WISH Year at a Glance
Oct 7, 2025
Published in WISH’s 2024-25 Annual Report
Updates on WISH participants, organizational developments, and community highlights.
April 13, 2024
Supportive Employment Program staff complete 2-month training to earn provincially recognized Peer Support Worker training certificate. (Read more in our Summer 2024 Newsletter.)
May 3, 2024
InReach launches weekly drop-in for participants to connect with services without an appointment.
May 12-18, 2024
300 WISH Pocket Resource Guides distributed, a project made possible by Victims and Survivors of Crime Week funding.
July, 2024
Illustrations by April dela Noche Milne created for WISH’s 40th Anniversary, celebrating sex worker solidarity, agency, and activism.
August 12, 2024
Kara Gillies announced as new Executive Director of WISH.
September 19, 2024
WISH wins UnTapped Workplace Inclusion Award, named Non-Profit Inclusive Culture Champion.
October 1, 2024
Consultations begin with participants to update Code of Conduct.
November 7, 2024
WISH supporters collectively raised over $50,000 for In Solidarity: WISH’s 40th Anniversary Fundraiser.
December 21, 2024
Extensive programming cuts announced, made necessary by funding constraints.
January 20, 2025
InReach celebrates 5 years of providing 1-to-1 support to WISH participants.
January 21, 2025
InReach begins survey of street-based sex workers to determine most critical hours of service at WISH.
February 7, 2025
WISH participants and InReach Workers start hosting weekly clothing distribution pop-up.
March 10, 2025
Launch of WISH Champions club for monthly donors.
March 20, 2025
Collaborative music therapy event for WISH participants with JUNO nominee Desiree Dawson.
