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Position: Full-time, 35 hours/week. Reports to: Manager of Housing Start date: October 7, 2024 Summary The Youth Housing Based Case Manager (HBCM) is responsible for providing support and system navigation with the purpose of developing life skills and personal...
New Life to Hiawatha Through Helping Hands June 10, 2024 St.Thomas – It is with great excitement that the YWCA St.Thomas-Elgin announces the acquisition of the property nestled in at 53 Hiawatha Street from previous owner, Elgin Community Mental Health Foundation...
June 3, 2024 We are proud to announce our proposed slate for Board of Directors for 2024/25. Helen Button – Helen grew up in rural southwestern Ontario. She attended grad school and worked as a writer in the communications field for several years before becoming a...
Hon. Rob Flack, MPP, Associate Minister of Housing750 Talbot Street – Suite 201St.Thomas, ON, N5P 1E April 26, 2024 Dear Minister Flack, We applaud the Ontario Government for backing Private Members’ Bill 173, The Intimate Partner Violence Epidemic Act, 2024. This...
Position: Full-time, 35 hours/week.Reports to: Manager of HousingStart date: April 29th, 2024Salary: $25.00-$26.00 per hour The Youth Housing Based Case Manager (HBCM) is responsible for providing support and system navigation with the purpose of developing life...
January 31, 2024 The Honourable Peter BethlenfalvyMinister of Financec/o Budget SecretariatFrost Building North, 3rd Floor95 Grosvenor StreetToronto, ON M7A 1Z1 submissions@ontario.ca Dear Minister Bethlenfalvy: YWCA Ontario is a provincial coalition of YWCA Member...
Dec 6, 2023 Hon. Doug Ford, Premier of OntarioPremier’s OfficeRoom 281Legislative Building, Queen’s ParkToronto, ON M7A 1A1By email: premier@ontario.ca RE: Declare Intimate Partner Violence an Epidemic in OntarioDear Premier Ford, We are writing today as concerned...
October 16 - 20, 2023 During the third week of October, YWCAs observe the Week Without Violence to envision and advocate for a violence-free world. This year, join us in creating a movement to end gender-based violence in every space where it occurs. We know that...
Aylmer, ON – On Saturday, local MPP Rob Flack attended the outdoor pool in Aylmer during Elgin County Drowning Prevention Coalition activities. He met with representatives of the YWCA St. Thomas-Elgin to hear more about the $190,300 Resilient Communities Fund grant...
BREAKING NEWS It is with disappointment we share the announcement that CMHC did not select Project Tiny Hope for a Rapid Housing Initiative grant. “Although this is not the news we wanted, we are optimistic as we re-align our funding strategy to meet our goal of...