by Rosalind Gunn | Oct 20, 2021 | Blog
Kim Whalen starts her work day around 6:00 a.m. when she arrives at YWCA Cambridge’s St. Elizabeth child care centre. Her day starts with donning all of the required personal protective equipment (PPE) – the gown, the mask, the visor, the gloves. Just as before the...
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...
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...
