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On Friday, May 22, 2026, kind community members, volunteers, participants, and YWCA Peterborough Haliburton staff joined together for this year’s Walk a Mile in Their Shoes event! Here, those in attendance showed visible solidarity for women, children, and gender-diverse individuals who are experiencing and escaping the effects of gender-based violence. Thanks to the incredible support …

2026 Walk a Mile in Their Shoes Event Raises Incredible $38,341.71! Read More »

Peterborough, ON — March 17th, 2026 — This just in, registration is now officially open for this year’s Walk a Mile in Their Shoes event! If you’re looking for a fun way to make a positive and meaningful difference in the lives of women and children experiencing the effects of gender-based violence, then Walk a …

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Peterborough, ON – March 8th, 2026 – YWCA Peterborough Haliburton Education Awards Committee welcomes applications for 2026 Hazel Education Bursary. YWCA Hazel Education Bursary is intended to help women who have experienced gender-based violence reach their goals through education or training. YWCA Peterborough Haliburton Board of Directors, through the Education Awards Committee, and with the …

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Peterborough, ON – February 19th, 2026 –  YWCA Peterborough Haliburton is seeking volunteers who identify as women with a passion to be involved with an organization that helps women and children thrive. “The YWCA plays a vital role in our community and its sustainability depends on women who will make impactful decisions in support of …

YWCA Seeks Board Directors and other volunteers: dynamic women who want to make a difference in the lives of women and children Read More »

On September 30th, YWCA Peterborough Haliburton will set up a booth at Nogojiwanong Friendship Centre’s event for The National Day for Truth & Reconciliation The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation responds to Call to Action 80 from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: “We call upon the federal government, in collaboration with Aboriginal peoples, to …

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Haliburton County has declared gender-based violence an epidemic Staff from YWCA Peterborough Haliburton and Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre (KSAC) led a delegation to Haliburton County Council on December 11, 2024, to ask that gender-based violence be declared an epidemic in the County. YWCA executive director Kim Dolan, YWCA Women’s Centre and HERS manager Nycole Duncan, …

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Morton Family Foundation marks 5th year of $50,000 donations to YWCA Haliburton programs The Morton Family Foundation has given an incredible donation of $50,000 to YWCA Peterborough Haliburton for the fifth consecutive year, supporting the YWCA’s services for women and children in Haliburton County. Patricia and David Morton have been generous donors to the YWCA …

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