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Major fundraising campaign – Empowering women to access rewarding careers

We are extremely happy to be able to count on the support of Sun Life to breathe life into our Passport to employment. It is a crucial component of YWCA Montreal’s Plan for the Future. In fact, Sun Life is donating $150,000 over five years, all of it going towards the different employability programs, helping…

$119,555 raised by the Women’s Y Foundation as part of the 27th Women of Distinction Award

On March 18, 2021, the 27th edition of the Women of Distinction Award of the Women’s Y Foundation was held, under the honorary presidency of Mr. Laurent Ferreira, Chief Operating Officer of the National Bank. A first edition entirely broadcasted online raised $119,555 for the programs and services offered at the YWCA Montreal. More than…

Thanks to the Organizing Committee of the 2020 Women of Distinction Awards

To organize the 27th edition of its major fundraising event, the Women of Distinction Awards, the Montreal Women’s Y Foundation can count on an Organizing Committee composed of business volunteers who act as ambassadors to support the Foundation in promoting the Women of Distinction Awards and in its fundraising efforts. We wish to sincerely thank…

Rebuild for women and with them: The YWCA Montreal unveils its 2023 Plan for the Future in response to Montreal’s unrelenting issues of inequality, violence and social exclusion

The Women’s Y Foundation launches the public phase of its $10 million fundraising campaign and invites Montreal’s business and philanthropic community to generously contribute towards helping Montreal’s women and girls.– National Bank confirms its commitment of $1 million in support of the project. Visit the campaing’s website “In 2020, Montreal’s women, girls and gender-diverse persons…

InspirationnElle and Generation W get a brand new look!

For the 5th anniversary of the InspirationnElle fundraiser, the Montreal Women’s Y Foundation got the chance to collaborate with 2 amazing creative partners: Branding agency High 5 Creative studio Hiello High 5 gave us a brand new look and Hiello filmed this beautiful transformation. We are proud to launch the new branding of InspirationnElle and…

The Women’s Y Foundation has revealed the laureates of the 2020 Women of Distinction Awards

The Women’s Y Foundation has revealed the laureates of the 2020 Women of Distinction Awards, under the honorary presidency of National Bank of Canada, which have been revamped under COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. The Foundation’s website and social media pages started posting video clips about the laureates for each of the different categories on October 26….

Women’s Y Foundation Celebrates its 25th Anniversary

Founded in 1995, the Women’s Y Foundation Montreal celebrated its 25th anniversary on June 2nd! It was created after the YWCA Montreal launched the very 1st edition of the Women of Distinction Awards fundraiser, aimed at honouring women who, through their commitment and achievements in their respective fields, have a positive and lasting impact on…

Hope is the order of this back-to-school season

It’s also back-to-school for the Montreal YWCA, and we are pleased to announce that our different employability programs will be starting up. Our focus for the 2020 back-to-school season is hope. The need for employability services has undergone a total about-face thanks to the pandemic and self-isolation measures imposed upon us this spring. As compared…