by Rosalind Gunn | Mar 27, 2024 | Blog, Women of Distinction
In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the YWCA Cambridge Women of Distinction awards, we’re highlighting recipients from over three decades of celebrating ordinary women doing extraordinary things. Ilidia Sa Melo Woman of Distinction award recipient in...
by Rosalind Gunn | Feb 20, 2024 | Advocacy, Blog, News
A Behind-the-Curtain Look at how YWCA Cambridge is Working to Establish a Women’s Emergency Homelessness Shelter in Cambridge Did you hear that YWCA Cambridge is on a mission to address women’s homelessness (visible and hidden) in Cambridge? We’ve been busy working on...
by Rosalind Gunn | Feb 1, 2024 | Blog, YWCA Ontario
Below is a pre-budget submission prepared by the YWCA Ontario Coalition and submitted to the Ontario Ministry of Finance ahead of Budget 2024. Read the PDF here.YWCA Ontario is a provincial coalition of YWCA Member Associations that serves more than 40,000 people each...
by Rosalind Gunn | Jan 23, 2024 | Blog, Women of Distinction
Nominations have officially opened for the prestigious YWCA Cambridge Women of Distinction Awards. This year marks the event’s 30th anniversary of celebrating inspiring local women and changemakers. As with last year, YWCA Cambridge has changed the awards criteria in...
by Rosalind Gunn | Jan 17, 2024 | Advocacy, Blog
Stop by our next event… Learn more from the civic leaders in Cambridge and the broader Region of Waterloo pushing for change around Women’s Homelessness. YWCA Cambridge, as many know, is working on the development of a women’s shelter in Cambridge for women...
by Rosalind Gunn | Nov 29, 2023 | Advocacy, Blog
For 75 years, YWCA Cambridge has been on the forefront of tackling gender-based violence through our work with women, girls and gender diverse individuals in Cambridge. Were fueled by the hope of a future in which everyone lives free of violence and those who do...
