The Gatehouse -

NEWS

The Gatehouse® thanks the community for its support of Mayday! We raised $40,000 that will support Gatehouse® programming the community.

Congratulations to The Gatehouse®! Winners of the 2008 Etobicoke Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Award for Community Services. Well done!

In 2008, The Gatehouse® celebrates its 10th anniversary! Please check back often for new events and information as we celebrate this milestone.

NAVIGATION

Press

Since our doors opened on June 20th 1998, The Gatehouse has grown from a small community grassroots agency into a strong national voice on the issue of child abuse. December 1997 to June 1998: Completed a $300,000.00 renovation to an abandoned century-old house for just $30,000.00 ... in just 6 months! October 2000: The Chief of Police, Julian Fantino visited The Gatehouse as we were named the Best Practice site for victim services in all of Ontario by the Attorney General's office; March 2001: The Gatehouse was honoured with The Community Service Award at the Etobicoke Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards; February 2001: Macleans national magazine cited The Gatehouse® in an article about a Supreme Court decision regarding child pornography; The Federal Justice Department has asked for our input regarding the impact of crimes on victims of abuse; We were invited to present The Gatehouse model at the national conference of The National Organization for Victims Assistance (NOVA) in Edmonton, Alberta; Our investigation model was presented to the International Association of Chiefs of Police; March 2002: The Toronto Police noted our staff's support in a press release about investigations held at The Gatehouse (Toronto Star article); We have been invited to consult with different agencies in Ontario interested in replicating The Gatehouse in their own community; June 2003: The Gatehouse was awarded the Mayor's Community Safety Award September 2003: The Gatehouse was awarded the Ruth Atkinson Hindmarsh Award December 2003: We were invited to participate in roundtable discussions hosted by The Canadian Centre for Abuse Awareness. Topics included legislative and policy areas that impact on the victimization of child abuse victims