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ywca elm centre :

No Place Like Elm
green, affordable, supportive

(coming in 2011)

Documented research and mounting evidence confirms that the solution to poverty and homelessness is affordable and supportive housing. YWCA Elm Centre will offer women and women-led families in Toronto the keys to independence and stability by providing 300 new units of affordable and supportive housing for low-income women and their families, for women living with mental illness and substance abuse, and for families of Aboriginal ancestry. It will also be home to YWCA Toronto’s new administrative headquarters and a hub for women-focused events and activities in our city.

YWCA Elm Centre is the largest affordable and supportive housing development for women in Canada, and will feature:

• 150 affordable apartments for single women and women-led families
• 100 supportive & affordable apartments for women living with mental health issues and substance misuse, and their children
• 50 affordable apartments for individuals and families of Aboriginal ancestry, including 10 units for Aboriginal women fleeing violence
• 15% of the 300 apartments (45 apartments) will be for women aged 50+

Click on any of the following topics for details on the development.

• the need
• the solution
• a word about our partners
• fundraising success to date
• location
• our donors

For more information on how to support YWCA Elm Centre, please contact:
elmcentre [at] ywcatoronto [dot] org
416.961.8101 ext. 361

Housing applications for the Elm Centre will not be available until 2011. Please visit our shelter, housing & support section for more information on how YWCA Toronto might be able to address your housing needs.

YWCA Elm Centre brochure
YWCA Elm Centre operational sustainability
YWCA Elm Centre environmental sustainability
YWCA Elm Centre architectural renderings

in the news :

january 2009 | Toronto Star | Housing project gets $5M
january 2009 | Globe & Mail | YWCA to build housing for women, children
january 2009 | Toronto Sun Media | Women and children first
january 2009 | Daily Exchange | Tough times make historic new project a welcome relief
january 2009 | PopGoesTheNews | Historic donation enables Toronto housing project to go forward
july 2006 | Toronto Star | Housing project gets nod
july 2006 | Globe & Mail | City approves women's housing
july 2006 | Toronto Star | Housing project expected to raise tempers

media advisory:
january 2009 | Tough times make historic new project a welcome relief

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