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Brenda’s Story
When I received notice that I was being accepted into the Data Science Certificate Program from the University of Guelph, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
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
