Elizabeth Fry Society of Peterborough hosts multiple annual events that raise awareness, build community, and support vital programs for individuals impacted by criminalization, trauma, poverty, and gender-based violence.
A Home of Our Own Campaign
Through our work operating the Bridge Modular Housing Program, we identified a critical gap in our community: the need for transitional and supportive housing for individuals moving beyond initial stabilization. While modular housing offers a first step out of homelessness, many residents require continued support to successfully transition to long-term, independent housing.
Our goal is to purchase a residential property to expand our housing continuum. This home will provide safe, fully staffed, transitional housing for people leaving incarceration, modular housing, or homelessness. People who would benefit from continued support in rebuilding their lives.
Residents will receive wraparound services, including case management, life skills training, housing navigation, and mental health and addiction support. This property will be a launchpad for long-term stability, offering low-barrier, trauma-informed care in a healing environment.
With your support, we can fill a vital housing gap in Peterborough, reduce recidivism, and create real, lasting change for some of the most marginalized members of our community.
For a complete overview of the campaign, check out our Campaign Booklet
To learn more about how you can support our goal
Rebel With A Cause
Our annual fundraiser honouring outstanding local individuals who have shown advocacy and action to address issues of criminalization, challenge practices in the criminal justice system, and/or worked towards making changes towards gender equality.
Justice & Mental Health | October 28, 2026
Join us for an evening of celebration, connection, and a little Halloween magic at our annual Rebel With a Cause fundraising event!
This year’s theme is Justice & Mental Health, as we honour four incredible Rebels who are making a difference in our community through advocacy, compassion, and action.
Enjoy an evening featuring live music, food, speakers, a silent auction, and plenty of opportunities to connect and celebrate. We will also be adding a touch of Halloween spirit to the evening!
Live music will feature local legend Joslynn Burford, and fabulous duo Cheyenne Burnett and Sarah van den Berg!
5:30–8:30 PM
McDonnel Street Community Centre, 577 McDonnel St., Peterborough
Tickets: $50
Come celebrate the people who challenge the status quo, advocate for others, and help create a more just and equitable community.
Anti-Stigma Day
Our annual event marked by the United Nations’ Office on Drugs and Crime as “International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking”, supporting the War on Drugs through social media campaigns, information, etc. Our Anti-Stigma Day is held on the same day to reduce the stigmatization experienced by our peers who use substances.
June 26th, 1pm-4pm at Millennium Park
International Overdose Awareness Day
In partnership with PARN, International Overdose Awareness day is a day to remember the lives lost to overdose, to stand with the families and friends who carry that grief, and to renew our commitment to ending overdose and the harms that come with it. It’s a powerful reminder that every life matters and that we must keep working toward safety, dignity, and support for everyone in our community.
August 31st, 1pm-4pm at Millennium Park
This year’s event has been moved to Wednesday September 16th 2026, 1pm-4pm at Millennium Park
Take Back The Night
Each year, we join the Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre (KSAC) and community partners for an evening dedicated to raising awareness about sexual violence, supporting survivors, and standing together for safer communities. The event brings people together through poetry, speakers, performance, and a candle-lit solidarity march, creating space to listen, remember, support, and take action.
September 17th, 2026, from 5pm-9pm at Peterborough Square Courtyard