Mission

YWCA HAMILTON IS DEDICATED TO ELIMINATING RACISM, EMPOWERING WOMEN, AND PROMOTING PEACE, JUSTICE, FREEDOM, AND DIGNITY FOR ALL. THE PRIMARY PROGRAMS INCLUDE RACIAL JUSTICE ADVOCACY, A PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR CHRONICALLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES LIKE SERIOUS PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS, A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRISIS HOTLINE WHICH SERVES SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ABUSE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND A YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM FOR GIRLS AND BOYS. ALL PROGRAMS ARE ROOTED IN THE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES OF TRAUMA INFORMED CARE, HOUSING FIRST,AND HARM REDUCTION.