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The Peterborough Examiner’s Joelle Kovach reported June 27, 2024 that Rosemary Ganley, a longtime community activist and supporter of women’s organizations including the YWCA, will receive one of the country’s top honours this year. As reported by The Examiner: Rosemary Ganley, a local activist, teacher and feminist, is about to be appointed to the Order …

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CityNews has featured a two-part series on femicide and domestic violence against women, broadcast on June 10 and 11, 2024. In the first installment, journalist Cynthia Mulligan interviewed a woman whose daughter, Sahra Bulle, was killed a year ago after suffering alleged abuse for over a decade. Her former husband has been charged with first-degree …

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YWCA Peterborough Haliburton is thrilled to announce that this year’s Walk A Mile In Their Shoes event has met and exceeded our fundraising goal of $20,000. Thanks to the incredible support and generosity of our community, the event raised $20,871 in monetary gifts from donors and sponsors, in addition to $48,094 of in-kind value provided …

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YWCA Peterborough Haliburton has partnered with FriendLilySHOP.com to offer a variety of beautiful gift baskets filled with products made by local businesses to help you celebrate Mother’s Day. Whether your loved one is a gardener, likes a DIY spa day, or just enjoys a good coffee break, there’s something for everyone – and a portion …

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May 5 is the MMIWG2S+ National Day of Awareness (also know as Red Dress Day), which honours the thousands of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, 2 spirit, and gender-diverse people in Canada by encouraging learning and building awareness to end violence against Indigenous women, girls, 2 spirit, and gender-diverse people. For the second year, …

Peterborough business Nish Tees donating proceeds from T-shirts for MMIWG2S+ National Day of Awareness Read More »

On April 8, the 100 Women Peterborough group held their first meeting of the year and heard pitches from 3 local charities – Kawartha Montessori Bursary Program, Rotary Environmental, and YWCA Peterborough Haliburton. Tina Thornton, our Director of Philanthropy, had the opportunity to present to members and share about the impact of our work in …

100 Women Peterborough select YWCA to receive $10,000+ in first meeting of the year Read More »

YWCA Peterborough Haliburton has co-signed a letter to Dave Smith, MPP for Peterborough-Kawartha, on behalf of the Peterborough Domestic Abuse Network (PDAN) and its 30+ member organizations, expressing enthusiastic support of Bill 173, the Intimate Partner Violence Epidemic Act, 2024, sponsored by four Ontario NDP MPPs. The letter urged MPP Smith to support the Bill …

YWCA joins partner organizations in solidarity to support Bill 173, the Intimate Partner Violence Epidemic Act, 2024 Read More »

YWCA Peterborough Haliburton proudly shares that one of our most popular community events is coming back to town. Walk A Mile In Their Shoes returns to Peterborough on Friday, May 24 to raise funds for YWCA programs and services helping women and children recover from gender-based violence. Dig out your red shoes, grab your friends, …

YWCA Announces Return of Long-Time Fundraising Event for 2024: Walk A Mile In Their Shoes Read More »

We are so grateful to our community for supporting the 2024 Empty Bowls fundraiser. Thanks to everyone who showed up, donated, sponsored, and volunteered, the 20th annual Empty Bowls event raised just under $20,000 in support of our Nourish Food Program. That means Empty Bowls has now raised over $210,000 over its 20-year history with …

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