YWCA ELM CENTRE
YWCA Elm Centre is an innovative residential community located in the heart of downtown Toronto. The YWCA Elm Centre offers 300 affordable apartments for low-income women and their families, women living with mental health and addiction issues and families of Aboriginal ancestry. This new building occupies a city block bounded by Elm St., Elizabeth St., Edward St., and Chestnut St.

 Elm will also house YWCA Toronto’s new administrative headquarters, the 180-seat Nancy’s Auditorium, a women’s resource centre, meeting spaces and a restaurant.

 

YWCA ELM CENTRE OFFICIAL OPENING
87 Elm Street  |  Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Come to the YWCA Elm Centre Public Open House to celebrate the official opening of the YWCA Elm Centre and join us in thanking our donors and partners, including the federal, provincial and City of Toronto governments.

noon-2pm           Public Open House
Come and visit our new space! The Elm Centre Open House features:

  • "Wearable Truth", an art installation created by the women we serve to express the process of dealing with trauma
  • Art exhibit by OCAD students that addresses the issues that women face 
  • Public Displays of Affection presentation of the furniture created with Elm Centre tenants in collaboration with Sheridan College design students
  • Photo Voice, a tenant photography exhibit
  • Safety Siren display at YWCA Canada

    Check out our community rental areas and enjoy a coffee in our outdoor courtyard. Find out more about the programs we provide and the importance of affordable housing.

To find out more about our Official Opening Ceremony and our Public Open House, please contact cshortell@ywcatoronto.org

 


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