YW Kitchener-Waterloo
Registered Name: KITCHENER-WATERLOO YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
Business No: 118987643RR0001
This organization is designated by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) as a registered charity. They comply with the CRA's requirements and has been issued a charitable registration number.
Our Mission
YW Kitchener-Waterloo is dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls by providing services and programs that support physical and mental wellbeing and economic choice and independence.
Our Vision
We envision an inclusive and equitable world where women are empowered to choose change.
About Us
With over a century of dedication to women and their families, the YW Kitchener-Waterloo serves the community as one of our region’s largest non-profit organizations. Over the years we've developed our programming to meet the changing needs of local women and remain committed to gender equality.
Today, we advocate for system level changes while working to provide shelter, supportive and affordable housing, improved education and training, and better childcare services.
YW Kitchener-Waterloo operates about two dozen programs at nearly as many sites across the Region. It offers services in the areas of learning and childcare; summer camp; youth recreation and leadership; emergency, supportive, and affordable housing; and employment and entrepreneurship training.