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The YWCA is a home and a voice for women and their families in Cambridge. For more than fifty years we have offered safe places for kids to play and learn, courses to help women grow and develop, and support and advocacy for those in need. Through our child care centres, women's programs, youth programs, community events and public action, we raise women's issues and work to end violence and poverty.
 
WE KNOW YOU DO! YWCA CAMBRIDGE LAUNCHES ITS NEWEST FUNDRAISER; "WALK A MILE IN HER SHOES" WEDNESDAY JUNE 23, 2010 Walk A Mile In Her Shoes combines big hearts with big feet and brings the whole community together for a great cause. The event premise is simple; men collect pledges (minimum $100) and walk a few blocks in women's shoes, raising eyebrows and funds in support of YWCA Cambridge's programs for women and families. For more information or to register, contact us by phone at 519-650-0800 or by email at k.decker@ywcacambridge.ca. Please review the attached Walk A Mile information flyer, Walk A Mile pledge information and Walk A Mile pledge sheet. Sign up as an individual or recruit a team to join you. Don't forget to call today and reserve your shoe size!
Root of Empathy (ROE) is an evidence-based program that has shown dramatic effect in reducing levels of aggression among school children while raising social and emotional competence and increasing empathy. The program reaches elementary children from Kindergarten to Grade 8. The mission of ROE is to build caring, peaceful, and civil societies through the development of empathy in children and adults.
How do you grow a more caring society? You create better citizens, citizens who recognize that the needs of others are equal to their own. It’s simple really. Simple enough for the youngest children to learn. Basic enough for a baby to teach. That’s Roots of Empathy! Social Action and Advocacy The Kitchener-Waterloo/Cambridge YWCA Social Action and Advocacy Committee is pleased to offer our Woman's Guide To Housing, A Woman's Guide to Custody, Access and Support of Dependant Children and our newest publication A Woman's Guide to Building a Girl's Healthy Body Image and Self-Esteem. The guides offer comprehensive resources for community individuals, educators, parents, community agency staff and/or healthcare professionals To view the guides, you will require Adobe Acrobat Reader software, which is available at no charge from Adobe's website. Power of Being a Girl Conference the YWCA Cambridge is proud to host this special conference during our annual YWCA Week Without Violence. The Power of Being a Girl is an all girls conference, designed to focus on girls developmental needs in order to prevent violence amongst girls and women. All girls in grades 7 and 8 are invited to attend. Watch for details about the 2010 event!!
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