We all have a shared goal of building a thriving community. One critical way of achieving that is by tackling two of the worst impediments to women, girls and gender diverse individuals’ potential: gender-based violence (GBV) and intimate partner violence (IPV).
Delegation to Cambridge City Council RE: Declaring IPV an Epidemic Read More »
YWCA Cambridge’s annual walk to end gender-based violence (GBV) returns for its fourteenth run Saturday, October 14 in downtown Galt.
Walk A Mile in Their Shoes is a walk to raise awareness of and end gender-based violence by raising funds to support YWCA Cambridge’s free violence prevention programming with girls and gender diverse youth across Waterloo Region.
YWCA Cambridge Ready to Lace Up For 14th Annual Walk A Mile Fundraiser Read More »
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn May 2023 marked the 131st YWCA Canada Annual Members Meeting, this year held in Waskesiu Lake, Saskatchewan, and hosted by YWCA Prince Albert. YWCA Cambridge was able to send four delegates: our board chair, Norma McDonald Ewing, CEO, Kim Decker, Director of Philanthropy, Nataleigh Ballantyne and Director of Communications and Advocacy, Roz
Reflections on YWCA Canada’s 131st Annual Members Meeting Read More »
8 Women to be recognized by YWCA Cambridge Women of Distintion Awards 2023 YWCA Cambridge is thrilled to announce the eight recipients of the 2023 Women of Distinction awards: Rebecca Dickinson Rebecca Dickinson is part of the Women Impacting and Influencing Technology (WIIT) committee at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada- a business partner group that focuses
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On May 5, the YWCA Ontario Coalition submitted its feedback on the Government of Ontario’s Canada-Wide Early Learning Child Care 2024 Child Care Funding Formula Discussion Paper. Find our full response below. Holly Moran, Assistant Deputy MinisterMinistry of Education Early Years and Child Care Division By email: Holly.Moran@ontario.ca May 5, 2023 YWCA Ontario’s Reflections on the
YWCA Cambridge is thrilled to announce the nominees of the 29th annual Women of Distinction awards: Amina Gilani Carolyn (CJ) Janzen Ellie Hook Emily Jaarsma Joe-Ann McComb Laura Perrin Maria Empringham Olivia Bluhm Rana Mohammad Rebecca Dickinson Shupi Mapuranga Smriti Nayan Stephanie Pearsall Teresa Gaspar YWCA Cambridge thanks all nominators who took the time to
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The following letter was sent to Premier Doug Ford and Minister of Health, Hon. Sylvia Jones, on April 14, 2023. Read the PDF version here. April 14, 2023 Hon. Doug Ford Premier of Ontario Premier’s Office, Room 281 Legislative Building, Queen’s Park Toronto, ON M7A 1A1 By email: premier@ontario.ca Hon. Sylvia Jones Minister of Health Ministry
YWCA Ontario to province: Reverse the Cuts to Healthcare For Uninsured People Read More »
At YWCA Cambridge, we provide high quality licensed child care to more than 400 families each year. Child care has been a core part of our program offerings for more than 65 years. Our skilled staff continuously engage in professional development opportunities and are always seeking out ways to make our programming the best it
On March 23, 2023, the Ontario government released its 2023 budget. Below is the YWCA Ontario Coalition’s response. A PDF version of the budget analysis can be found here.A PDF version of the budget analysis can be found here. One of the two themes of this year’s provincial budget, tabled by Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy
YWCA Ontario Coalition responds to the 2023 Provincial Budget Read More »
Dear fashion lovers, as we announced a few months ago, WIGG will be closing its doors on March 31, 2023. After that date, the brick and mortar store will no longer be open to shoppers. We have loved operating this passion project over the past 12 years and we thank you for all of your
An Update on WIGG’s March 31 Closure Read More »
