The Ontario government says it will spend just over $26 million over the next two years to support survivors of gender-based violence, but some non-shelter services say without more support, families could fall through the cracks.

Aurora, a pseudonym to protect her identity, says she was almost one of those people before she discovered the York Region Centre for Community Safety (YRCCS).

“They told me that I’m not the one who should be blamed for this situation … they taught me how to love and care for myself again,” said Aurora.

According to executive director Jaspreet Gill, YRCCS helped connect over 800 people and 1,200 of their children with intimate-partner violence resources such as shelters, legal support, and food banks last year.

From legal assistance when her husband was try

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