by Rosalind Gunn | Aug 3, 2021 | Blog, News, Women of Distinction
Events of 2020 threw some curve balls – to put it lightly. We weren’t able to host our big Women of Distinction awards night at the Galt Country Club, and, frankly, we still don’t know when we’ll be able to host a large gathering again. ...
by Rosalind Gunn | Jul 8, 2021 | Blog, News
YWCA Cambridge has received a generous $400,000 Social Impact Grant from the Lyle S. Hallman Foundation as part of the Foundation’s response to the community’s needs arising from the pandemic.The funds are unrestricted, allowing YWCA Cambridge to decide where best the...
by Rosalind Gunn | Jun 22, 2021 | Advocacy, Blog
The following letter was co-written by members of the YWCA Ontario Coalition and sent to Minister Alghabra. [Read the PDF version here]June 21, 2021Re: Building an affordable and national public transportation systemDear Minister Alghabra,We are writing today as a...
by Rosalind Gunn | Jun 22, 2021 | Blog
The following blog was contributed by YWCA Cambridge staff member, Tara Kleinsteuber We’ve all heard the “check-in on your______________ friends” sentiment. Usually, an onslaught of memes with that fill-in-the-blank line starts to pop up when an injustice or...
by Rosalind Gunn | Mar 26, 2021 | Advocacy, Blog, News
March 26, 2021 [Read the PDF of the document here] The province has acknowledged that Ontario is in a “she-cession.” However, the budget released this week does not offer us a “she-covery.” While women are mentioned in the budget document 27 times, there are few new...
