The Gatehouse (charity)

The Gatehouse

Headquarters	3101 Lake Shore Blvd West
Location	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Key people	Rita Grenci, Chair [1]
Website	http://www.thegatehouse.org/

The Gatehouse is a registered charity based in the Etobicoke area of in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that treats survivors of child sexual abuse. ^{[2] [3]} The centre has helped more than 15,000 survivors of childhood sexual abuse since it opened in 1998. ^[4]

History

The headquarters for the charity was the doctor's house for the Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital. ^[5] It was abandoned for over 30 years and restored for use by volunteers. ^{[6] [7]} The vision of The Gatehouse and the restoration of the house was the creation of Arthur Raymond Lockhart who had the idea to reach out to survivors of child abuse within the community. ^{[6] [8]}

Awards and recognition

• In 2000, The Ministry of the Attorney General's Office for the Victims of Crime designated The Gatehouse a "best practice site" in Ontario in a report, A Voice for Victims. ^[9]
• In June 2003, The Gatehouse was awarded the City of Toronto Mayor's Community Safety Award ^[10]
• In September 2003, The Gatehouse was awarded the Ruth Atkinson Hindmarsh Award from the Atkinson Foundation ^[11]
• In 2018, the charity received Attorney General's Victim Services Awards of Distinction ^[12]

Notes

1. "Board of Directors". The Gatehouse. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
2. "These survivors are no longer afraid to speak out". Toronto Star . 28 December 2017.
3. "Toronto police gift the Gatehouse $150K to continue its support of childhood sexual abuse survivors". 27 April 2015.
4. "Healing the wounds of childhood sexual abuse at the Gatehouse". 12 March 2014.
5. Reason, Cynthia (June 11, 2018). "WALKABOUT: Exploring Etobicoke's Colonel Sam Smith Park". toronto.com. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
6. "Fighting for their survival". Toronto Star . 26 March 2007.
7. "The Gatehouse". rotaryetobicoke.org. January 11, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
8. "The Gatehouse". newtorontohistorical.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
9. Shephard, Tamara (July 8, 2011). "Gatehouse's executive director departs after successful tenure" (PDF). Etobicoke Guardian. p. 3. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
10. "Mayor's Community Safety Awards - Community Safety - Social Development | City of Toronto". Toronto.ca. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
11. "Atkinson award to The Gatehouse". Community Action. October 27, 2003. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
12. "Recipients of the 2018 Attorney General's Victim Services Awards of Distinction". Attorney General of Ontario. April 12, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2020.

External links

• Official website

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