The Effects of it All

This blog is the third in a series by guest blogger and YWCA Cambridge employee Tara Kleinsteuber exploring Truth and Reconciliation and her own story of moving through the world as an Indigenous person. So, I’ve told you how I’ve watched my family endure racism. I’ve...

Do You See Me?

This blog is the second in a series by guest blogger and YWCA Cambridge employee Tara Kleinsteuber exploring Truth and Reconciliation and her own story of moving through the world as an Indigenous person. The title of my last post was “See Me, Hear Me, Understand Me,”...

Reconciliation: See Me; Hear Me; Understand Me

Today, on National Indigenous Peoples Day, we’re launching a mini blog series from guest blogger and YWCA Cambridge employee Tara Kleinsteuber exploring Truth and Reconciliation and her own story of moving through the world as an Indigenous person. Before I...

Be Proud, but Stay Loud

YWCA Cambridge celebrates Pride Month and remembers that there’s still so far to go. It’s June, which means it’s Pride month! It’s been a prominent theme throughout our programming this month. We’ve made Pride buttons with SHYFT participants, chalked Pride-themed...

Don’t You Know You GLOW?

A guest blog post by YWCA Cambridge GLOW Coordinator Samantha Germann GLOW, (an acronym for Girls’ Life Of Wellness)  is a holistic wellness program that makes space for young people ages 8 to 14 to explore all things health in a safe, inclusive and flexible...

Walk a Mile a Huge Success

The 10th Annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes walk to end gender-based violence was an enormous success, even getting some media pick-up! More than 50 red-shoed walkers traipsed through downtown Galt on Saturday, and as YWCA Cambridge Board President Christine Vigna said,...