by Rosalind Gunn | Feb 9, 2023 | Advocacy, Blog, YWCA Ontario
Below is a copy of the YWCA Ontario coalition’s pre-budget submission for Ontario’s 2023 budget. PDF version here. February 9, 2023 The Honourable Peter Bethlenfalvy Minister of Finance c/o Budget Secretariat Frost Building North, 3rd Floor 95...
by Rosalind Gunn | Feb 3, 2023 | Advocacy, Blog
From 2013-2020, YWCA Cambridge was home to two incredible STEM-based programs: STEM Mentoring and TechGyrls. As part of these YWCA Cambridge-made programs, staff would often invite guests from the local science, tech, engineering and math communities to come speak to...
by Rosalind Gunn | Jan 17, 2023 | Blog, News, Women of Distinction
Nominations have officially opened for the prestigious YWCA Cambridge Women of Distinction Awards. Since 1994, The Women of Distinction Gala has been YWCA Cambridge’s premiere fundraising event, recognizing more than 300 women for their contributions to their...
by Rosalind Gunn | Dec 1, 2022 | Advocacy, Blog
1,858. That’s how many individuals YWCA Cambridge’s community-based violence prevention programming reached in 2022. We saw a 70% increase in requests from school administrators, educators, child and youth workers and caregivers to deliver gender-based...
by Rosalind Gunn | Nov 4, 2022 | Blog, News
This week, the Ontario government passed legislation invoking the Notwithstanding Clause. This decision not only overrides rights laid out in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, but threatens to fine individuals and unions who choose to strike while forcibly imposing...
by Rosalind Gunn | Nov 1, 2022 | Blog, News
The holiday season is just around the corner, which means it’s time for YWCA Cambridge’s Festive Futures holiday giving program. Festive Futures is an annual holiday giving program that brings together our community to help women who have been through our...
