by Rosalind Gunn | Nov 11, 2024 | Blog, News, Shelter Project Updates
YWCA Cambridge needs to raise $125,000 to fully furnish and outfit the new women’s emergency homeless shelter. Cambridge, ON – YWCA Cambridge is proud to announce its partnership with Cambridge business Greentec who will be matching donations to YWCA’s end of...
by Amy Kitchen | Oct 21, 2024 | Advocacy, Blog
Below is a statement issued by the YWCA Ontario Coalition, consisting of YWCA member associations across the province of Ontario. Safer Drug Use Sites Save Lives: Repeal the closures and recommit to harm reduction. The YWCA Ontario Coalition is deeply concerned by the...
by Amy Kitchen | Sep 12, 2024 | Advocacy, Blog
On April 10, 2024. the Government of Ontario carried Bill 173: Intimate Partner Violence Epidemic Act through a second reading, bringing us one critical step closer to having the province recognize that IPV is what advocates have long said and nearly 100...
by Amy Kitchen | Aug 14, 2024 | Blog, Shelter Project Updates
On August 14, members of the YWCA Ontario coalition presented to the Province’s subcommittee on Intimate Partner Violence. This committee was struck following the Ontario government passing Bill 173: Intimate Partner Violence Epidemic passed second reading and was...
by Amy Kitchen | Aug 12, 2024 | Blog, News, Shelter Project Updates
Waterloo Region – YWCA Cambridge has secured a location for a new, temporary emergency shelter for women at Grace Bible Church in Cambridge. Following approval from Regional Council in the 2024 budget process, the YWCA has been actively searching for a location for...
