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ywca elm centre : the need


No Place Like Elm
green, affordable, supportive

(coming in 2011)

addressing a crisis

YWCA Elm CentreThere is a pressing housing crisis in Toronto that is leaving many women and their families homeless and vulnerable. The recent economic downturn has left those who were the most vulnerable even more so.

There are more than 130,000 Toronto families on the wait list for a home they can afford, and more than half of those families are women-led.

According to Statistics Canada, women account for 56% of Canadians with low incomes. One in five families with children is led by a single woman, and 42% of these families experience housing affordability problems. For some women, this challenge is compounded by mental illness and addiction.

The YWCA Elm Centre, as a women-focused community, will provide opportunity for program focus and the building of a safe and supportive environment. A high percentage of women prefer women-only housing. For older women, women who have experienced various forms of violence, and women from particular religious or cultural groups, the preference for women-only housing increases.

For more information on how to support YWCA Elm Centre, please contact:
elmcentre [at] ywcatoronto [dot] org
416.961.8101 ext. 366

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also see:

elm centre brochure
pdf YWCA Elm Centre brochure
pdf YWCA Elm Centre environmental sustainability
pdf YWCA Elm Centre architectural renderings
pdf YWCA Elm Centre naming opportunities

 

in the news :

pdf 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
pdf october-november 2009 | Building Strategies | YWCA Elm Centre project profile
pdf september 2009 | Globe & Mail | Elm Co-Chair Announcement
pdf september 2009 | Globe & Mail | Elm Campaign Announcement
pdf january 2009 | Toronto Star | Housing project gets $5M
pdf january 2009 | National Post | YWCA hopes $5M donation will spur city's generosity
pdf january 2009 | Sing Tao | article
pdf january 2009 | Globe & Mail | YWCA to build housing for women, children
pdf january 2009 | Toronto Sun Media | Women and children first
pdf january 2009 | Daily Exchange | Tough times make historic new project a welcome relief
pdf january 2009 | PopGoesTheNews | Historic donation enables Toronto housing project to go forward
pdf july 2006 | Toronto Star | Housing project gets nod
pdf july 2006 | Globe & Mail | City approves women's housing
pdf 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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