The Montreal Women’s Y Foundation
150 years and still relevant
The Montreal Women’s Y has been evolving and adapting to the realities of women and girls for 150 years. In each era, it has responded to their needs and supported them as they chart their own course towards a better future.
Accommodation: the Y offers a safe environment to help women rebuild their lives, thanks to a transitional social reintegration programme and community housing with support.
Employability: it supports women in their social and professional reintegration through a number of support and development programmes.
Youth: the Y works to prevent violence and inequality through awareness-raising workshops and tools for young people and school workers.
Community: it offers support to women in the form of legal clinics, self-help workshops, conferences and a variety of activities.
Thanks to partners such as Power Corporation, our new, more functional and better adapted spaces will enhance our services and better meet the current needs of the women and girls who take part in our programmes.
BY THE NUMBERS
women benefited from the guidance and support offered by the residential services
women have taken part in one or more employability and entrepreneurship programs
youths and 67 youth workers have directly benefited from the youth services programs and tools
people benefited from various services and activities offered to the community, many of them taking advantage of more than one service
