YWCA Cambridge is committed to delivering programs for girls and young women that focus on empowerment and leadership. YWCA programs are girl-led, strengths-based, and girl-focused. This means girls guide the development of their own programming, ensuring that programs take a strength-based approach, and address issues from a girl's unique perspective. Our girl's programs include: YWCA Cambridge Girl's Council, S.T.E.P.S, Power of Being a Girl, and Body Image & Self-Esteem Presentations.

S.T.E.P.S

Girl's Council

Body Image / Self-esteem Presentations

Power of Being a Girl

Upcoming Events

MISS REPRESENTATION

On November 5, using a space generously donated by Cambridge Center for the Arts (and armed with delicious cookies from Tiny Cakes), 150 fathers, mothers, daughters and sons came together to view Miss Representation: an award winning documentary by Jennifer Siebel Newsom about the miss-treatment of women in the media. We are humbled by the response, and for those that contributed to the moderated discussion following the film. A particularly inspiring moment came from local politician Donna Reid, who spoke about the importance of recognizing potential leaders in our young women and encouraging them: to say, "you'd be a wonderful PM someday. Start thinking about it now."

Once again, many thanks to Cambridge for supporting change, community and equality.

FREE Screening February 26
Due to the success of the first screening, YWCA Cambridge will be hosting a second screening on February 26 at 2 pm at The Cambridge Centre for the Arts (Toyota Room) for FREE! We are looking for girls, young women and their families to join us for the film, which will be followed by a fun social activity.

REGISTRATION GUIDELINES
- Mature content advisory for those under the age of fourteen.
- Anyone under the age of eighteen must complete a registration form
- Children under the age of fourteen must have parental consent to attend
- The registration form can be faxed or dropped off one week from reservation date. Failure to do so will result in a cancellation of all ticket orders
- Limit of five tickets per person

We look forward to the conversation of how WE can be catalysts of social change. It begins with us! For more information, visit http://www.missrepresentation.org/

This screening was made possible with the financial support of the Girls Action Foundation: www.girlsactionfoundation.ca

“The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn but to unlearn.”
― Gloria Steinem