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YWCA Hamilton is ready to kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month with action, passion, and support for survivors!

Posted on 1 October 20241 October 2024 Posted in Home Page Featured Post, Programs & ServicesTagged Community, Encore, Health and Wellness

Every October, YWCA Hamilton’s Health & Wellness team leads the charge to raise critical funds for our ENCOREplus program. ENCOREplus […]

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YOU Power YWCA Hamilton – Read Our Impact Report 2023-24!

Posted on 26 September 202430 October 2024 Posted in Advocacy, Home Page Featured Post, OAK, Programs & ServicesTagged Community, Economic Empowerment, Employment & Skills Development, Gender-Based Violence, Health and Wellness, Immigration & Settlement Services, Impact Report

Dear YWCA Hamilton supporters, I’m so pleased to send you our 2023-24 Impact Report! In our last fiscal year, we [...]

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YWCA Hamilton’s Seniors’ Active Living Centre 55+ Opens its Doors Again!

Posted on 10 May 20246 December 2024 Posted in Events, Home Page Featured PostTagged Community, Events for Post Grid, Health and Wellness

An epicenter of friendships, personal in-person connections, and community over generations – YWCA Hamilton’s Seniors’ Active Living Centre 55+ opens […]

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The Road to Hope is Never Travelled Alone – Thank you for Supporting YWCA ENCOREplus!

Posted on 16 November 2023 Posted in Events, Home Page Featured Post, Programs & ServicesTagged Community, Encore, Health and Wellness

The Road to Hope is never travelled alone, and our community showed up with overwhelming support for survivors of breast […]

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Road to Hope: The Road is Never Travelled Alone

Posted on 19 October 202323 October 2023 Posted in Home Page Featured Post, Programs & ServicesTagged Encore, Health and Wellness

This month, YWCA Hamilton is calling on our community to raise support for ENCOREPlus – the umbrella program that includes […]

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Women’s Health Days at YWCA Hamilton help provide healthcare to those who need it most

Posted on 13 January 202313 January 2023 Posted in Home Page Featured Post, Programs & ServicesTagged Health and Wellness, Homelessness

For women experiencing homelessness, accessing healthcare is fraught with barriers – despite the fact that they have some of the […]

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YWCA Staff run half-marathon in support of programming for breast cancer survivors

Posted on 17 November 202217 November 2022 Posted in Home Page Featured Post, Programs & ServicesTagged Encore, Health and Wellness

Amazing things happen when women support women – particularly when it makes a positive impact on their health. That’s exactly [...]

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YWCA Hamilton wraps up a month of movement for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Posted on 31 October 202231 October 2022 Posted in Home Page Featured Post, Programs & ServicesTagged Health and Wellness

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is coming to a close – and YWCA Hamilton capped off the month with a morning [...]

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Women’s Health Drop-In Days – providing continued support to women, Trans and gender diverse persons experiencing homelessness in Hamilton

Posted on 28 March 202228 March 2022 Posted in Advocacy, Home Page Featured PostTagged 2SLGBTQIA+, Health and Wellness, Women's Housing

YWCA Hamilton is proud to partner once again with the Greater Hamilton Health Network (GHHN) to offer free health and [...]

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Continuing Good Beginnings – How YWCA Continues to Support New Mothers During the Pandemic

Posted on 21 February 202221 February 2022 Posted in Home Page Featured Post, Programs & ServicesTagged Health and Wellness, Immigration & Settlement Services

The face of Good Beginnings, one of YWCA Hamilton’s more hands-on programs, has changed a lot over the past two [...]

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