Anova (Business Office)

About Anova (Business Office)

Anova is a community organization located on Horton St E in the SoHo neighbourhood of London. The organization serves individuals impacted by gender-based violence in London and Middlesex, specifically providing services to women, gender-diverse individuals, and children. They describe themselves as a settler organization working toward a future without violence by offering trauma-informed and inclusive services rooted in safety, support, advocacy, and education. The organization offers a variety of programs including a 24-hour Crisis and Support Line, sexual violence counselling for individuals and caregivers, and advocacy services. For those seeking immediate safety, Anova provides high-security emergency and short-term shelter at facilities on Wellington Road and Clarke Road. They also provide second-stage housing through a 25-unit rent-geared-to-income apartment complex in South London. Additionally, they offer a Family Court Support Program for victims of domestic violence, community outreach to help navigate legal and housing systems, and educational workshops such as Bystander Intervention, Consent 101, and Trauma-Informed Practice. Anova identifies as an organization that utilizes feminist, harm reduction, and anti-oppression models of service. They aim to challenge patriarchal patterns and systems that result in inequality and violence. The organization acknowledges the Indigenous peoples on whose traditional territory they work, including the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, and Leni-Lunaape peoples, as well as the First Nations within the Middlesex-London area.