YWCA TORONTO MESSAGE from the Board President & Chief Executive Officer YWCA TORONTO creates hope and opportunity for women and girls.

Facing challenges such as violence, poverty, poor • a city and province that better responds health, minimal education and discrimination, women to the needs of women with our advocacy turn to the YWCA to help them achieve greater initiatives in areas of family law, violence security, autonomy, prosperity and well-being. In against women, childcare and poverty. 2009, we worked with more than 26,000 people who wanted to turn their lives around. YWCA Toronto works with women from a wide- range of backgrounds and from across the whole We all know that 2009 was a hard year marked city. We are proud of our diverse, caring and highly by job loss and high unemployment. The impact skilled staff who demonstrate every day that with was great and led to other more dangerous forms the right support and resources women can reach of insecurity for many women. We responded. We turning points that bring them greater security and Dr. Kristin Blakely-Kozman created: well-being. BOARD PRESIDENT • safety for 213 women and children in our We know that women count on us. We take the job of shelters for women fleeing violence. managing the Association very seriously. This year, • opportunities for 20,271 people who when most organizations lost money as a result of participated in our employment and the financial crisis, YWCA Toronto’s prudent financial training programs. management kept the Association in good financial • homes for 1,229 women and children with stead. our permanent housing, transitional housing and shelter for homeless women. With your help we are creating a city fit for all girls • greater confidence in 2,044 girls who and women. participated in our girls’ programs. • 3,384 healthier, happier families with a wide Thank you. range of supports, workshops and courses, Heather M. McGregor including our teen mothers program. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER YWCA TORONTO BOARD OF DIRECTORS OUR MISSION PRESIDENT Dr. Kristin Blakely-Kozman YWCA TORONTO creates hope and opportunity for women and girls. YWCA Toronto is an association of VICE-PRESIDENTS Shae London, Marli Ramsey diverse and caring women dedicated to SECRETARY Sarah Corman TREASURER Linda Tuck Chapman improving the lives of women and girls MEMBER AT LARGE Dr. Rosemary Moodie through dynamic leadership, advocacy MEMBERS and a range of unique and essential Holly Andrews Jill Baptist Stephanie Chang Georgia Clark services that promote personal growth Ajitha Cyriac Signe Leisk and economic independence. Alice Longhurst Dr. Nina Malayil Sylvia Milne Priya Patil Carmela Serebryany-Harris Maureen Shaughnessy Kitts

CUPE LOCAL 2189 EXECUTIVES PRESIDENT Farah Ramhormozian FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Tara Jewer SECOND PRESIDENT Leena Nayaar OUR VISION SECRETARY Stacey Reilly Through a holistic and partnership approach, the YWCA will expand its YWCA TORONTO SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM programs and services to meet the more CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER DIRECTOR OF GIRLS’ & FAMILY complex array of emergency and long- Heather M. McGregor PROGRAMS, & PROPERTY SERVICES term community needs, significantly DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY Sally Palmateer increase its financial resource base and & COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR OF HOUSING Sarah Blackstock & SUPPORT be widely valued for its commitment to DIRECTOR OF EMPLOYMENT Joan White equity, access, safety and a just society & SKILLS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES and as a leader in advocacy and service Marilda Tselepis & ADMINISTRATION DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & Diane Low to women and girls. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY Lois Fine Sharilyn Hale Homeless and hopeless, Kerry and her daughter, Nina, arrived at YWCA Beatrice House. Here they found home and hope. Here they laid the foundation for a brighter future.

Beatrice House is an innovative program that provides women and children with an extraordinary support system – all under one roof. There is a highly enriched childcare program along with transitional housing and a wide range of support services families We create can access for up to two years. brighter The first year of Nina’s life had been impacted by poverty and stress. But futures in the stable environment of the Early Childhood Development Centre, Nina flourished as she was stimulated and supported by a team of enthusiastic experts. “And I learned how to be a better parent,” her mother, Kerry explains.

During the two years that Kerry was at Beatrice House, she received trauma counselling, attended parenting courses, gained life skills, upgraded her education and found paid work. By the time Kerry and Nina left Beatrice House their lives had been transformed. We create access

Coming to Canada to build a new home is often as scary as it is exciting. If there are added challenges of poverty, racism or sexism, newcomer girls often find themselves disoriented and disenfranchised.

YWCA Toronto offers workshops, tutoring, counselling and special events that help these girls find jobs, enter post- secondary education and get involved in the life of the city.

In 2009, the friendships and camaraderie built in our supportive girl- only spaces, gave 403 newcomer girls confidence and the know-how to access and contribute to the city. We create opportunity

YWCA Toronto knows that the barriers many women Our programs are effective because we customize face, such as poverty, abuse, discrimination and our services to meet the needs of the individual limited education, are significant. We also know they women seeking our help. Many of the women who are not insurmountable. find employment support at the YWCA also link to or connect with other resources they need such as In 2009, 20,271 people accessed one of our twelve counselling and housing. employment programs across Toronto. We create joy Jolie, 10, and Maria, 6, had had a horrible year. Jolie and her mother had been kidnapped by an abusive former spouse. The ordeal had left their mother hospitalized and the sisters in the care of the Children’s Aid Society. Upon being released from hospital, the family had to relocate.

The girls were struggling and as their mom put it, “I just wanted the girls to have the opportunity to be kids again.”

The subsidy the girls received to attend Camp Tapawingo gave them just that. With the caring staff and exciting activities, the girls thrived. “It made me so happy to give them a normal childhood experience,” expressed their grateful mother. We create leaders

Girls are eager to take on the world. They want to “We need a space without boys so we can be have a place in the world and influence the world. Our comfortable and know we won’t get laughed at Girls’ Council gives them skills and opportunities to when we talk about things that are important to us,” develop and exercise leadership. Our Girls’ Centre, explains one girl. “Having a girl-only space allows for the only one of its kind in Canada, provides the girl- topics to surface that we wouldn’t usually talk about.” only space girls want. We create homes The YWCA Elm Centre will create affordable and supportive homes for 300 women and women-led families. Meeting the needs of low-income earners, women with mental health issues and Aboriginal families, the YWCA Elm Centre will feature attractive apartments, green roofs and a roof top garden, and play areas for children.

Home to YWCA’s new administrative headquarters, Elm will be a hub for women and girls in Toronto with a 200-person auditorium, restaurant and spaces available for community use. Made possible by public investment and private philanthropy, the YWCA Elm Centre will open in 2011. We create courage At only eight years of age, Robert had lost two family members to gun violence. He had also witnessed his father repeatedly abuse his mother.

Our Here to Help program helps mothers and children who have experienced or witnessed woman abuse heal and rebuild. Here to Help gave Robert the opportunity and tools to express his anger, rid himself of shame and create coping skills. The program also helped Robert and his mother strengthen their relationship.

Robert was one of 108 people who participated in our Here to Help program in 2009. We create commitment

Philanthropy is an expression of love for others and an act of hope that the world can be changed for the better. At the YWCA, charitable donations fund core programs and infrastructure, advocacy initiatives, service innovation and expansion, as well as special projects like the YWCA Elm Centre.

Gifts given today or planned to be realized in the future, ensure the YWCA remains strong and effective and gives voice to the values and commitment of our supporters.

In 2009, 2,149 donors from all corners of our city and walks of life helped the YWCA help others. We create possibilities Twice Roxanna had left her abusive partner only to return because she couldn’t find a way to pay the rent and feed her three children.

The third time Roxanna left, she and her children sought shelter at Arise, one of YWCA Toronto’s shelters for abused women and their children.

With counselling and support, Roxanna and her children grew stronger. She was determined not to go back.

Roxanna was able to secure a part-time job and was ready to move on. However, she did not make enough to pay for first and last month’s rent.

She applied to the YWCA December 6 Fund for a loan to help her cover the rent. The December 6 Fund provides interest-free loans to women fleeing violence.

Roxanna explains, “The December 6 Fund gave me the extra boost I needed to get things moving in the right direction and the referrals I received helped me furnish my apartment and get food for my family.”

In 2009, 92 women and 127 children fleeing violence benefitted from loans. YWCA donors help women and girls achieve equality, economic sustainability and lives free from violence.

VISIONARY CIBC Angus Reid Foundation Sharilyn Hale Dr. Linda M. Rapson $25,000+ The EJLB Foundation Ms. Sally W. Armstrong Susan Hartnett Anne Reynolds & Derek Meehan Anonymous General Mills Canada Hillary Arnold Maria & Greg Harvey Miss Beatrice Riddell The Counselling Foundation Corporation Kathryn Ash Ms. Josephine Heath Marilyn A. Robertson of Canada Harriet & Jonathan Goodman Jill Baptist & Lyn Baptist Lynn Holloran Dr. Gail Robinson DRI Capital Martha McCain Ms. Barbara Barde Marion Holmes Ms. Lucille Roch Canadian Women’s Foundation The Rainbow Foundation Olivia Bautista Ms. Alexandra Horsky Royal LePage Shelter The Ontario Trillium Foundation Ms. Nancy Ramalho Sarah Beech Patricia D.S. Jackson Foundation Orca Coast Playground Ltd. Realtors Care Foundation Patricia Black Pam Jolliffe & Karen Takacs Royal LePage Signature Realty Kathleen M. Sloan (Estate) Ms. Catherine J. Riggall Ms. Cindy Blakely Jae-Yon Jung Janis Rukavina The Woodbridge Ms. Sheila Block Maryann Kerr Sarah Saso ADVOCATE Company Limited BMO Employee Charitable Frank LaGala Ms. Maureen Shaughnessy Kitts Foundation Adrian C. Lang Mutita Gaye Sihin $10,000-$24,999 FRIEND Jenifer Burbidge Amanda Lang Ms. Linda Silver Dranoff Anonymous Wendy Cecil Ms. Julie Y. Lee Ms. Nancy Smith BMO Bank of Montreal $2,500-$4,999 Anonymous Elaine Choptiany Signe Leisk TELUS Canadian Women’s Foundation Georgia Clark Brian Leonard Mary Anne Thomas Shelter from the Storm Helen Allen Stacey (Estate) Beaver Bible Class Collier Fitness & Nutrition Inc. Adrian Macdonald Christine Thompson Campaign Mr. Robert Colter Anne MacDonald Jan Ruby and Mary Thomson The D. H. Gordon Foundation Broadview Produce Company Inc. Gerry Copeland Tammara McBrien Ms. Marilda Tselepis Deutsche Bank AG, Sarah Corman Joan & Barrett McDonald Ms. Linda Tuck Chapman Canada Branch Ms. Sylvia D. Chrominska CHUM Charitable Foundation Amanda Dale & Anja Kessler Heather McGregor Turtle Creek Asset Management District 12 - Ontario Secondary Joan Eddy Ms. Louise McLaren Joan White School Teachers Federation Crestview Investment Corporation Elementary Teachers’ Ian & Hilary McLean Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Joan Wright Green Shield Canada Federation of Ontario Sylvia Milne Vandewater Charitable Foundation Geoffrey B. Scott Memorial Fund at the Toronto Community Ms. Catherine A. Fallis Rosemary Moodie Foundation at the Toronto The Harry E. Foster Foundation Ms. Lois Fine Mary Pat Moore Community Foundation Kraft Canada Cares Toronto Foundation Andrew & Elaine LeFeuvre First Church of Christ, Mr. Michael W. Norgrove Ms. Beverley Wybrow Mr. & Mrs. G. Wallace McCain Scientist, Scarborough North Toronto Business and Ms. Sandy Yorston Paloma Foundation S. Jane Rowe Rosemary Speirs Judy Foster Professional Women’s Club Kathleen Zimmer RBC Foundation Margot Franssen Julia Ouellette Tippet Foundation The Home Depot Canada Foundation Ms. Frances Gallop Ms. Sally Palmateer The Toronto Star Fresh Air Fund Marie Garneau Keith Perera

PARTNER Genworth Financial Canada Performance Sponsorship LEADER $1,000-$2,499 Carmelino Girimonte Group Inc. $5,000-$9,999 Anonymous John and Judith Grant The Philip Smith Foundation Dr. Kristin Blakely-Kozman Ms. Rebecca Ruth Allen & Helen Gurney Marli Ramsey The Caring Foundation Mr. Jeffrey Levitt Katherine Gurney Paulett Ramsey YWCA Toronto values each gift and every giver. Thanks for being generous.

$500-$999 Ms. Peggy Nash Imax Corporation The Honourable & Rod Perry Miss Margaret Agar Dennis O’Connell* Sarah Beech Mrs. Paul Hellyer Mrs. D. Kay Peterson Beth Atcheson Ontario Power Generation Inc. Paul and Kaye Beeston Mr. J. Hepburn Ms. Mary Jane Phillips Jonathan Awerbuck Employees’ & Pensioners’ Debra Beland Hermes Abrasives Canada Ltd. Ms. Carol Redmond* David Baldassarre Charity Trust Bell TV Krista F. Hill Sandra Reimer Mr. Cedric C. Barker* Ms. Elaine Osin Jo-Anna Brimmer Ms. Heather Hisey* Helen Ricker Carolyn Blakely Jennifer Pagnutti Robert & Wendy Brown Harry & Kathleen Howie* Charles Rosenberg Lindsay Blakely and Priya Patil John Bruner* Iscar Tools Mrs. J. Sacchetti Anthony Hammil Sarah Power Ms. Barbara Bruser Maruja Jackman Joan Sainsbury The Boiler Inspection and Reitmans (Canada) Ltd. Cabletek Systems Inc. Mrs. Elspeth Johnson Ms. Meena Sakhuja* Insurance Company of Canada Reprodux Limited Dr. Dorothy L. Cameron* Ms. Sylvia Jones Mr. James Saloman Canadian Business For Social Ms. Gretta Riddell-Dixon Karen Carter Carol Kaake & J. E. Crouse Michelle Samson-Doel Responsibility Sandra Riedel* & D. J. Arnott Cecily Carver Mr. Martin Karp Mrs. Barbara Sawaszkiewicz The Canadian Payroll Catherine Rowe Vincenta Cheng David & Julia Keeling Scientific Atlanta Canada Inc. Association Ms. Judy Shaw Ms. Sylvia Cohen* Cathryn Klassen Ms. Mary Scott Campbell Michael Davidson Ada Slaight Collins Barrow Toronto LLP KPMG LLP Mr. Simon Segall Nicola Davis Wayne Snell Debby Copes* Steve Laciak and Gundi Seifried Janet Skelton Aaron Dickson Torch Educational Foundation Gorette Costa Zahava Lambert SSL Canada Inc. Sarah Dumbrille Annette Verschuren Ruth Crammond Denis Leclerc St. Cuthbert Anglican Mary Eberts Warner Brothers D & R Custom Steel Fabricators Ms. Nona Macdonald* Church Women Elementary Teachers’ Federation Entertainment Canada Inc. Michelle Dagnino Ms. Anne MacKay Ann Sullivan of Ontario-Toronto Occasional Ruby & Arthur Waters Danmac Plumbing & Conan Maclean Ms. Mary Frances Taylor Teachers William & Betty Finch Fund Drain Service Ltd. Dr. Nina Malayil Moira Thomson Mr. John W. Evans at the Strategic Charitable Miss Phyllis I. Davey Jeannette Manguiat-Stoecker Joan Tilt Ms. Ann Foster Giving Foundation Michelle Davis* Ms. Ann Martin Ms. S. Anne Todd Sharon Geraghty Mr. David Young Barbara Deeks Mr. G. E. McCowan Ms. Patricia Van Reet Mr. Gregor Grant* Donald Dodds Ms. Darlene McDougall* Elizabeth Vosburgh Steve Hilditch $250-$499 Elementary Teachers of Toronto Tamara McEwen Patrice Walch-Watson Ms. Chaviva Hosek Anonymous Ms. Gloria Fallick* Eileen Mcmahon Lenore Walters Ms. Shirley Hutchinson Margaret Allen* J. H. Farrell Shirley & David Menzel Ms. Marianne Weil JTM Inc. Alpha Medical Laboratories Ms. Ruth E. Fawcett David Miller Wet Basement Systems Inc David Kozman Ms. Joan Andrew Ms. Helen Findlay Siobhan Monaghan Ms. Carolyn Whittaker June Labbett* Association of Major Power Thomas Giergont* Ms. Cathleen Morrison Donald Wilkins Louise Lacchin Consumers in Ontario Gillespie Building Consultants Nutco Inc. Ms. Lorraine Williams Wendy Lawrence M. Atkinson Max Gould Ms. Brigid O’Reilly Ms. Marlene Wilson Alice Longhurst The Honourable Jean Augustine John Graham* Laura Paglia Ms. Anne Wylie* Christine Magee Edward and Moira Bacon Mr. Tony Greco Ms. Sheila Pantalony Catherine Zahn Ms. Anne McCart* Marsha Baillie Ms. Elizabeth Greville Ms. Sandra Pate* Ms. Helen Zinkargue Ms. Nancy Meyer Michael Baker Bridget and Philip Haylock Mary Elizabeth Patterson

*Denotes members of the Fresh Start Monthly Giving Program COMMUNITY FUNDRAISERS

Advocates of International $10,000+ $250-$999 Caring about women and girls Women’s Rights - University Canadian Women’s Anonymous* of tomorrow, these generous of Toronto Foundation David Berg people have made their legacy Donna-Jean Brown Agincourt Mall by including the YWCA in their Canadian Federation of University $1,000-$9,999 Charlotte and estate plans. Women, Leaside-East York Anonymous Alexander Forstner Centennial College Student Alterna Savings Debra Graham Ms. Zanana Akande Cantores Fabularum J. David Hulchanski Association Inc. Ms. Carroll Allen Dale Canadian Maple Yogi Kim Daddario Hair Co. & JK Lifestyles Dr. Kristin Blakely-Kozman Wings Association Mary Kodric* KPMG LLP Ms. Ellen K. Campbell Ms. Ellen Denoon Rita Nichols Panache Life Inc. Miss Mollie Christie Dorothy and Oscar Rogers Ms. Margaret Norman PhemPhat Productions Sylvia Erickson Foundation at the Toronto Sharron Richards* Shelter Alliance Ms. Ann Foster Community Foundation St. Joseph Secondary Sound of Music Backstage Helen Gurney Elementary Teachers’ School Woodlawn Pottery Studio Sharilyn Hale Federation of Ontario Elizabeth Squissato Martine Johnson Lee Gold Edward Stansbury Jannie Mills Green & Chercover Patricia Staton Mary Pat Moore Judith Mandel Dana Stewart Anne Reynolds Ruth Mandel J. Trypuc Ms. Catherine J. Riggall Mary Ann O’Rourke University of Toronto Marilyn A. Robertson Rick Hansen Panhellenic Association Dr. Gail Robinson Secondary School Ines Verdone Jeanne Rowles Shum Vourkoutiotis Fund Debra Yeo Boland* Mrs. Beverly Stager at the Toronto Ruby & Arthur Waters SPONSORED BY Community Foundation * Denotes members of the Fresh District 12 - Ontario Secondary Toronto Education Workers, Start Monthly Giving Program School Teachers Federation CUPE Local 4400 YWCA TORONTO COMMUNITY PARTNERS Adult Survivors of Childhood Realstar Sexual Abuse Network Realstar/Clairhaven Property 2009 YWCA Barbra Schlifer Clinic Management Big Brothers/Sisters Rexdale Alliance Church WOMEN OF Black Creek Community Health Centre Rexdale Women’s Services Braeburn Ontario Early Years Ryerson-Chang School of DISTINCTION Catholic Children’s Aid Society Continuing Education YWCA Centennial College Scarborough Village Recreation Centre WOMEN of DISTINCTION AWARDS™ 2009 AWARDS Chartered Accountants of Ontario Second Harvest Child Development Institute Seneca College Children’s Aid Society of Toronto Sheridan College College Park Domestic Violence Sterling Hall PRESENTING PLATINUM Advisory Committee Toronto Community Housing Daily Bread Food Bank Toronto North: Family Violence Network Sun Life Financial BMO Financial Group Davenport Perth Neighbourhood Centre Toronto Parks and Recreation Deloitte & Touche LLP Driftwood Community Centre Toronto Police, 55 Division, Crime CHAMPION Humber School of Ernestine’s Women’s Shelter Prevention Program Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Media Studies and George Brown College Toronto Public Health KPMG LLP Girls Unlimited Toronto Public Library Information Technology Grenoble Public School Toronto VAW Regional Committee Scotiabank TVO Humber College Transglobe J.P. Piccininni Community Centre University of Toronto PATRON MEDIA Kroma West Scarborough Neighbourhood Cassels Brock & Blackwell 104.5 CHUM FM Learning Enrichment Foundation Community Centre Mental Health Police Records Windfall LLP ONESTOP Media Group CIBC Check Coalition Women Abuse Council St. Joseph Print Native Child and Family Services Women’s Habitat Ernst & Young LLP Titan Worldwide North Toronto Community Mental Woodgreen Community Centre TD Bank Financial Toronto Star Health Network York University Towers Perrin North York Food Harvest Yorktown Child and Family Centre Ralph Thornton Community Centre Yorktown Women’s Shelter DIAMOND Rogers Communications Inc. FUNDERS | GOVERNMENT PARTNERS Canadian Women’s Foundation Ministry of Health and Long Term Care 2009 YWCA WOMEN OF DISTINCTION Citizenship Immigration Canada Toronto Central Local Health City of Toronto - Ontario Works Integration Network AMY GO Access & Opportunity City of Toronto - Children’s Services Ontario Women’s Directorate PEGGY NASH Labour City of Toronto – Housing, Support Girls Action Foundation/Fondation & Administration filles d’action ILANA LANDSBERG-LEWIS International Development City of Toronto – Social Housing Unit The Counselling Foundation of Canada ANGELA ROBERTSON Social Change Ministry of Training, Colleges and Toronto Arts Council HILARY WESTON YWCA President’s Award Universities - Employment Ontario United Way of Peel Region BEVERLY WYBROW Community Leadership Ministry of Children and Youth Services United Way Toronto JESSICA YEE YWCA Young Woman of Distinction Ministry of Community and YWCA Canada Social Services STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION Young Women’s Christian Association of Greater Toronto | Incorporated under the laws of Ontario | As at December 31

2009 2008 $ $ ASSETS Current Cash and cash equivalents 616,762 1,183,204 Accounts receivable 2,831,379 1,464,844 Prepaid expenses and other assets 263,089 259,876 Total current assets 3,711,230 2,907,924 Long-term receivable 316,087 305,760 Investments 6,154,065 7,447,735 Capital assets, net 36,088,194 22,576,723 46,269,576 33,238,142 LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Current Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 4,683,014 1,897,838 Deferred contributions 735,800 823,050 Current portion of mortgages payable 364,343 348,382 Current portion of loans payable 35,714 35,714 Total current liabilities 5,818,871 3,104,984 Mortgages payable 10,361,226 10,726,291 Capital replacement reserve 1,205,851 1,267,772 Loans payable 6,381,277 2,473,376 Deferred capital contributions 17,857,441 11,459,843 Total liabilities 41,624,666 29,032,266 Net assets Unrestricted -- -- Internally restricted 4,644,910 4,205,876 Total net assets 4,644,910 4,205,876 46,269,576 33,238,142 STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS Young Women’s Christian Association of Greater Toronto | Incorporated under the laws of Ontario | Years ended December 31

2009 2008 $ $ REVENUE Government 17,239,088 16,370,391 Fundraising 2,257,054 2,238,486 Individuals 1,784,677 1,761,838 United Way of Greater Toronto 1,428,047 1,428,047 Investment income 123,836 48,517 Miscellaneous 151,134 154,936 22,983,836 22,002,215

EXPENSES Salaries and employee benefits 13,625,124 12,623,059 Building occupancy 4,467,057 4,195,184 Other program costs 3,326,800 3,533,683 General and administration 1,033,757 1,213,224 Allocation to YWCA Canada 92,064 85,520 22,544,802 21,650,670 Excess of revenue over expenses for the year 439,034 351,545

Auditors: Ernst & Young LLP A full set of Financial Statements is available upon request. Charitable Business #108229865RR0001

Information filed under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 is available on the Ministry of Finance website: http://www.fin.gov.on.ca. We create home In 2009 YWCA Toronto provided emergency shelter to 213 women and children experiencing violence, temporary shelter to 422 homeless women and transitional housing to 346 women and children.

We also provided permanent affordable and subsidized housing to 431 women and children. We create community

Many women arrive at YWCA Toronto with feelings Through decades of experience, YWCA Toronto has of isolation and shame and suffering from a lack of found that group work provides tremendous support confidence. and opportunity for growth. Group work is a critical element of much of our programming. Discovering you are not alone, feeling the support of peers, building relationships of trust and finding At the YWCA, women change each other and the space and strength to take risks – these are just themselves, as they also change the world. some of the immeasurable benefits that women find through working together in a group setting. We create greater equality and social justice

Through public education and advocacy work, we have contributed to important policy and legislative changes as well as to greater recognition of the importance of women’s inclusion and leadership at decision-making tables. Our advocacy priorities include: childcare, violence against women and affordable housing. YWCA ELM CENTRE Leaders Helping to Build Elm.

TD Bank Financial Group Steve & Katharine Coxford Marsha Brown Mary Pat Moore Diane Walker Lyla Ada Crossley (Estate) Ms. Ellen K. Campbell Ms. Gertrude Mulcahy Wigwamen Incorporated Elmwood Spa Ms. Sylvia D. Chrominska Wendy Muller Mr. & Mrs. Robert and Garth M. Girvan Brian Clarke Peggy Nash Joan Wright Sharilyn Hale Sarah Corman Ms. Francine Odette Stephen Halperin Costa Leclerc Design Inc. Ms. Sally Palmateer $25,000-$99,999 Clay Horner Ajitha Cyriac Dr. Alison Prentice Bluma Appel Community Trust JTM Inc. Amanda Dale & Anja Kessler Ms. Heather Quirt Jalynn Bennett Sheryl L. Kerr William Davis Marli Ramsey $5,000,000+ Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Jim & Elske Kofman Ms. Lois Fine Paulett Ramsey The family of Ken Thomson and Sherry Brydson Mabe Canada Ms. Ann Foster Joanne Ranger the family of Audrey Campbell Barry & Debra Campbell Joan & Barrett McDonald Ms. Kamala-Jean Gopie Dr. Linda M. Rapson in memory of Irma Brydson Cassells Brock & Blackwell LLP Heather McGregor Ms. Katherine Govier Bob Reeves James H. Cummings $1,000,000+ Noella Milne Mrs. Linda Graham Robert Richards Foundation Leslie Milrod Stephen Grant Ms. Wendy Shaw Nancy Ruth The Dominion of Canada Marie Picton Helen Gurney Mary Sheppard $100,000-$999,999 General Insurance Company Arlene Perly Rae & Bob Rae Ms. Barbara Hall Ms. Linda Silver Dranoff Hilditch Architect Anonymous (2) Ms. Nancy Ramalho Susan Hartnett Anna Skorzewska The Jean Tweed Centre Anonymous/United Way Dr. Gail Robinson Ms. Carmencita Hernandez Ms. Nancy Smith The McLean Foundation of Greater Toronto Scott Morris Architects Ms. Chaviva Hosek Somerville National RBC Foundation Dr. Kristin Blakely-Kozman The Sonor Foundation Ms. Donna Hunter Leasing & Rentals Ltd. Ms. Catherine J. Riggall BMO Financial Group Helen Allen Stacey (Estate) Jae-Yon Jung Rosemary Speirs Ms. Lucille Roch Kiki Delaney Ms. Linda Tuck Chapman Maryon Kantaroff Crawford Spencer Sally Wright Susan & Cecil Hawkins Up With Women Fund of Laura Kennedy-Rankin Carol Straub The Morrison Foundation $5,000-$24,999 Tides Canada Foundation Maryann Kerr Mrs. Alice Thompson Urbanspace Mary Killoran & Doug Bradley Christine Thompson Priscilla Prichard (Estate) Anonymous (4) John van Nostrand Ms. Mary Susanne Lamont John & Elizabeth Tory The Rotary Club of Toronto Deborah Alexander Westerkirk Capital Inc. Jim Lawson John H. Tory Charitable Foundation Francis & Melanie Allen Ms. Julie Y. Lee Ms. Marilda Tselepis Ruby Capital Corporation Isabel Bassett $500-$4,999 Signe Leisk George Vesely The Schad Foundation Richard Balfour Anonymous (3) Frances & Douglas Lissaman & Mary Porjes Kathleen M. Sloan (Estate) Robert Bell AyA Kitchens & Baths Ltd. Alice Longhurst Mrs. Edith Vuchnich Social Justice Fund of Tides Gloria Bishop Austin-Appleton family Anne MacDonald Harriet Weld Canada Foundation William Braithwaite Mrs. Phyllis Barrow Dr. Nina Malayil Joan White Scotiabank Chubb Insurance Co. of Canada Ginny Bellwood Jeannette Manguiat-Stoecker Robert Yalden The Sisters of St. Joseph Charles S. Coffey, O.C. C. Berney Ms. Catherine McEwen & Pearl Eliadis of Toronto The Liz and Tony Nani Beutel Ian & Hilary McLean Eb & Jane Zeidler The Sprott Foundation Comper Foundation Mrs. Dorothy A. Brace Jannie Mills www.elmcentre.ca YWCA INTERNATIONAL BOUTIQUE

This year, fair trade sales at YCWA Internatinal Boutique supported women’s international development projects.

SPECIAL THANKS

KIM QUASHIE For the design of this year’s annual report.

CALLA EVANS [email protected] for her photography throughout.

JENNIFER ROWSOM [email protected] for her cover image and photography throughout.

JO DWHYTIE For her photography throughout.

We would also like to thank participants, staff and volunteers whose efforts contributed to this annual report. www.ywcatoronto.org