YWCA Toronto emergency homeless shelter for women expects to leave Days Inn site in the Beach by end of year at latest
- featuring YWCA Toronto's temporary emergency shelter
Beach Metro Community News | October 8, 2021
What happens when we set women up for success?
– featuring The Lise Watier Foundation
Toronto Life | September 23, 2021
Canada election 2021 is showing up for women
– op-ed by Jasmine Ramze Rezaee, Director of Advocacy and Communications
NOW Toronto | September 5, 2021
Child care will be a defining issue of the election
– joint op-ed by Sarah Boesveld, Manager of Advocacy
The Globe and Mail | August 21, 2021
How entrepreneurs are creating a pandemic 'She-covery plan' to get women back in the workforce
– featuring Jasmine Ramze Rezaee, Director of Advocacy and Communications
CBC News | August 4, 2021
The future of work in Ontario is at a crossroads. Will we ensure decent employment for all?
– op-ed by Jasmine Ramze Rezaee, Director of Advocacy and Communications
Toronto Star | July 26, 2021
YWCA Toronto came through for women during the pandemic - at a cost
– op-ed by Sarah Boesveld, Manager of Advocacy
Toronto Star | May 28, 2021
Under COVID-19, the number of Torontonians applying for social housing as a refuge from domestic violence has soared
– featuring Nina Gorka, Director of Shelters and Clinical Services
Toronto Star | May 26, 2021
This Toronto woman finally has a place to call home after years of living on the streets
– featuring Teshia Allen, Manager of 389 Church Street
CBC Toronto | May 4, 2021
The uphill battle for subsidized housing in the GTA
City News | April 26, 2021
Documentary following new Church Street Tenant
– interview with Nikki Renaud by Mary Wiens
Metro Morning | April 23, 2021
Ottawa promises billons for child care and long-term care, while EI reforms are on the way
– featuring Nina Gorka, Director of Shelters and Clinical Services
Toronto Star | April 19, 2021
Doug Ford’s budget fails to deliver on ‘she-covery’
– featuring Jasmine Ramze Rezaee, Director of Advocacy and Communications
Toronto Star | April 4, 2021
YWCA shelter for homeless women on Queen Street East in the Beach extends lease until at least October of this year
– featuring Nina Gorka, Director of Shelters, Girls' and Family Programs for the YWCA Toronto
Beach Metro | March 25, 2021
YWCA Toronto Post Ontario Budget Response
– Jasmine Ramze Rezaee, Director of Advocacy and Communications
Here and Now Toronto | March 24, 2021
Sarah Everard's murder raising questions about women's safety in Canada
– featuring Jasmine Ramze Rezaee, Director of Advocacy and Communications
CTV News | March 16, 2021
Family violence victim speaks out after unlikely intervention
– featuring Nina Gorka, Director of Shelters, Girls and Family Programs
CityNews | March 15, 2021
Motherhood: A joy. A job. A pre-existing condition?
– featuring Jasmine Ramze Rezaee, Director of Advocacy and Communications
The Kit | March 2021
5 activists on the alarming impacts of the pandemic on BIPOC women
– featuring Jasmine Ramze Rezaee, Director of Advocacy and Communications
CBC | March 5, 2021
The Power of Women Conversation Series
– featuring Jasmine Ramze Rezaee, Director of Advocacy and Communications
CBC | February 24, 2021
Toronto opens a 13-storey supportive housing building on Church Street
– featuring Heather McGregor, CEO
Daily Hive | February 5, 2021
New affordable, supportive housing building opens in downtown Toronto's Church-Wellesley area
– featuring Heather McGregor, CEO
Toronto.com | February 4, 2021
'Like a pandemic within a pandemic': Shelters call for support as violence against women rises amid COVID-19
– featuring Nina Gorka, Director of Shelters, Girls and Family Programs
CTV News | January 10, 2021
The Impact of COVID-19 on Women
– featuring Jasmine Ramze Rezaee, Director of Advocacy and Communications
CTV News | January 10, 2021
Op-ed: Province's poverty reduction plan is a big miss
– joint op-ed from Heather McGregor, CEO and community partners
NOW Toronto | December 23, 2020
PM marks Ecole Polytechnique massacre with pledge to follow through on assault weapons ban
– mentions YWCA Toronto
NOW Toronto | December 6, 2020
Countering mass violence linked to misogyny
– featuring Heather McGregor, CEO
CityNews | December 6, 2020
Global News at 6
– featuring Jasmine Ramze Rezaee, Director of Advocacy and Communications
Global News | December 6, 2020
Greater Toronto's Top Employers 2021 step up and take action
– mentions YWCA Toronto
Globe and Mail | December 4, 2020
YWCA Toronto launches WiTT app to promote women's trades and technology community
– featuring YWCA Toronto's mobile app
Ontario Construction News | December 1, 2020
Brock to participate in UN campaign to end gender-based violence
– mentions YWCA Toronto
Niagara Falls Review | November 26, 2020
The COVID-19 Divide
– interview with Jasmine Ramze Rezaee, Director of Advocacy and Communications
CTV News | October 24, 2020
Why we need universal child care in Canada
– joint op-ed by Jasmine Ramze Rezaee, Director of Advocacy and Communications, and community partners
NOW Toronto | September 16, 2020
Poverty reduction central to building back better
– written by Heather McGregor, CEO, and Jasmine Ramze Rezaee, Manager of Advocacy
Toronto Star | August 17, 2020
Women's groups call for public inquiry into Nova Scotia mass shooting
– mentions YWCA Toronto
NOW Toronto | July 20, 2020
Forty-eight stylish face masks from Toronto designers
– mentions YWCA Toronto
Toronto Life | May 27, 2020
Beach community’s welcome of homeless shelter for women has been heart-warming, says YWCA Toronto
– interview with Ashley Brown, Interim Director of Shelters and Girls Family Programs
Beach Metro Community News | May 25, 2020
A Feminist Approach to Ending Poverty After COVID-19
– written by Heather McGregor, CEO and Jasmine Ramze Rezaee, Manager of Advocacy
Policy Options | May 22, 2020
Toronto Thai restaurant shifts business model to support community
– mentions YWCA Toronto
Dished Toronto | May 20, 2020
Why gun violence is still high in Toronto, even amid the pandemic lockdown
– interview with Jasmine Ramze Rezaee, Manager of Advocacy
Toronto Star | May 8, 2020
YWCA Toronto emergency homeless shelter for women to operate at site of former Days Inn Hotel in the Beach
– interview with Heather McGregor, CEO
Beach Metro News | May 4, 2020
How you can help vulnerable people in Toronto during the coronavirus crisis
– mentions YWCA Toronto
Toronto.com | April 17, 2020
Thousands march in Toronto for International Women's Day
– interview with Firoozeh Radjai, Director of Philanthropy
Global News | March 8, 2020
'No one is consenting': How social media is re-traumatizing victims of domestic abuse
– interview with Jasmine Ramze Rezaee, Manager of Advocacy
Global News | November 27, 2019
YWCA's Breakthrough program helps women heal through the transformative power of art
– featuring Emily Hostland, Program Worker with the Breakthrough program, Healing Through The Arts
She Does The City | March 8, 2019
The red flags that signal you may be experiencing financial abuse
– interview with Tsering Tsomo, Director of Employment and Training
LowestRates.ca December 11, 2018
Statement for the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
Twitter Moments | December 6, 2018
How Ottawa is trying to breathe new life into a 22-year-old policy for gender equality
– interview with Colette Prevost, Director of Advocacy and Communications
Toronto Star | December 28, 2017
Gun Control is a Women's Issue – op-ed by Heather McGregor, YWCA Toronto CEO
Toronto Star | September 14, 2018
GTA women’s shelters feeling housing market pressures
– interview with Nina Gorka, Director of Shelters and Girls and Family Programs
Global News | August 31, 2017
Toronto Coach Terminal mural to help build community through art
– interview with tenants from Winona’s Place
City Centre Mirror | July 25, 2017
A $15 Minimum Wage Is A Feminist Issue
– op-ed by Etana Cain, former Senior Advocacy and Communications Officer
Huffington Post | July 13, 2017
How YWCA honouree Connie Walker discovered she wanted to be a journalist
– interview with Connie Walker, 2017 YWCA Toronto Woman of Distinction
CBC News | May 18, 2017
Federal budget measures assessed based on impact on women
– interview with Etana Cain, former Senior Advocacy and Communications Officer and Ceta Ramkhalawansingh, 2017 Woman of Distinction
Toronto Star | March 22, 2017
Look To Women's Shelters To Help Shape Mental Health Conversations
– op-ed by Nina Gorka, Director of Shelters and Girls and Family Programs and Etana Cain, Senior Advocacy and Communications Officer
Huffington Post | January 26, 2017
Housing Plan Can Help End Hidden Crisis Of Women's Homelessness
– op-ed by Danielle Nakouz, Manager of the Elm Centre Supportive Housing program
Huffington Post | October 5, 2016
This Change in Legislation Should Help Domestic Violence Survivors Flee Faster
– interview with Maureen Adams, former Director of Advocacy and Communications
Torontoist | September 28, 2016
National affordable housing plan urgently needed
– op-ed by Heather McGregor, CEO
Toronto Star | September 27, 2016
Getting your period while homeless
– interview with Ertha Downey, Manager 1st Stop Woodlawn Shelter and Choices for Living Program
CBC: Out in the Open | September 16, 2016
How going to camp gave me back my happiness
– op-ed by Anissah Rajpatee, Camp Tapawingo participant
Toronto Star | July 24, 2016
Canada Child Benefit a Game-Changer for Women and Children
– op-ed by Maureen Adams, former Director of Advocacy and Communications and Etana Cain, Senior Advocacy and Communications Officer
Huffington Post | June 30, 2016