CHILDCARE AT WORK: EXPANDING ECONOMIC SECURITY IN NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR

Through funding provided by Women and Gender Equality Canada under the Economic and Leadership Opportunities Fund, YWCA St. John’s is engaging in a new project intended to address the lack of access to and equity in the childcare system in NL, with a goal of increasing access to economic security for women and gender-diverse people.

Join the Project Advisory Committee!

We’re seeking members to join the Project Advisory Committee through this project. For more information, click here.

 

Questions or concerns? Reach out!

Deanne Howlett (she/her) Patrice Gordon (she/her)
deanne@ywcastjohns.ca patrice@ywcastjohns.ca
709-726-9922 709-726-9922

 

Upcoming Childcare Consultations

Through this project we will visit each region of the province to engage women and gender-diverse parents and guardians in conversations around the barriers they have faced and to begin identifying solutions. We will work with communities to address a lack of intersectional childcare policies as a systemic barrier to women’s economic security, significantly impacting those marginalized by immigration, race, class, and disability. We will also share community informed learnings, including stronger intersectional policies related to childcare, leading to lasting systemic change for gender equity and economic security.

Register for one of the below consultations here!

  • Happy Valley-Goose Bay: February 19 from 4 - 6 pm in partnership with Mokami Status of Women Council

  • Happy Valley-Goose Bay: February 20 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm @ CNA Campus

  • Happy Valley-Goose Bay: February 22 from 11 am to 1 pm in Happy Valley-Goose Bay @ CNA Campus

  • Corner Brook: March 5 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm in Corner Brook in partnership with Vine Place Community Centre

  • Corner Brook: March 7 from 11 am to 1 pm in Corner Brook @ CNA Campus

  • Corner Brook: March 8 from 10 am to 12 pm @ Quality Inn Hotel

  • Grand Falls-Windsor: March 18 from 10 am to 12 pm @ Exploits Valley Community Coalition

  • Grand Falls-Windsor: March 18 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm; Location TBC

  • Gander: March 20 from 9:30 am to 11:30 am in partnership with Crossroads Family Resource Centre

  • Gander: March 20 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm @ CNA Campus

  • St. John’s: Date and time TBD

This project has been funded by Women and Gender Equality Canada.