Young Womens Christian Association

Goodman place permanent supportive housing program: we help to eliminate chronic homelessness in vulnerable populations. Ywca hamilton's goodman place permanent supportive housing program is for homelessness individuals who have disabilities like serious persistent mental illness. Services include supportive community housing, case management, self-sufficiency skills education, and referrals to other needed resources to help maintain housing. The program operates evidenced based practices of trauma informed care, housing first, and harm reduction. The belief that stabilized housing is the first step in healing and growth is a primary driver of the philosophy of care which is person centered.

Fierce program: we know that today's strong youths are tomorrow's people of influence. Ywca hamilton is committed to empowering youths through social emotional learning through evidence-based curriculum that inspires youths to be fierce - fearless. Independent. Educated. Resilient. Confident. Engaged. Fierce provides in-school programming to youths in grades 1-12 to build skills to strengthen their confidence around healthy relationships to avoid violence and harm. Themes address prevention of child abuse, storytelling, coping styles, the influence of teen violence, substance abuse and/or domestic violence on youths' lives, and powerful resources to support youths in our community. Additional fierce programs offered to grades 3-6 are designed to help youths develop a healthy foundation with youth prevention of child abuse, friendships, and body image. The curriculum is from the evidenced based curriculum and provided in collaboration in partnership with other youth service providers in the county.

Racial justice program: ywca hamilton is a key influencer and leads local activities around racial justice to create an equitable world for black, indigenous, and people of color. The three focus areas include health, education, and civic/community engagement. Ywca hamilton creates anti-racist cultures which promote justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. Ywca hamilton facilitates the deconstruction of systemic racial disparities through advocacy and policy change. Key actions include the creation of the equity alliance to denounce hate incidents locally, support victims, and provide education and recommendations to eliminate recurrence. Healthcare work includes education regarding the causes of black and brown infant and maternal mortality and the promotion of actions to reverse negative trends.