YWCA Hamilton Meet Emma Sawler, the recipient of the 2023 Olga Cloke Bursary! YWCA Hamilton is proud to announce the winner of this year’s Olga Cloke Bursary – Emma Sawler! Emma, her high school valedictorian, is passionate about volunteering, youth leadership and community bui... Bursary Events
YWCA Hamilton Meet Lorraine – YWCA Hamilton’s 2022- 2023 Volunteer of the Year We are proud to announce the winner of our 2022 – 2023 Volunteer of the Year Award Winner, Lorraine Kearsey-Carter! A CMHA – Certified Psychological Health & Safety Advisor and President of Rubicon Sa... Community Events
YWCA Hamilton YWCA Hamilton’s PowerUp Program empowers mother-daughter duo to run social enterprise that removes barriers of employment for disabled youth YWCA Hamilton’s PowerUp Program empowers activist social enterprise As the Executive Directive of GoodOnU.ca, a social enterprise that advocates ending disability discrimination, Sherry Caldwell is pa... Economic Empowerment Ongoing Opportunities Programs & Services
YWCA Hamilton YWCA Hamilton joins the call to declare Intimate and Gender-Based Violence an Epidemic YWCA Hamilton joins the call to declare Intimate and Gender-Based Violence an Epidemic YWCA Hamilton’s Director of Housing and Gender-Based violence services Amy Deschamps was one of the speakers at a... Advocacy Gender-Based Violence
YWCA Hamilton Ground-breaking new program offers emergency reproductive care for women and gender-diverse people experiencing homelessness Ground-breaking new program offers emergency reproductive care for women and gender-diverse people experiencing homelessness A new program at YWCA Hamilton is helping to support women and gender-diver... Advocacy Housing and Shelter
Administrator YWCA Hamilton’s PowerUp Program gives local entrepreneur a boost YWCA Hamilton’s PowerUp Program gives local entrepreneur a boost As one of the four founders of MUKA, a Hamilton clothing store and media studio that offers unique, artistic merchandise and media cont... Programs & Services
YWCA Hamilton June 20 is World Refugee Day June 20 is World Refugee Day. Established by the United Nations in 2001 in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, World Refugee Day is a day to ... Immigration & Settlement Services Programs & Services
YWCA Hamilton Developmental Services Clients Gain Confidence with the “Shoot Your Shot” Basketball Program Developmental Services Clients Gain Confidence with the “Shoot Your Shot” Basketball Program Michaela Walker has two things on her mind: sports, and finding new ways to engage adults with disabilities... Developmental Services Programs & Services
YWCA Hamilton YWCA Hamilton marks Victims and Survivors of Crime Week YWCA Hamilton marks Victims and Survivors of Crime Week Everyone deserves to feel safe in their community, workplace, neighbourhood, and home. But for many – particularly women, Indigenous and raciali... Advocacy Gender-Based Violence
YWCA Hamilton Connection Through Art – Memoir Writing Newcomer Storytelling Workshop Storytelling workshop series for newcomers at YWCA this month Newcomers often face unique challenges leaving their country of origin and adapting to a new culture in Canada. A new storytelling worksho... Immigration & Settlement Services Programs & Services
YWCA Hamilton Med student volunteers help connect the community to Carole Anne’s Place Med student volunteers help connect the community to Carole Anne’s Place Sitting down to talk with McMaster medical students Etri Kocaqi and Nam Do will make you want to roll up your sleeves and throw... Housing and Shelter Programs & Services Volunteer Opportunities
YWCA Hamilton Celebrating One Year of Operations at the Safer Drug Use Space – YWCA Hamilton Celebrating One Year of Operations at the Safer Drug Use Space – YWCA Hamilton Mary Vaccaro oversees YWCA Hamilton’s Safer Use Space and is a PhD Candidate McMaster University School of Social Work. H... Health and Wellness Programs & Services Women's Housing
