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 clicking HERE [PDF version of this letter HERE]

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 year in order to help its sister

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.  But we didn’t want to

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 funds could be used to support its mission

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, 2021 Re: Building an affordable and national public transportation system Dear Minister Alghabra, We are writing today as a concerned provincial coalition of YWCAs who serve

I am not ready to be a personal resource for you. No one First Nations, Metis or Inuit individual can tell you exactly how it has been for all of us. We do not all have the same experience and do not all see things the exact same way. Asking

The province has acknowledged that Ontario is in a “she-cession.” However, the budget released this week does not offer us a “she-covery.”

While women are mentioned in the budget document 27 times, there are few new or significant investments to support the economic empowerment and well-being of women.

Ontario YWCA Coalition Releases Vision for an “Equitable, Gender-Responsive Budget” in Joint Pre-Budget Submission to the Minister of Finance. [Click here for a PDF of the document] YWCA Ontario is a provincial coalition of YWCA Member Associations. We offer a range of housing programs and services including Violence Against Women

CAMBRIDGE — You can now try to catch the ace in support of YWCA Cambridge, a local nonprofit that provides child care, camps and a number of programming for children, youth and adults. “YWCA Cambridge has seen significant financial losses as a result of cancelling fundraising events, suspension of our

We know that these winter months ahead won’t be the same as they were in previous years, and for some, they will be extremely difficult. This year, in a year like no other, YWCA Cambridge has been supporting more families in need than ever before, from our child care families,