by Rosalind Gunn | Feb 24, 2026 | Advocacy, Blog, News, Shelter Project Updates
CAMBRIDGE, ON | February 2026 – One year after opening the doors to Cambridge’s first and only women’s emergency homeless shelter, YWCA Cambridge is releasing a sobering look at the state of homelessness in the region. Between February 2025 and February 2026, the...
by Rosalind Gunn | Jan 26, 2026 | Advocacy, Blog, YWCA Ontario
Below is a submission provided to the Ontario Government by the YWCA Ontario coalition as part of the province’s 2026 budget consultations. Read the PDF version here. Introduction YWCA Ontario is a coalition of 10 YWCAs across the province, from Niagara Region...
by Rosalind Gunn | Dec 3, 2025 | Advocacy, Blog, YWCA Ontario
PDF version here YWCA Ontario Submission to the Ministry of Education Regarding Proposed Amendments to Ontario Regulation 138/15 under the Child Care and Early Years Act Date: November 21, 2025 Subject: Strong Endorsement of the Proposed Exemption of the Canada...
by Rosalind Gunn | Nov 18, 2025 | Advocacy, Blog, YWCA Ontario
Find a PDF of the letter here. November 18, 2025 The Honourable Doug FordPremier of OntarioLegislative BuildingQueen’s ParkToronto, ON M7A 1A1 By email: premier@ontario.ca RE: Bill 60 will erode tenant protections and increase housing instability in Ontario Dear...
by Rosalind Gunn | Sep 26, 2025 | Advocacy
The following is a transcript of a delegation delivered by YWCA Cambridge Director of Communications and Advocacy, Roz Gunn, at the September 23 Cambridge Council meeting. Roz spoke in favour of motion 10.2 re: Preventing the forced removal of unhoused persons during...
by Britteny Blackman | Aug 26, 2025 | Advocacy, Blog
We are incredibly proud to share insights from a recent national panel on child care, where our very own Director of Child Care Services, Kristina Lyman, represented YWCA Cambridge and shed light on the vital work being done to shape the future of early learning and...
