Gender Equity in the Waterloo Region
By Racheal Walser keep choosing change in the waterloo region The actions of Geovanny Villalba-Aleman at the University of Waterloo on Wednesday June 28 2023 paint a clear image of their fears. Hatred weaponized someone who lived with considerable privilege, who was highly educated, and welcome in spaces where trust was implicit. His actions had […]
Taking Action Against Gender-Based Violence: A Guide for Changemakers
The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until December 10, Human Rights Day. During these 16 days, our communities work towards understanding the experiences of gender-based violence in our communities, promoting […]
Land Acknowledgement from YW Kitchener-Waterloo
The YW Kitchener-Waterloo acknowledges that the land on which we live and work today, is of the Haldimand Tract within the territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee people. We are thankful to the First Nations, Métis and Inuit people who care for these territories and those across the province. In this territory, Indigenous peoples […]
Building Hope on Block Line Road: Thank you to everyone who helped make this drive a success
With the help and dedication of supporters like you, we were able to successfully fundraise enough money to furnish all 41 units in our newly built supportive and affordable housing development. Thanks to your generosity, the women moving into our Block Line Road build will have everything they need to transition out of homelessness and […]
New investments in affordable housing provide relief to people experiencing homelessness in Waterloo Region
The government of Canada is taking action to increase the supply of affordable housing in Waterloo Region. We are pleased to announce that funding from the Government of Canada will support the development of eight new units for single women and their children experiencing homelessness, which our organization will operate. This is in addition to […]
YW Kitchener-Waterloo partners with McMaster University Continuing Education to help women launch into tech roles through a fully funded certificate program
YW Kitchener-Waterloo partners with McMaster University Continuing Education to help women launch into tech roles through a fully funded certificate program KITCHENER, ON, September 23, 2021 – The YWCA Kitchener-Waterloo’s (YWKW) innovative employment training program, In Her Shoes, has partnered with McMaster University Continuing Education to offer its YWCA Reskilling Uplift in Specialized Technology initiative. […]
“There is pain here. There is loss:” Working on the frontlines of the opioid epidemic
By Racheal Walser I wrapped her dolls carefully. Each, in a new baby blanket. I wrapped it around their waists, tucked the blanket under their arms, and gently slipped them into a cardboard box. This is the way Melissa liked to wrap her dolls. Each of them her baby. She would have whispered sweet things […]
Now is the time to reimagine better homelessness and housing supports for women
Written for The Record by Shantal Otchere (Appeared in the print edition of the Waterloo Region Record on March 10, 2021) COVID-19 has escalated the need to address our housing system’s gendered fault lines amid spikes in domestic violence cases and soaring unemployment rates among women. On its surface, a housing strategy designed to keep […]
YW KW in the media: “Working on women’s equality 365 days a year: YW Kitchener-Waterloo”
Written for therecord.com by The Record staff The YW Kitchener-Waterloo has been a crucial leader in the community for more than a century. With countless opportunities for teaching, outreach, support and leadership, it is not hard to see how it is one of the region’s largest non-profit organizations. Working within several aspects of the community to advocate […]
A thank you to shelter workers from our CEO
Without our shelter workers, the YW Kitchener-Waterloo couldn’t continue to provide people experiencing homelessness with a warm place to go. For them, we are so grateful. Watch this special video message from our CEO Elizabeth Clarke, to our shelter workers. Thank you shelter workers for everything you do and for making it possible to […]
