by Rosalind Gunn | Apr 1, 2022 | Advocacy
YWCA Cambridge joins advocates across the province in celebrating Ontario signing on to the federal child care plan. For over 50 years, since the Royal Commission on the Status of Women’s 1970 report identified a universal child care program as a key pillar to...
by Rosalind Gunn | Feb 17, 2022 | Advocacy, Blog, YWCA Ontario
The following is the provincial pre-budget submission prepared by the YWCA Ontario coalition. PDF version HERE. The Honourable Peter Bethlenfalvy Minister of Finance c/o Budget Secretariat Frost Building North, 3rd Floor 95 Grosvenor Street Toronto, ON M7A 1Z1...
by Rosalind Gunn | Jan 31, 2022 | Advocacy, News
January 31, 2022 YWCA Cambridge supports Selam Debs and condemns the violent racism and sexism she as a community leader has been subjected to. Today, Debs shared screenshots of some of the deplorable messages she’s received following a social media post she wrote...
by Rosalind Gunn | Dec 2, 2021 | Advocacy
Below are remarks made by YWCA Cambridge CEO, Kim Decker at Cambridge City Council’s budget meeting on December 2. PDF version HERE Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today. I know that, at this point, you’re all well versed in what period...
by Rosalind Gunn | Oct 13, 2021 | Advocacy, Blog, News
The following open letter was written by YWCA Ontario, a coalition of the 11 YWCAs in Ontario, and signed by more than 30 activists and community organizations. This letter kicks off YWCA Ontario’s #SheCessionON campaign. Add your voice to the campaign by...
by Rosalind Gunn | Oct 12, 2021 | Advocacy, Blog, News
Now in its twelfth year, the Waterloo Region Walk A Mile In Her Shoes campaign is remaining virtual, but expanding its reach. YWCA Cambridge, the host of the annual advocacy and fundraising campaign, has partnered with YW Kitchener-Waterloo to launch the event this...
