YWCA Hamilton

Description :

YWCA Hamilton is dedicated to eliminating racism & empowering women, promoting peace, justice, freedom, & dignity for all. We do the work until injustice is rooted out, until institutions are transformed, until the world sees women, girls, All People of Color the way we do… EQUAL. POWERFUL. UNSTOPPABLE. We provide programs & advocacy, seeking equity for healthcare, education, & community engagement. We operate a domestic violence emergency shelter & crisis hotline for those fleeing domestic, gender-based, or intimate partner violence, including human trafficking. We offer permanent supportive housing for the most vulnerable chronically unhoused disabled individuals, with Housing First, Trauma Informed Care & Harm Reduction philosophies.