Sparse, inadequate funding is driving a burnout crisis among staff at women’s shelters and transition homes across the country, says a report released Thursday by a national non-profit.
The “Feminist Brain Drain” report from Women’s Shelters Canada surveyed more than 300 shelter and transition house employees across the country. It shows shelters coping with high rates of staff turnover and overwhelming workloads while trying to maintain a patchwork of revenues from governments and donations.
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