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Youth Housing Based Case Manager
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...
Ontario Budget 2024: YWCA Ontario Pre-Budget Submission
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...
Open Letter from 100+ Organizations Calling for a Provincial Declaration of Intimate Partner Violence as an Epidemic
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...
WWV 2023: Not on our streets, Not in our screens
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...