‘Hope is a Discipline’ and so is Rage
28 September 2022
After our 2022 She Leads Conference, we asked a select group of women the question of how attending the event has enriched their lives. Over the next few weeks, we will be sharing their answers and insights with you. Here is what Grace Sinstead-Reid, our 2022 Jacq Burridge She Leads Conference Scholarship Recipient, had to say. 2021 was […]
National Homelessness Week 2022: Speech by CEO Frances Crimmins
4 August 2022
During National Homelessness Week 2022, YWCA Canberra CEO Frances Crimmins was invited to present at a virtual event to launch Homelessness Week. Good morning and thank you for tuning in to the launch of this year’s National Homelessness Week I’d like to begin by acknowledging the traditional owners and custodians of the land on which […]
Vale Jackie Green
29 July 2022
It is with great sadness that YWCA Canberra acknowledges the passing of Jackie Green. Jackie was one of our longest-serving team members in our Children’s Services Portfolio, with a career spanning over 21 years. She commenced as an Administration Assistant and, over the years, rose to be Children’s Services Programs Manager and apart from a […]
In honour of the late Jacq Burridge – how her legacy lives on through scholarships
8 July 2022
Our flagship women’s leadership event, the She Leads Conference, is just around the corner, and we can’t wait to bring emerging and established women and non-binary people together with some of Australia’s most inspiring, diverse and accomplished leaders for a day of learning and sharing. To make this event as accessible as possible, we offer […]
Paying it forward – the Y Canberra Life Member making women’s leadership even more accessible
22 June 2022
Our flagship women’s leadership event, the She Leads Conference is just around the corner, and we can’t wait to bring emerging and established women and non-binary people together with some of Australia’s most inspiring, diverse and accomplished leaders for a day of learning and sharing. To make this event as accessible as possible, we offer […]
Community donors in the spotlight: Luke Hadfield from Canberry Properties
22 June 2022
As a not-for-profit organisation, YWCA Canberra’s funding is meaningfully allocated to meet the needs of those we aim to help within our community. This is impossible without the support of our incredible donors and partners, who ensure we have the financial ability to work toward our vision of ‘Girls and women thriving’. Recently we […]
Building communities, one small grant at a time
8 March 2022
YWCA Canberra is pleased to have Sustineo join us again in 2022 as a partner for our Great Ydeas Small Grants Program. With a focus on services that have positive social impacts, Sustineo is a natural fit as a partner for YWCA Canberra. We took a moment to speak to Tom Sloan, CEO of Sustineo, […]
2022 She Leads College series: Five quick questions with Khin Kha
4 March 2022
Our She Leads College Conference is back and we’re ready to bring young women and non-binary youths with an event that will spark their leadership journey and potential! On Friday 8 April, year 11 and 12 students will have the opportunity to listen to how young leaders strive to be dauntless in their leadership journey. […]
2022 She Leads High series: Five quick questions with Emily Hyde
4 March 2022
Here at the Y, we are so excited to host our She Leads High Conference after a long 2-year hiatus. Taking place on Thursday 7 April, at the Kambri Cultural Centre, we’re inviting girls and non-binary youths in years 9 and 10, to come to our conference that will help them to understand and activate […]
Supporting the unique needs of teenagers in the pandemic
1 February 2022
Being a teenager is a strange time. You’ve got the pressures of school, friends and extracurricular activities, combined with the rush of new hormones, bodies that seem to change on an almost daily basis and a growing desire for the independence of impending adulthood. It’s tough even at the best of times, and the last […]