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Women’s Health Days at YWCA Hamilton provide support to women experiencing homelessness
If you passed by YWCA Hamilton’s MacNab Street building recently, you may have noticed a large Screen for Life bus [...]
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Meet Kim: Providing a lifeline for women and children fleeing abuse at YWCA Hamilton’s Phoenix Place
When you hear Kim Shears describe her job, it sounds fairly straightforward. “Just empowering women is really the biggest thing,” [...]
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YWCA Hamilton offers a glimpse inside the Putman Family YWCA in honour of National Housing Day
Each year, on November 22, Canadians recognize National Housing Day – an opportunity for housing providers, stakeholders and residents come [...]
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Construction in the final stages at YWCA Hamilton’s new Putman Family YWCA on Ottawa Street
We’re almost there! Construction on our new Putman Family YWCA on Ottawa Street is in the final stretch, and we [...]
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YWCA Hamilton marks International Overdose Awareness Day
August 31 marks International Overdose Awareness Day – a global event held each year that aims to raise awareness of […]
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“It’s a piece of empowerment” – how YWCA Hamilton’s Callback program helps provide cell phones to those in need
Imagine fleeing an abuser and needing to call someone for help. Or a newcomer overcoming a language barrier who happens […]
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Myths and realities about women and homelessness
At YWCA Hamilton, we see the realities of homelessness every day – but there are still many misconceptions and stereotypes [...]
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Local realtor tackles six-day trek through the BC mountains in support of YWCA Hamilton
Rachelle Aurini is taking steps to help end violence against women – thousands of steps, in fact. Rachelle Aurini, a [...]
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Introducing YWCA Q&A: a new blog series tackling issues that affect our work at YWCA Hamilton
Welcome to the first installment of YWCA Q&A – a semi-regular feature on our blog tackling issues that matter to […]
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Making the invisible visible: How a star in the YWCA Hamilton lobby honours lives lost and highlights systemic injustice
If you’ve passed by our MacNab Street location recently, you may have noticed a star hanging in our front window. […]