Parkminster United Church serves up Kindness
It really is the most wonderful time of the year – especially when the good-hearted people from Parkminster United Church cook and serve festive dinners for the residents of our emergency shelter. “It has become an annual tradition for Parkminster United Church, Waterloo. We’ve been doing this for 20 years. To celebrate the 50th anniversary […]
Merry & Bright
We specifically choose the wonderful team at Plasticity Labs in Kitchener to partner with for this year’s first; Merry & Bright Fundraiser! We created adorable star-ornaments that are hung on Plasticity’s Christmas Tree at their head offices. Each star reveals an item on our much-needed wish-list, and staff and friends can choose a special star […]
Combined Comfort
We were so thrilled that several wonderful Insurance Companies rallied together to provide us with boxes upon boxes of beautiful, warm and much-needed fleece blankets! We’d like to publicly thank and recognize Josslin Insurance, OTIP, Donovan Insurance, Zehr Insurance and Staebler Insurance along with IBA Waterloo and IBA Ontario. These blankets will help so many […]
Daily Dilemmas
Often non-profits are faced with a dilemma, to put our resources towards services supporting individuals and families most affected by systemic issues in our community OR to put our resources towards advocacy work to dismantle those systemic issues. Rarely are both a reality. For a long time the YW Kitchener-Waterloo has met that dilemma […]
In Her Shoes
In Her Shoes At 9 am the In Her Shoes (Women) program participants start arriving for a full day of employment and entrepreneurship training. For some of these newcomer women, they are with us to gain experience and build employment skills in a Canadian context to help reach their goal of gainful employment and financial […]
Calendar Launch Party
Over 30 strong, powerful and wonderful women gathered at 2nd Gear Motorcycle Culture in Ayr,Ontario to celebrate the launch of the 2020 “Real Women That Ride” Calendar. The calendar features photographs of women riding their motorcycles. It also included action shots from this past summer’s first ever: Women Choosing Change – A Charity Ride -supporting […]
16 Days of Activism
As one of the YW’s 16 Days initiatives, our own Wazhma Frogh will be speaking at the Kitchener Public Library, telling her story of survival, resilience and building peace. Wazhma is the recipient of the International Woman of Courage Award by the United States Department of State Secretary Clinton and Michelle Obama and is a […]
Winter Overflow Shelter
In late November, the YW opened a 45-space winter overflow shelter at St Mark’s Lutheran Church in Kitchener. This is the third year, and the second consecutive year, that we’ve provided this emergency service, and each year we’re asked the same question: Why? 2014/2015 At the end of the winter of 2014, most of the […]
Hearts Were Warm
The annual Hockey Helps the Homeless (HHTH) event returned to KW to raise money for local charities and housing programs. “The ice was certainly cold, but hearts were warm and giving at this year`s 2019 tournament.” A one-day fantasy hockey tournament held in Waterloo Region had a successful event to raise awareness for the Region’s […]
Libro Credit Union Investment Secures Promising Futures
We couldn`t be more thrilled and excited with the news that Libro Credit Union has donated a generous investment into our YW In Her Shoes Employment & Entrepreneurship Program! Libro has donated $20,000 to YW`s In Her Shoes Program! This donation will support 30 newcomer women giving them employment training and a unique opportunity to […]
