Small Steps to Success is a program for women who face significant barriers to employment due to social, economical, and educational hardships. This 13 week supportive experience offers workshops designed to prepare participants to move into employment, training or further education. The program focuses on life skills, job search techniques, and education. We utilize a holistic approach that supports women in gaining the necessary confidence and skills to take a step forward to a more meaningful life. If you are interested in participating in the program please contact 519.622.6550 ext 104.

     Women's Safety Audit Program
Safety audits are conducted, upon request, within the community. A group of trained volunteers and a YWCA staff member will evaluate the overall safety of the specific area and provide recommendations for changes or improvements. Volunteers are often affiliated with the group or business requesting the audit, and increase their own awareness of personal safety and knowledge of women's safety issues in the process.

Body Image & Self Esteem Program

 As a result of the visit by artist Cheryl-Ann Webster and her Beautiful Women Project the YWCA Cambridge will continue to offer the opportunity to have a trained staff member come into your school to present on the topic of Body Image and Self-Esteem (at no cost). We want to best meet your individual school needs so we can be flexible with both the audience (boys and girls together or girls separately) and the time allotment (one class period or a full hour presentation).  Presentations can be accompanied by teaching resources, developed by an educator with over 30 years experience, that are based on Ontario curriculum guidelines. 

Roots of Empathy

 The Roots of Empathy program attempts to reduce levels of aggression in school aged children and through this process raise social and emotional competence and increased empathy. The goals of the program is to break the intergenerational cycle of violence and poor parenting, build the capacity of the next generation for caring and compassionate citizenship and parenting. With increased empathy more respect and caring is created in those who participate in the program. The programs success is based in the positive engagement of all students not through the targeting of bullies.

Preschool and Youth Enrichment
These programs are geared to educating and expanding young creative minds. They include: On My Own, Teen Self-Esteem, Making Choices, Volunteer Leadership, Camp Counsellor-In-Training and Babysitting Certification.

Adult Enrichment
Adult programs are designed with the total wellness of the individual in mind. Our goal is to provide a variety of programs that will expose participants to a wide range of offerings, including Tai Chi, Boosting Your Self Image, Health and Wealth Workshops, and Reflexology.

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