It’s been 10 years since Nathalie Trottier made the difficult decision to move out of her home, leaving behind 25 years of abuse at the hands of her partner — but also all of her belongings.

“When I left, I lost everything,” she recalls of her move, empty-handed, into a women’s shelter. 

That’s why a volunteer-powered non-profit that offers free moving and storage services to help women and children escape violence is so dear to her heart — and why a lack of volunteers to keep up with demand is so worrisome.

“It’s already hard to leave but when you also have to rebuild your life and on top