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Providing leadership, advocacy, opportunities and a voice.
Empowering women, gender-diverse people, and their families, every day!

Providing leadership, advocacy, opportunities and a voice.
Empowering women, gender-diverse people, and their families, every day!

Summer Aquatics

Make a splash this summer and register your family for swimming lessons, Lifesaving Society Training, Aquatics Leadership and get your recreational swim passes online

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Summer Night Social

Join us for a night to remember at Wildflowers Farm on August 14

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GirlSPACE Summer Camp

Our July 14 – July 18 camp will focus on leadership & self-esteem skill building opportunities for girls & gender diverse youth aged 7-10. 

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Summer Adventure Camps

Join us for fun in the sun this summer in our licensed childcare programs! Our camps feature caring adults, a safe environment, outdoor play, special guests, creative experiences, water activities, and SO MUCH MORE!

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School Age Childcare

Looking for School Age Childcare?

Before and after school care at 10 locations

Settlement Services for Newcomers to Canada

New to Canada?

Let’s make Elgin County home

Housing for Women

In need of housing?

Supportive housing application for women & men

Housing for Women-led famillies

Seeking support for your family?

Women-led family transitional home application

Amy’s journey

Amy now holds her head up high; with a radiant smile and looks forward to the future.

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Courtney’s journey

Home is not a place… it’s a feeling

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Lisa’s journey

A reflection of the Housing Supports offered through the YWCA.  Struggling with generational poverty, abuse and addictions, at age 48 Lisa was referred to the YWCA St. Thomas Elgin by her continuing education teacher. Lisa was trying to make changes in an environment...
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Natalie’s journey

The YWCA gave me the opportunity to start over and choose a better life.

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Paula’s journey

Struggling with abuse and addictions, at age 30, Paula was referred to the YWCA through the Community By-Names list and adult shelter. Paula was sleeping on the street and ally ways to avoid the adult shelter in town as she had been clean for about one month and did...
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Rachel’s journey

I would like to start by asking you all a very simple question, have you ever felt uncertain about something? I’m sure you have. Perhaps the most obvious thing would be about the future, right? I want you to hold onto that feeling…imagine being told right now, that...
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New Life to Hiawatha Through Helping Hands

New Life to Hiawatha Through Helping Hands

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...

Board of Directors Nominees 2024/25

Board of Directors Nominees 2024/25

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...

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