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ywca elm centre : fundraising campaign

No Place Like Elm
green, affordable, supportive

(coming in 2011)

The YWCA Elm Centre is an $80 million development made possible by public investment and private philanthropy.

With government contributing $38 million, YWCA Toronto is responsible for the balance of $42 million, through a combination of private donations and financing.

The No Place Like Elm campaign seeks to raise $15 million to Help Build Elm.

To date, supporters have contributed $13 million in private funding, including an unprecedented $5 million gift - believed to be the largest single donation on record to a social services organization in Canada's history. We are also very proud to say that to date more than 90% of our YWCA staff has contributed to this project.

Help Build Elm and tackle poverty and homelessness in Toronto, contact 416.961.8101, ext. 366 or elmcentre [at] ywcatoronto [dot] org.

campaign co-chairs:

• Arlene Perly Rae, Canadian Journalist and Author
• Diane Walker, former Executive Vice President, TD Bank Financial Group

campaign cabinet:

• Deborah Alexander, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Scotiabank
• Barbara Barde, President, UpFront Entertainment
• Isabel Bassett, Past Chair & CEO, TVOntario
• Gloria Bishop, Past Executive Producer, “Morningside” program, CBC Radio
• Dr. Kristin Blakely-Kozman, Sociologist
• Ajitha Cyriac, YWCA Toronto Board of Directors
• Terrie-Lynne Devonish
• Judy Haber, Principal, Performance Sponsorship Group
• Honor Ireland
• Susan Perren
• Marie Picton, Executive Manager, Elmwood Spa
• Catherine Riggall, Vice President, Business Affairs, University of Toronto
• John van Nostrand, Principal, planningAlliance
• Sally Wright

Elm advocates:

• The Hon. Louis Arbour
• Rahul Bhardwaj
• Pat Capponi
• Olivia Chow
• The Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson
• The Hon. David Crombie
• Michele Landsberg
• The Rt. Hon. Paul E. Martin
• The Hon. Margaret Norrie McCain
• Deepa Mehta
• Valerie Pringle
• The Hon. Bob Rae
• Sen. Nancy Ruth
• Dr. Joseph Y.K. Wong
• Margaret Zeidler

also see:

• the need
• the solution
• a word about our partners
• location
• our donors

YWCA Elm Centre brochure
YWCA Elm Centre environmental sustainability
YWCA Elm Centre architectural renderings
YWCA Elm Centre naming opportunities

in the news :

april 2010 | Globe and Mail | Concrete hope: YWCA Toronto’s Elm Centre will provide housing to a diverse community, including low-income women and those fleeing violence
october-november 2009 | Building Strategies | YWCA Elm Centre project profile
september 2009 | Globe & Mail | Elm Co-Chair Announcement
september 2009 | Globe & Mail | Elm Campaign Announcement
january 2009 | Toronto Star | Housing project gets $5M
january 2009 | National Post | YWCA hopes $5M donation will spur city's generosity
january 2009 | Sing Tao | article
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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