Julie Garvin

November 25 marks the beginning of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence, a world-wide event drawing attention and protest against violence against women. This year’s event carries a grim statistic-as the COVID 19 pandemic continues domestic violence numbers across Canada are rising. Kim Dolan, executive director of the YWCA, spoke with Lindsay Biscaia

The Star | by Laura Elliot, YWCA Board Director We are wasting a crisis. While Toronto has been identified as a COVID hot spot, the reality is that low-income neighbourhoods make up the majority of outbreaks. Toronto publishes data on the concentration of infections in the city, and areas such as Glenfield-Jane Heights tend to represent a

The Haliburton County Echo | When Cory and Melissa Valentini got their roofing business ramped up for the summer season, they wanted to take their success and turn it into success for the whole community. The owner/operators of Up Right Roofing, the Valentinis knew it had been a tough year for so many, including local

The Haliburton Highlander | Peterborough-based philanthropists, David and Patricia Morton of the Morton Foundation, have made a $50,000 donation to the YWCA Haliburton County. The YWCA made the announcement Nov. 5. In a press release, Patricia Morton said, “we are inspired by the courage of isolated and vulnerable women who are struggling to survive and

KawarthaNOW | Local philanthropists David and Patricia Morton have donated $50,000 in support of YWCA Women’s Centre of Haliburton County Outreach Services. “We are inspired by the courage of isolated and vulnerable women who are struggling to survive and escape from abuse and violence, and to build a better life for themselves and their children,”

Peterborough Examiner | The RBC Foundation has donated $10,000 to the YWCA Peterborough Haliburton Crossroads Shelter and Nourish Food programs. Nourish works with local agencies to get nutritious food to those who are most vulnerable to COVID-19. This includes home deliveries of food boxes to more than 225 families a week. Other people in the

Peterborough Examiner | Several food truck operators put their best recipes to the test Saturday for the Food Truck Wars at Farmcrest Marketplace. Customers could sample the food available and vote for their favourites, with a portion of proceeds going to YWCA programs for women and children, including safe nights at Crossroads Shelter, 24 hour