Volunteers urgently needed at Montreal non-profit that helps women flee abusive homes

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