Become a Voting Member
YWCA Peterborough Haliburton has been a leader in our communities since 1891. For more than 130 years we have responded to the changing needs of women. Our commitment to women is strengthened by partnerships locally, provincially, nationally and globally. As a member of YWCA Canada, we are connected to a global movement of women who seek to address the complex factors that breach the right of women to safety in their homes and communities, economic self-sufficiency and a living wage, and access to affordable housing, nutritious food and child care.
Your membership supports our collective pursuit of gender-based equity and empowerment, through programs that focus on eliminating violence, creating healthy communities, empowering girls, and strengthening women as leaders.
Membership Requirements include:
Members of YWCA Peterborough Haliburton are women over the age of 16 who live in the counties of Peterborough or Haliburton, and who agree with, commit to uphold, and support our feminist values-based service delivery intentions to:
- Strengthen the resiliency of women and children
- Improve the safety of women with and without children
- Provide deliberate support and resources for children and their mothers to prevent future harm
- Partner with women as the experts in their lives, and expand community capacity to respond
- Focus on relationships as agents of change
- Take action to mitigate the impact of entrenched systems of oppressions, racism and discrimination
- Identify and remove barriers to participation in our services
- Increase our collective capacity to respond effectively to gender-based violence, and trauma
- Apply the principles of harm reduction to service design and delivery
- Base decisions on evidence, wise practices, and data collection
Membership benefits include:
- Receiving news and updates about programs, events and opportunities to get involved
- Voting at our annual general meeting
- Staying connected to issues that affect women, and taking action to affect change
How to Become a Member:
Fill out our online membership application form and choose your membership fee amount ($20 regular, $15 students/seniors, or other*)
*It is important to the YWCA that memberships are accessible to all women in our community. Please pay an amount that suits your budget.
If you are unable to use the online application form, you may also:
- Download a fillable PDF version of the application form, complete it with your information (including payment by credit card), and email your completed form to Emily Jensen at ejensen@ywcapeterborough.org
- Download and print a PDF version of the application form, complete it with your information (including payment by credit card or by enclosing a cheque payable to YWCA Peterborough Haliburton), and mail your completed form to YWCA Peterborough Haliburton, 216 Simcoe St, Peterborough ON, K9H 2H7
- Send a completed form by email or mail and call the YWCA at 705-743-3526 to make your payment by phone.
Please note: All membership applications are reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors