Quick EscapeAcknowledging and Honouring Our Past Nominated Women of Distinction
Women’s organizations in Hamilton with the organizers of last year’s Women’s March invite you to mark the first anniversary of the Women’s March Movement with something reflective and practical: an indoor summit intended to engage more women and non-binary people in community organizing around intersectional women+’s issues.
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Walk a Mile in Their Shoes Volunteer
TYPE: In-person, short-term
TIME COMMITMENT: Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Join us on or before event day to roll up your sleeves and support the execution of one of Hamilton’s most exciting events on Wednesday, June 14, 2023
YWCA Ontario Responds to the 2023 Provincial Budget
On March 23, 2023, the Ontario government released its 2023 budget. The YWCA Ontario Coalition, which includes YWCA Hamilton, has […]
Board of Directors
YWCA Hamilton is currently accepting nominations to fill positions on the Board of Directors, to commence in September 2023. This is an extraordinary opportunity for individuals who are passionate about YWCA Hamilton’s mission.
Brenda’s Story
When I received notice that I was being accepted into the Data Science Certificate Program from the University of Guelph, [...]
Show your pride and help support Hamilton’s Two Spirit and LGBTQIA+ youth!
YWCA Hamilton is proud to support speqtrum, a youth-founded and youth-focused skill-sharing and community building program for Two Spirit and [...]
Seniors Call & Connect Volunteer
TYPE: In-person
TIME COMMITMENT: 2-4 hours/week; 1-2 shifts/month; between 9 AM to 9 PM; flexible work schedule
The YWCA Hamilton Seniors Call & Connect Volunteer provides assistance to the (Seniors) Active Living Centre 55+ team, inclusive of: providing telephone calls to seniors, engaging in social discussions, offering resources and connections to community programs, and providing updates on current & upcoming YWCA programming for the MacNab/Putman Family YWCA facility
Front Desk Volunteer
TYPE: In-person
TIME COMMITMENT: 1-6 hours/week; 1-2 shifts/month; between 9 AM to 9 PM; flexible work schedule
Front Desk Volunteer, while providing assistance to the Front Desk team, will welcome clients, volunteers, staff, and community members at the MacNab and Putman Family YWCA facilities.
Imagine Day Program Volunteer
TYPE: In-person
TIME COMMITMENT: Minimum of Six (6) month commitment
The Imagine Day Program Volunteer will provide supports to adults diagnosed with developmental disabilities, dual diagnosis and may display challenging behaviors. This volunteer will assist in delivery of direct and indirect support services with a focus on therapeutic recreation, inclusion and community integration as assigned by the Program Supervisor – Community Participation or designate
Good Beginnings Volunteer
TYPE: Hybrid, both virtual and in-person opportunities exist
TIME COMMITMENT: 2 to 3 hours per week, plus travel time for in-home visits
YWCA Good Beginnings is a volunteer assistance program available for mothers in Hamilton and the surrounding area with infants younger than six months of age. The program involves weekly in-home visits from a trained volunteer
JOIN New Mothers’ Support Volunteer
TYPE: Hybrid, both virtual and in-person opportunities exist
TIME COMMITMENT: Between 1 to 4 visits Monthly; each visit is 2 to 3 hours
TERMS OF POSITION: Six (6) month commitment
YWCA Hamilton Mother’s Support Services is looking for individuals to Canada to apply to provide volunteer assistance for newcomer mothers in the Hamilton and the surrounding area. The Mother’s Support Group volunteer will provide support to new mothers with infants younger than twelve months of age.
Marilyn Hill: YWCA Hamilton’s Storyteller
From the moment you meet her, Marilyn Hill has a story to tell. On the coffee table in her home, […]
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 [...]
YWCA Hamilton Staff celebrate the holidays online with the help of special guest Terra Lightfoot
It’s been a week of celebration and cheer at YWCA Hamilton as our staff came together to celebrate the season [...]
How YWCA Hamilton’s STEP program changes lives
Three years ago, Emma Farr started a program that changed her life. “I was having a really hard time in [...]
Neighbourhood residents are ready to welcome Putman Family YWCA to Ottawa Street
YWCA Hamilton’s brand-new building is taking shape on Ottawa Street – and members of the community say they’re eager to [...]
YWCA Hamilton Overwhelmed by Community Support during COVID-19
We asked. You delivered. When the Covid-19 Pandemic hit Hamilton, Steve Park was one of the many Hamiltonians who knew [...]
YWCA Hamilton Staff Innovate to Engage Community
We are entering our seventh week of pandemic measures and many of us might be feeling a bit restless, patiently […]
Committed to Keeping Our Community Safe
Yesterday we learned that a client in one of our facilities has tested positive for COVID-19. The client who has […]
COVID-19 is a Gendered Issue
Last night, I, like many of you, scrolled through story after story that analyzed, examined, made predictions and reported on […]
COVID-19 Update for April 1
We are now three weeks into the COVID-19 crisis and while we try to make sense of rapidly-evolving developments, the [...]
How You Can Help
YWCA Hamilton's Response to COVID-19 Dear Friends, As we keep saying, this has been an unprecedented week. And every [...]
YWCA Hamilton Programming Update
This has been an unprecedented week as the situation with COVID-19 evolves. Hamilton Public Health and leading health authorities world-wide [...]
Important Update on COVID-19 Planning
To all YWCA Hamilton members, clients and visitors, We understand and share in your concern around the risks associated with [...]
YWCA Ottawa Street will be named the Putman Family YWCA
The newly-reimagined Ottawa Street YWCA will be named The Putman Family YWCA, thanks to a $1 million donation from Hamilton’s […]
Happy Holidays from YWCA Hamilton
YWCA Hamilton wishes you all a holiday season filled with warmth, peace and happiness. Our holiday hours are: December 24: [...]
Carole Anne’s Place to reopen in December
Cathy hunkered down inside an alcove near the GO station on Hunter Street where she and her partner Lindsey would [...]
Remembering Milli Gould
Milli Gould touched a well-manicured hand to her face and leaned in to listen to Annah Yassin’s story. It was [...]
Women’s collective awards $5000 to transform lives
On a crisp fall evening in late 2018, then-manager of Transitional Housing Violetta Nikolskaya stood before a room of women [...]
Entrepreneur Josie Rudderham has her cake and eats it too
Josie Rudderham was heading back to work after the birth of her first child when she was told her job [...]
YWCA Hamilton Snow Day Update Feb.27, 2019
YWCA Hamilton will close today at 4pm due to inclement weather. However, the MacNab Street Child Care Centre will remain […]
YWCA Hamilton Closed Today
It’s definitely been a wild winter! YWCA Hamilton MacNab Street is closed and all non-essential YWCA Hamilton programming is cancelled […]
Living her best life at YWCA Hamilton South Place
Nancy Oomen stands in the middle of her cheerily-decorated bedroom and holds up an Anne of Green Gables figurine. It’s [...]
YWCA Closed Today
The weather outside is still dreadful on Day 2 of this freezing rain storm. YWCA Hamilton remains closed today and [...]
Providing a turning point that will last forever
For more than three decades, Kathy Hayes had a front row seat on the lives of students. As the Registrar [...]
Sneak peek of the new Ottawa Street YWCA!
You've asked and we listened! What will the new Ottawa Street YWCA look like? Will it be a building we’ll [...]
YWCA Hamilton is leading the way for women’s affordable housing!
Earlier today, the federal government announced an investment in the Hamilton community by committing more than $10.08 million to the [...]
Building our future on Ottawa Street
The wait is finally over! The backhoes are humming, the earth is churning. Last week we put metal to the [...]
Lucia’s long road home
Lucia Martinez stood in the lobby of the YWCA Hamilton, clutching the remains of her former life in her hands. [...]
Faiza fulfills her dreams at YWCA Hamilton pool
As a girl growing up in Benghazi, Libya, Faiza Elbarghathi had one dream – to learn how to swim. Because [...]
You can help families feel safe.
You can help families feel safe. You can provide a home. You can provide a future. Last Christmas, my mom [...]
Meet Your Turning Point Funding Recipients
Turning Point Giving Circle funding Every year, members of the Turning Point Giving Circle democratically vote as a collective group […]
How YWCA Encore Changes Lives
Two years ago, Neanette Atanas rolled over in a Stretch Sweat and Unwind yoga class and her life went sideways. [...]
Suzanne Zandbergen, Owner, The Generator
“It was important to me as a business owner to have an ongoing affiliation with a charity or non-profit, to [...]
Jane Allison, Principal/Owner, Dovetail Community
“The concept of Turning Point is so elegantly simple - a community of women supporting and cheering other women. It [...]
