
(905) 403-9691 ext. 2264
Registered Name:
Embrave Agency to End Violence
Canada Registration Number:
107510059RR0001
Address:
P.O. Box 45070
Mississauga, ON
L5G 1C9
905-403-9691
“I support Embrave because I know that my gifts are making a difference for survivors of violence in my own community. It’s important to me to show my children what I’m doing to make our community a better place, because I believe that giving reinforces values – like kindness – that I want to instill in my children.
Sarah-Jayne, Changemaker
“These groups are greatly needed. Thanks so much for watering our roots and helping us grow.”
Imani, former resident