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Ready for Launch is a 12-week program designed to support young women and gender-diverse youth (aged 16–30) who have limited to no work experience and are currently facing multiple barriers to finding and keeping employment. The program offer
Ready for Launch is a 12-week program designed to support young women and gender-diverse youth (aged 16–30) who have limited to no work experience and are currently facing multiple barriers to finding and keeping employment. The program offers accessible opportunities for youth to enhance their abilities and connect with potential employers. This Program is For You If You Are... 🖊️A young woman or a gender-diverse youth (aged 16-30). 🖊️Someone who has limited or no work experience and is facing multiple barriers to employment. 🖊️Currently not studying, unemployed, or underemployed (working less than 20 hours/week). 🖊️Able to attend programming for 30 hours a week. 🖊️A citizen of Canada, a permanent resident, or has been granted refugee status. We are committed to supporting youth who are furthest from the job market, so we focus on creating a welcoming, flexible, and supportive environment. If you have any questions, contact: Ana Perez Rico (she/her)-Employment Coordinator Phone: (709) 770-9634 Email: ana@ywcastjohns.ca Bella Alshakhshir (she/her) -Employment Coordinator Phone: (709) 771-9072 Email: bielasan@ywcastjohns.ca 📌Apply here: https://forms.office.com/r/khb5Lia4
Are you an LGBTQIA+ immigrant or refugee? Find community at our LGBTQIA+ Newcomer Peer Support Group. 🌈 This confidential, non-judgmental space can provide important settlement information, support, and community connection. Meetings take place eve
Are you an LGBTQIA+ immigrant or refugee? Find community at our LGBTQIA+ Newcomer Peer Support Group. 🌈 This confidential, non-judgmental space can provide important settlement information, support, and community connection. Meetings take place every two weeks. Participants can join us in-person in St. John's, or online from anywhere in the province! 📝 Register at the link in our bio. Have questions, or need help registering? Contact Kimberly Offspring via email at kimberly@ywcastjohns.ca or call/text/WhatsApp (709) 769-6649
📣Applications for the YWCA’s Ready for Launch Program are now open! This 12-week skills program is designed to support young women and gender-diverse youth (aged 16–30) facing multiple barriers to employment in developing skills and gai
📣Applications for the YWCA’s Ready for Launch Program are now open! This 12-week skills program is designed to support young women and gender-diverse youth (aged 16–30) facing multiple barriers to employment in developing skills and gaining experiences to find and keep meaningful employment. 🗓️Deadline to apply is December 18th at 5:00 pm ❓Questions? Contact: Ana Perez Rico (she/her)-Employment Coordinator Phone: (709) 770-9634 Email: ana@ywcastjohns.ca Bella Alshakhshir (she/her) -Employment Coordinator Phone: (709) 771-9072 Email: bielasan@ywcastjohns.ca This program is funded by the Employment and Social Development Canada.
🍉Over the course of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, this coalition formed to strengthen the collective advocacy of provincial organizations and lead the sector to make connections between global injustice and the need to advoc
🍉Over the course of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, this coalition formed to strengthen the collective advocacy of provincial organizations and lead the sector to make connections between global injustice and the need to advocate for provincial leaders to speak out against violence. We hope this empowers others to use their platforms to advocate for peace 🍉 Share, and contact your local MP. 🍉 Link in Bio to full statement on our website
🎉 Application for the YWCA’s Workplace Language Development Program is now open! This 11-week Language program includes opportunities to practice English. 🗓️The next cohort starts in January 2025 Questions? Contact: Kesheen Paul 📲 Keshe
🎉 Application for the YWCA’s Workplace Language Development Program is now open! This 11-week Language program includes opportunities to practice English. 🗓️The next cohort starts in January 2025 Questions? Contact: Kesheen Paul 📲 Kesheen@ywcastjohns.ca ☎️ 709-771-1253 🤝 This program is funded by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism.
Today is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Survivors say financial resources are the leading pathway to safety. You can make a difference. Donate to our NESS Fund and it goes directly to those who need it most.
Today is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Survivors say financial resources are the leading pathway to safety. You can make a difference. Donate to our NESS Fund and it goes directly to those who need it most. 🤝 Thank you to the NL Federation of Labour for the generous donation to the NESS Fund [in picture: NL Federation of Labour Vice-President, Sherry Hillier, and YWCA St. John's Executive Director, Maria Gentle]. 🤝 Thank you to the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees (NAPE) for the generous donation of $5000 to the NESS Fund. Link in bio to make your contribution.
We offer employment programs, but financial security is much more than that. 🤝 Financial systems are colonial, racist, patriarchal and we know who falls through the cracks. Through trauma informed approaches to employment services, we collaborate w
We offer employment programs, but financial security is much more than that. 🤝 Financial systems are colonial, racist, patriarchal and we know who falls through the cracks. Through trauma informed approaches to employment services, we collaborate with women and gender-diverse folks to navigate employment and financial systems that directly empowers participants and survivors of GBV. 👥Looking for support? Visit our website to learn more about the employment and financial supports we offer (link in bio).
Young women and gender-diverse youth experience high rates of GBV. At YWCA St. John’s, we recognize the community need for school-based, violence prevention programming and the ‘Creating Space’ program (for high schools) and &lsqu
Young women and gender-diverse youth experience high rates of GBV. At YWCA St. John’s, we recognize the community need for school-based, violence prevention programming and the ‘Creating Space’ program (for high schools) and ‘Power of Being You’ conference (for junior high schools) are a direct response to that need. This is what participants are saying: 🤝 “The biggest thing I learnt [in the program] is the ability to recognize situations that are unhealthy for me. Additionally, it gave me the resources and strategies to face those situations.” 🤝 “People often say that you aren’t alone when you speak about certain experiences, but they often forget to help you feel less alone. The most important part of this program for me was actually feeling less alone rather than just being told it.” 🏫 Want to bring YWCA's violence prevention programs to your school? Contact our Youth Programs Coordinator, Drishti Patel [drishti@ywcastjohns.ca | 709-771-3172]. 📲 To learn more about youth programs advancing violence prevention, leadership development, and mentorship, visit the link in bio.
The impact of gender-based violence on LGBTQIA+ newcomers is clear. We continue to support this demographic through the delivery of the IRCC-funded project “Fostering Collaboration of Services for LGBTQIA+ Newcomers in NL”, in partnership
The impact of gender-based violence on LGBTQIA+ newcomers is clear. We continue to support this demographic through the delivery of the IRCC-funded project “Fostering Collaboration of Services for LGBTQIA+ Newcomers in NL”, in partnership with Dr. Sulaimon Giwa of Memorial University’s School of Social Work. 📖 We encourage service providers to read our “Amplifying Voices” report to become more familiar with the experiences and needs of LGBTQIA+ newcomers in our province. Read the report at the link in our bio. 🤝 Do you work in a newcomer-focused or 2SLGBTQIA-focused agency? We offer free, comprehensive training to support your organization in meeting the needs of LGBTQIA+ newcomers. Contact kimberly@ywcastjohns.ca for inquiries. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Are you an LGBTQIA+ immigrant or refugee? Learn more about our services for LGBTQIA+ newcomers at the link in our bio.
🏫 Universal childcare impacts everyone and plays a key role in ending GBV. By having access to universal childcare, survivors can more easily access employment, education, or training and achieve financial security. 🆕🎉 YWCA St. John’s is e
🏫 Universal childcare impacts everyone and plays a key role in ending GBV. By having access to universal childcare, survivors can more easily access employment, education, or training and achieve financial security. 🆕🎉 YWCA St. John’s is excited that we have begun a project funded by Women and Gender Equality Canada to lead a province-wide systems change project focused on inclusion and accessibility in child care. Want to take action? Check out @child_care_now's $10 a day campaign, advocating for the continued growth of the Canada-wide program. @wage_fegc @childcarenow_nl #16days
Colonial violence has a significant gendered legacy. As part of the First Voice Partnership Table, we know historically setter-led organizations like the YWCA need to take action. During this year’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Vi
Colonial violence has a significant gendered legacy. As part of the First Voice Partnership Table, we know historically setter-led organizations like the YWCA need to take action. During this year’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence, we encourage members of the community to read and implement the Calls for Change put forward by First Voice. 📖 To read the Calls for Change, visit the link in our bio.
📣 We’re building a feminist future, guided by our new mission, vision and values. Thank you to @@wisdom2action, Cole Kippenhuck of @crowkinshipconsulting and to the community of participants and partners who put their trust in us to do this
📣 We’re building a feminist future, guided by our new mission, vision and values. Thank you to @@wisdom2action, Cole Kippenhuck of @crowkinshipconsulting and to the community of participants and partners who put their trust in us to do this work together. 🤝
📣 YWCA St. John’s is working towards a feminist future. To learn about our work and our new strategic directions, tune into The Signal on CBC with Adam Walsh on Monday, November 25th at 12pm! Link in bio.🎙📻 Our Executive Director, Maria G
📣 YWCA St. John’s is working towards a feminist future. To learn about our work and our new strategic directions, tune into The Signal on CBC with Adam Walsh on Monday, November 25th at 12pm! Link in bio.🎙📻 Our Executive Director, Maria Gentle, and members of the YWCA team will be joined by special guests: Aline Nizigama, CEO of YWCA Canada Cole Kippenhuck, Owner of Crow Kinship Consulting Fae Johnstone, Executive Director of Momentum And more! November 25th also marks the start of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence, a powerful reminder of the urgent need for action. Follow our social media over the coming days to learn how our strategic plan is informing our work towards a feminist future free of gender-based violence.
Are you an LGBTQIA+ immigrant or refugee? Find community at our LGBTQIA+ Newcomer Peer Support Group 🌈 This confidential, non-judgmental space can provide important settlement information, support, and community connection. Meetings take place ever
Are you an LGBTQIA+ immigrant or refugee? Find community at our LGBTQIA+ Newcomer Peer Support Group 🌈 This confidential, non-judgmental space can provide important settlement information, support, and community connection. Meetings take place every two weeks. Participants can join us in-person in St. John's, or online from anywhere in the province! 📝 Register at the link in our bio. Have questions, or need help registering? Contact Kimberly Offspring via email at kimberly@ywcastjohns.ca or call/text/WhatsApp (709) 769-6649
📢 Check out our new report! Last year, our "Amplifying Voices" symposium brought together community members and service providers to discuss the settlement and integration experiences of LGBTQ+ newcomers in Newfoundland and Labrador. Th
📢 Check out our new report! Last year, our "Amplifying Voices" symposium brought together community members and service providers to discuss the settlement and integration experiences of LGBTQ+ newcomers in Newfoundland and Labrador. This report reflects on the symposium and shares preliminary findings from the research study: “Settlement and integration experiences of LGBTQ+ newcomers and providers’ perspective about meeting their needs in NL", conducted in partnership with Dr. Sulaimon Giwa of Memorial University's School of Social Work. 🔗 Click the link in our bio to read the full report.
Ready for Launch is a 12-week program designed to support young women and gender-diverse youth (aged 16–30) who have limited to no work experience and are currently facing multiple barriers to finding and keeping employment. The program offer Are you an LGBTQIA+ immigrant or refugee? Find community at our LGBTQIA+ Newcomer Peer Support Group. 🌈 This confidential, non-judgmental space can provide important settlement information, support, and community connection. Meetings take place eve 📣Applications for the YWCA’s Ready for Launch Program are now open! This 12-week skills program is designed to support young women and gender-diverse youth (aged 16–30) facing multiple barriers to employment in developing skills and gai 🍉Over the course of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, this coalition formed to strengthen the collective advocacy of provincial organizations and lead the sector to make connections between global injustice and the need to advoc 🎉 Application for the YWCA’s Workplace Language Development Program is now open! This 11-week Language program includes opportunities to practice English. 🗓️The next cohort starts in January 2025 Questions? Contact: Kesheen Paul 📲 Keshe Today is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Survivors say financial resources are the leading pathway to safety. You can make a difference. Donate to our NESS Fund and it goes directly to those who need it most. We offer employment programs, but financial security is much more than that. 🤝 Financial systems are colonial, racist, patriarchal and we know who falls through the cracks. Through trauma informed approaches to employment services, we collaborate w Young women and gender-diverse youth experience high rates of GBV. At YWCA St. John’s, we recognize the community need for school-based, violence prevention programming and the ‘Creating Space’ program (for high schools) and &lsqu The impact of gender-based violence on LGBTQIA+ newcomers is clear. We continue to support this demographic through the delivery of the IRCC-funded project “Fostering Collaboration of Services for LGBTQIA+ Newcomers in NL”, in partnership 🏫 Universal childcare impacts everyone and plays a key role in ending GBV. By having access to universal childcare, survivors can more easily access employment, education, or training and achieve financial security. 🆕🎉 YWCA St. John’s is e Colonial violence has a significant gendered legacy. As part of the First Voice Partnership Table, we know historically setter-led organizations like the YWCA need to take action. During this year’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Vi 📣 We’re building a feminist future, guided by our new mission, vision and values. Thank you to @@wisdom2action, Cole Kippenhuck of @crowkinshipconsulting and to the community of participants and partners who put their trust in us to do this 📣 YWCA St. John’s is working towards a feminist future. To learn about our work and our new strategic directions, tune into The Signal on CBC with Adam Walsh on Monday, November 25th at 12pm! Link in bio.🎙📻 Our Executive Director, Maria G Are you an LGBTQIA+ immigrant or refugee? Find community at our LGBTQIA+ Newcomer Peer Support Group 🌈 This confidential, non-judgmental space can provide important settlement information, support, and community connection. Meetings take place ever 📢 Check out our new report! Last year, our "Amplifying Voices" symposium brought together community members and service providers to discuss the settlement and integration experiences of LGBTQ+ newcomers in Newfoundland and Labrador. Th
 

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YWCA has a long-standing community presence in St. John’s, first established in 1925. Building on a deep history as a women-serving agency, we remain committed to gender equity, and to creating opportunities for girls, women, and gender diverse folks to learn, achieve, and participate. 

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