YWCA Toronto has been advancing positive change for over 150 years.
As one of the largest multi-service organizations in the City of Toronto, we provide transformative programs and services that empower women, girls, and gender diverse people at critical times in their lives. For many, YWCA Toronto is a beacon of hope in the face of staggering levels of gender-based violence, the housing crisis, and poverty in our city.
Notably, YWCA Toronto’s holistic, wraparound supportive services recognize that safety, housing, and economic security are interconnected. When survivors of gender-based violence find safe housing at one of our emergency shelters, they can also access transitional housing support toward permanent housing and gain pathways to sustainable futures through our Employment and Training programs. Each support strengthens the next, creating real, lasting change.
“We believe in the resilience of the human spirit to persist amidst adversity,” says Heather McGregor, CEO of YWCA Toronto. “Now more than ever, let us come together as a community to lift one another up. We know that with the right supports, women, girls, and gender diverse people can thrive.”
This GivingTuesday, donate to YWCA Toronto to help break cycles of poverty, violence, and homelessness for women, gender diverse people, and their children. Visit ywcatoronto.org to donate.
