2007 YWCA Toronto | Annual Report

ywca toronto 2007 

annual report 

be the change

o u r m i s s i o n 

YWCA Toronto is an association of diverse and caring women dedicated to improving 

the lives of women and girls through dynamic leadership, advocacy, and a range of unique 

and essential services that promote personal growth and economic independence. 

our vision 

Through a holistic and partnership approach, the YWCA will 

expand its programs and services to meet the more complex 

array of emergency and long term community needs, 

significantly increase its financial resource 

base and be widely valued for its 

commitment to equity, access, safety 

and a just society and as a leader in 

advocacy and service to women and girls.

YWCA TORONTO ANNUAL REPORT 2007 1 

Contents 

Be the change ..................................................................3 

Message from the President 

and the CEO ....................................................................4 

Where there is homelessness ...................................6 

We are home ....................................................................7 

Support the change .......................................................8 

Where there is violence ............................................. 12 

We are safety and peace ........................................... 13 

The YWCA December 6 Fund ................................14 

The YWCA Week Without Violence .................... 15 

Where there is injustice ............................................. 16 

We are a voice for equality ....................................... 17 

YWCA Toronto’s 27 th Annual 

Women of Distinction Awards .................................18 

Where there is poverty ............................................. 24 

We are opportunity .................................................... 25 

Donors .............................................................................. 26 

Where there is isolation ............................................30 

We are community ....................................................... 31 

Community Partners .................................................. 32 

Funders ............................................................................ 33 

Statement of financial position ..............................34 

Statement of operations ........................................... 35 

Elm Centre Supporters ............................................. 36

2 YWCA TORONTO ANNUAL REPORT 2007 

YWCA TORONTO 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

CUPE LOCAL 2189 

EXECUTIVE 

President | Gail Robinson 

Vice-President | Kristin Blakely-Kozman 

Kimberly Morris 

Secretary | Sarah Corman 

Treasurer | Holly Andrews 

Members 

Ritu Bhasin 

Ajitha Cyriac 

Megan Davidson 

Noha El-Shareif 

Deepa Jacob 

Adrian C. Lang 

Shae London 

Anne MacDonald 

Kathy L. Mah 

Marli Ramsey 

Maureen Shaughnessy Kitts 

Kathryn Shaw 

Linda Tuck Chapman 

President | Farah Ramhormozian 

First Vice-President | Tara Jewer 

Secretary | Stacey Riley 

Second Vice-President | Leena Nayaar 

YWCA INTERNATIONAL BOUTIQUE & 

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION COMMITTEE 

Through fair trade sales at YWCA International Boutique, 

women’s international development projects in Bangladesh, 

Brazil and Zimbabwe were supported this year.

ywca toronto annual report 2007 3 

Be the change 

in the face of violence and oppression, Mahatma Gandhi instructed his followers to “be the change that you wish to see in the world.” 

YWCA has had a year full of change—of being the change. 

Where there was violence, we were safety and peace. 

Where there was homelessness, YWCA was home. 

Where there was injustice, YWCA was a voice for equality. 

Where there was poverty, we were opportunity. 

Where there was isolation, we were community. 

Where there is crisis, YWCA Toronto is the turning point.


Message from the President and the CEO 

2007 was a year of challenges for our city; a year of difficulty for 

women and girls; yet a year of dependability, growth and tremendous 

optimism for YWCA Toronto. We are the change that you want to see 

in the world. 

This year we defied the odds. After thirteen years with virtually no 

affordable non-profit housing development in our city, we opened the 

doors to YWCA Bergamot, 68 units of housing destined to become 

home to women and their families. Bergamot is the name of a fragrant 

flower with healing properties. It is a bright spot in north Etobicoke as 

well as on the gloomy horizon of Toronto’s homeless crisis. 

Knowing that women are the fastest growing group of homeless, 

YWCA Toronto did not stop with opening Bergamot. 

With the support of many in the community, at all levels of government, 

as well as two community partners in Wigwamen and the Jean Tweed 

Centre, YWCA Toronto is now poised to develop an entire downtown 

city block into affordable housing for women. 

Research backs our ambitious campaign to develop housing geared to 

those most at risk of homelessness. Imagine the precedent: 300 homes 

for women-led families, families of Aboriginal descent, Aboriginal 

women leaving violence, and women with mental health and/or 

addiction issues. Forty-five apartments are being set aside for older 

women. YWCA’s new development will be a hub for women in Toronto, 

and a green building for a sustainable future. This new community of 

hope and opportunity will be our YWCA Elm Centre. 

When Toronto’s December 6 Fund, which runs a rotating interest-free 

loan fund for women leaving abuse and violence, found itself unable 

to sustain its operations, they turned to YWCA Toronto for support. 

It was a natural fit. We welcomed the December 6 Fund into our 

community of programs for women and girls in 2007. 

When the hard work of childcare providers and policy makers across 

the country was torn up with the federal childcare agreements, YWCA 

Canada led the public outcry.


In 2007, we accepted Beatrice House into our family of programs. 

Beatrice House is an innovative project that integrates an Early 

Childhood Development Centre within a residential setting for 

women and children who are homeless or at risk of being homeless. 

Its founders, Dr. Fraser Mustard and the Hon. Margaret McCain, 

knew that YWCA Toronto’s record of sound management and skilled, 

compassionate programming made it the right home for the unique 

Beatrice House model. Its well-tested principles guide our new child 

development centre at Bergamot too. 

Mobilizing the collective wisdom of three strong community agencies, 

YWCA initiated a new employment program for women escaping 

abuse. Based on the principle that quality, sustainable jobs are 

necessary to allow women to break free from abuse, the Moving On 

To Success employment program has proven itself. Throughout 2007, 

women across Toronto spoke up, gained skills, shared their stories and 

got jobs. Being the change they wanted to see, the success of the first 

groups of women makes way for more to create opportunity. As of the 

end of 2007, this pilot program was extended. 

Annual reports are also about financial transparency and 

accountability and reporting back to the community that sustains 

you. In 2007, YWCA’s financial statements tell a story of success, of 

growth and of stability. 

YWCA is change in the world, and in the lives of 23,628 women and 

girls in Toronto. We invite you to be the change you want to see in the 

world by being part of YWCA Toronto. 

President of the Board 

of Directors 

Chief Executive Officer

6 ywca toronto annual report 2007 

Where there is homelessness… 

Women distinguish having a home from being safe. Homelessness is a problem for women, but often 

where home has become a prison, homelessness is also a strategy for escaping violence. 

homelessness is 

also a strategy for 

escaping violence 

People huddled over warm air vents in February, or seeking refuge from the crushing heat of July at malls 

and libraries, make up less than 3% of those who are homeless in Canada. For most and increasingly for 

women and their children, homelessness is invisible. It takes the form of “couch surfing” with friends and 

relatives, or in arrangements that exchange one unsafe situation for another. 

For women, homelessness is strongly linked to abuse from husbands, partners or boyfriends. But often 

it is the earliest forms of abuse and violence that leave the most devastating and lasting effects. Among 

homeless women, histories of childhood sexual abuse and battery are many times higher than in the general 

population. Terribly, this legacy of violence begets more violence. Women who are homeless as adults are 

exposed to yet more violence as they try to make lasting change, vulnerable on the street and at home.


…We are home 

YWCA is permanent home to 410 women and their children, and temporary shelter to nearly 

1,000 more. But we are more than this. Our apartments, shared duplexes, transitional beds and shelters 

are a community within a community: a place where women and their children give strength to one another 

and create belonging. They form bonds with their neighbours and develop roots. Each year, at home at 

YWCA, they blow out their birthday candles, celebrate their milestones and regroup for the next challenge 

life will bring them. 

YWCA is also a home away from home for all the children who fill our on-site Early Learning Centres with 

laughter, exuberance, and aspirations. Here, the community inside and outside YWCA’s buildings come 

together to build on their hopes and dreams for the next generation in a thoughtful and caring program 

based on sound child development principles. In 2007 we built homes for 68 new families at Bergamot, 

and are in the development of YWCA Elm Centre which will create an additional 300 units slated to 

open in 2010. 

Elm Centre is 

slated to open 

in 2010 with 300 

green, supported, 

affordable 

apartments


Support the change 

Since 1873, philanthropy has shaped YWCA Toronto and enhanced our ability 

to improve the lives of women and girls. Thank you for being a Turning Point for 

women and girls. 

Visionary $25,000+ 

Canadian Women’s Foundation 

The Counselling Foundation of Canada 

The Estate of Lyla Ada Crossley 

Drug Royalty Corporation Inc. 

Green Shield Canada Foundation 

The Morrison Foundation 

The Paloma Foundation 

RBC Foundation 

Scotiabank 

The Estate of Albert Smith


Advocate $10,000-$24,999 

Anonymous 

J.P. Bickell Foundation 

BMO Bank of Montreal 

The Caring Foundation 

Deutsche Bank AG, Canada Branch 

Kraft Canada Cares Toronto 

Ruth Mandel 

Mr. & Mrs. G. Wallace McCain 

Carolyn Sifton Foundation 

TD Bank Financial Group 

Tippet Foundation 

UBS Securities Canada Inc. 

Leader $5,000-$9,999 

Anonymous 

Aber Diamond Corporation 

The Harold E. Ballard Foundation 

Kristin Blakely-Kozman 

The Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation 

CIBC 

The EJLB Foundation 

Expedia Canada Corp. 

General Mills Canada Corporation 

Jonathan & Harriet Goodman 

Hilditch Architect 

The Rainbow Foundation 

Dr. Scholl Foundation 

The Toronto Star Fresh Air Fund


Friend $2,500-$4,999 

Anonymous 

Aqueduct Foundation 

BMO Employee Charitable Foundation 

CHUM Charitable Foundation 

Crestview Investment Corporation 

Ms. Megan Davidson 

The Harry E. Foster Foundation 

Adrian C. Lang 

Joan & Barrett McDonald 

Nancy’s Very Own Foundation 

Ms. Sally Palmateer 

Ms. Catherine J. Riggall 

Dorothy and Oscar Rogers Foundation 

at the Toronto Community Foundation 

Geoffrey B. Scott Memorial Fund 


Timothy Eaton Memorial Church 

Vanderwater Charitable Foundation 


Ruby & Arthur Waters 

Partner $1,000-$2,499 

Ms. Rebecca Ruth Allen & Mr. Jeffrey Levitt 

Ms. Carroll Allen Dale 

Jonathan Awerbuck 

Ms. Barbara Barde 

Dr. Sheela Basrur 

Isabel Bassett 

Beaver Bible Class 

Ritu Bhasin 

Danielle & Jamie Bush 

Wendy Cecil 

M. Joann Chechalk 

Ms. Sylvia D. Chrominska 

Mrs. Eleanor Copeland 

Sarah Corman 

Ajitha Cyriac 

Amanda Dale & Anja Kessler 

Laura David


Ms. Ellen Denoon 

Ms. Shirley Hoy 

Jill Palmer 

Ms. Rebecca Taylor 

Ms. Joan Eddy 

Elementary Teachers’ 

Federation of Ontario 

Ms. Barbara Elliott 

Ms. Catherine A. Fallis 

W. B. G. Humphries 

Ms. Deepa Jacob 

Jae-Yon Jung 

The Ben and Hilda Katz 

Charitable Foundation 

The Planning 

Partnership Limited 

Mary Ann O’Rourke 

Marli Ramsey 

Dr. Linda M. Rapson 

Mary Thomson 

Christine Thompson 

Toronto Education Workers, 

CUPE Local 4400 

Ms. Marilda Tselepis 

Ms. Lois Fine 

Maryann Kerr 

Regis Hairstylist Ltd. 

Ms. Linda Tuck Chapman 

Ms. Frances Gallop 

Amanda Lang 

Anne Reynolds & Derek Meehan 

Tyco Electronics Canada Ltd. 

Helen E. Gardiner 

Anne MacDonald 

Miss Beatrice Riddell 

Ms. Annette Verschuren 

Elizabeth Gold 

Judith Mandel 

Dr. Gail Robinson 

Joan White 

John and Judith Grant 

Green & Chercover 

Ms. Helen Gurney 

Sharilyn Hale 

Mary Hallward 

Harris Rebar, A Division 

of Harris Steel Ltd. 

Ms. Jeannette Manguiat- 

Stoecker 

Heather McGregor 

Ms. Louise McLaren 

The McLean Foundation 

Annabelle Mezzera 

Ms. Mary Pat Moore 

Ms. Lucille Roch 

Ms. Jane Rowe 

Corinne Rusch-Drutz & 

Michael Steinberg 

Ms. Wendy Shaw 

The Philip Smith Foundation 

Stikeman Elliott LLP 

Ms. Betty Jane Wylie 

Ms. Sandy Yorston 

Nancy Young 

Ms. Alison Youngman 

Hbc Foundation 

Kimberly T. Morris 

Ms. Anne Stinson 

Ms. Josephine Heath 

North Toronto Business and 

Professional Women’s Club 

Ms. Barbara Stymiest


Where there is violence… 

Statistics show 

violence as a 

“normal” part of 

being female in 

Canada 

The fact that one-half of Canadian women experience violence over their lifespan by men known to 

them and that one-quarter report violence by a stranger means that violence is a “normal” part of being 

female in Canada. Seventy-three women in Canada were killed last year by the men they expect to love. 

More than a third of these murders took place in Ontario. 

For girls the transition from child to young woman is fraught with terrible risk and challenge. Young women 

under 25 are at the highest risk of violence among women in Canada. Study after study shows that criminal 

harassment, sexual assault and abuse from their male friends are all shockingly “normal” for girls growing 

up today. High levels of family abuse and sexual abuse from caregivers also set the stage for a lifetime of 

instability and uncertainty for many young women.


…We are safety and peace 

We are often the first person told, the safe threshold to cross, an interest-free loan to establish a new life, 

a chance to learn a new way. YWCA’s shelters, the December 6 Fund, community support workers, 

Girls’ Centre staff and child development workers, along with the activities of the Week Without Violence 

advocacy campaign, all create conditions for peace in families and communities, and the expectation of 

change among decision makers. 

At our roots, YWCA is a young women’s association, and in 2007 our Girls’ Council and Girls’ Centre staff 

demonstrated the strength of that foundation. Our Girls’ Centre, run by, for, and about girls, is the change 

girls themselves want to see—among their peers, with the media, with policy makers and community, schools 

and boys. This year the Girls’ Centre won the Mayor’s Safety Award for a frank and innovative violence 

prevention program. Safe Sisters is one of 13 opportunities for girls to make a difference offered through 

the Centre. 

We are the safe 

threshold to cross 

and the home of 

innovative violence 

prevention


The YWCA December 6 Fund 

The YWCA December 6 Fund offers non-interest-bearing loans 

to women leaving violent homes. Women use the loans to 

establish themselves and their children in greater safety. It helps 

women make the transition from abusive situations to safety and 

self-reliance and it raises awareness about violence against women. 

In 2007, 94 women with 113 children accessed $56,429 in loans. 

We thank the following supporters 

of the December 6 Fund banquet 

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP 

Centre For Spanish Speaking Peoples 



Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario 

Elementary Teachers of Toronto 

Ontario Federation of Labour 

OPSEU 

Regional Women’s Committee 

White Ribbon Campaign


The YWCA Week Without Violence 

As part of an international effort, YWCA Toronto promotes 

a violence free world, welcoming communities across the city to 

participate in community events throughout the third week of October. 

Each year more than 45,000 people in over 600 schools, workplaces, 

and community organizations across Canada engage in YWCA 

Week Without Violence. This initiative is marked by YWCAs in over 

90 countries to create safer communities around the world. 

For a complete list of Week Without Violence 

events visit www.weekwithoutviolence.com 

Thanks to all the many authors, musicians, 

and volunteers who supported the events. 

Partners 

Canadian Dental Hygienist Association 

Loretto College School 

Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation, District 12 (STBU) 

Toronto Youth Cabinet 

Media Sponsor 

Citytv 

Gifts in Kind 

Bell Canada 

Loblaw’s 

Real Canadian Superstore, Weston Rd.


Where there is injustice… 

Women have learned 

to expect less than 

their fair share 

When YWCA Toronto joined with its community partners in the No Religious Arbitration Coalition to 

fight for changes to how family law disputes were settled in Ontario, we were successful. But ensuring 

equal access to the law is not complete without accurate, clear public legal education, available where those 

who need it most will find it. For most women, legal rights are a vague and distant thing, interpreted to them 

by others who may not always have accurate information or their best interests in mind. For women isolated 

by geography, poverty, language, culture or religion, accurate legal information is rare. Too often they barely 

know their rights, and have learned to expect less than their fair share.


…We are a voice for equality 

YWCA is host to a consortium of equality-seeking organizations contracted by the Ontario government 

to spearhead a practical approach to enhancing women’s equality across Ontario. The Family Law 

Education project for Women (FLEW) mobilizes existing public legal education, and in a broad consultation 

with groups of isolated and disenfranchised women, tests these against real need, and develops new 

approaches to reaching the women who need to know their rights the most. Nine languages, more than 

25 community groups, and a principled approach to knowledge-sharing will together bring equality one step 

closer for women in Ontario. 

We are bringing 

equality one step 

closer for women 

in Ontario


YWCA Toronto’s 27 th Annual Women of 

Distinction Awards 

Each year, YWCA recognizes seven women for their significant contributions to 

improving the lives of women and girls in our community and around the world. 

2007 RECIPIENTS 

Kiki Delaney 

Corporate Leadership 

Saron Ghebressellassie 

Young Woman of Distinction 

Sharon Hampson 

Health 

Darlene Lawson 

Social Justice 

Ann Medina 

Communications 

Tamam McCallum 

Community Development 

Talat Muinuddin 

Diversity


Our 27 th Annual Women of Distinction Awards presented by Sun Life Financial 

were made possible through the support of our generous sponsors. 

PRESENTING 

Sun Life Financial 

CHAMPION 

Deloitte & Touche LLP 

KPMG LLP 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 

Scotiabank 

PATRON 

CIBC 

Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP 

EllisDon Corporation 

Enwave 

Ernst & Young LLP 

TD Bank Financial Group 

Towers Perrin 

PLATINUM 

Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP 

Humber School of Media Studies and Information Technology 

TVOntario


GOLD 

Enbridge 

Mediaco, The Presentation Company 

Shoppers Drug Mart 

The Printing House 

Verity 

SILVER SPONSOR 

Gluskin Sheff 

McCarthy Tétrault LLP 

Leslie Gales/Honey Sherman/Elizabeth Wolfe 

MEDIA 

104.5 CHUM FM 

ONESTOP Network 

Titan Worldwide 

Toronto Star 

Special Thanks 

Laura Arsie 

D.J. Woods Film / Video Equipment and Service Provider 

Docucomm 

Jeff Goodman Studio 

Harbour Estates Winery 

Rosemary Speirs 

Barbara Stoneham 

yaddaYadda communication 

Table Sponsors 

Accenture 

Alterna Savings 

Apotex Inc. 

Aramark 

Barrick Gold Corporation 

Isabel Bassett 

Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP 

BMO


C.A. Delaney Capital Management Ltd. 

Canadian Auto Workers – Canada 

City of Toronto 

Cool Women 

CTV 

Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP 

Hewitt Associates 

Hicks Morely Barristers & Solicitors 

Hilditch Architect 

Hill & Knowlton Canada 

Home Depot Canada 

Hugessen Consulting Inc. 

IBI Group 

Kinross Gold Corporation 

Knightsbridge Human Capital Solutions 

Ms. Mary Susanne Lamont 

Lincluden Investment Management 

Lovas Stanley Ray & Berndtson Inc. 

Margaret McCain 

McLean Budden 

MDS Inc. 

Mercer Human Resources Consulting 

Florence Minz 

National Bank Financial 

Ontario Women’s Directorate 

Phillips, Hager & North 

Procter & Gamble 

Russell Reynolds 

Ryerson University 

Spencer Stuart 

State Street 

Stikeman Elliott LLP 

Telus 

Toronto CFA Society 

University of Toronto 

Up Front Entertainment 

Warner Bros. Entertainment Canada Inc. 

Wilson Banwell PROACT Human Solutions


Raffle Prize Donors 

Cayman Islands Department of 

Tourism and Sunshine Suites Resort 

Auberge du Pommier 

Body Blitz 

Boho 

Chakra Spa 

Chi Spa 

Civello 

Clear Spa 

Elizabeth Milan Day Spa 

Glow Spa 

Grano 

Grazie 

Jamie Kennedy Kitchens 

Joso’s 

Jump 

Le Paradis 

Mildred Pierce 

North44 

Nouvelle Maria Spa and Salon 

Pure and Simple 

Rosewater Supper Club 

Scotiabank 

Sen5es 

Sutherland-Chan 

Vikaspa 

Verity Spa 

Delta Grandview Resort 

Chef Jean Marc Lapointe


Event Co-Chairs 

Ms. Sylvia D. Chrominska 

Woman of Distinction 2005 


Past President, YWCA Toronto 

Women of Distinction Committee 

Women of Distinction Selection Committee 

Lisa Baiton 

Barbara Barde 

Sarah Beech 

Kim Caughlin 

Susan Chapman 

Anne Choi 

Helen Emanuel 

Margaret French 

Ronalda Jones 

Katy Klosowski 

Louise McLaren 

Cara McCutcheon 

Laurie Monsebratten 

Lisa Pasquin 

Marli Ramsey 


Mary Stacey 

Deb Taylor 

Courtney Walker 

Lisa Zangari 

Dr. Gail Robinson, Chair 

Michelle Dagnino 

Kamala-Jean Gopie 

Kimberly T. Morris 

Janet Ruby 

Jo-Anne Ryan 

Annette Verschuren


Where there is poverty… 

Low-income women 

bear the downside 

of the economic 

upswing 

Increasingly, women in Toronto are forced to choose between paying the rent and feeding their children. 

“Child poverty”, “single parents” and “working poor” are mostly code words for women and predominantly 

women of colour. This is who bears the downside of the economic upswing. Low minimum wages, a historic 

21.6% real cut to social assistance that has remained largely unaddressed, barriers to federal Employment 

Insurance, and a persistent lack of wage parity with men all contribute to this situation. 

Poverty is not just about not having things: it is a form of exclusion, it is social isolation, it is diminished 

hopes. It is a trap. For women breaking free of abuse to make a new life for themselves and their children, 

the poverty of single parenthood is a terrifying prospect, and it makes abuse much less frightening to 

endure in comparison.


…We are opportunity 

Sometimes, the only thing standing in the way of a strong desire to improve life is opportunity. 

YWCA employment programs are that opportunity. For women who are heads of households wanting to 

leave social assistance behind, for those that left the workforce for child or elder care, or for women new 

to Canada who need work placements that help them gain Canadian experience, YWCA is the change. 

We fill a gap in training services that low-income women need to prepare for the workplace. We provide 

training and bridging programs, community-based employment resource centres, as well as targeted career 

coaching that meets both social and financial goals. Motivated to improve their lives and improve the wellbeing 

of their families, women obtain the skills necessary for personal discovery, career development and 

good jobs through YWCA Toronto. 

We put women 

on the path to 

sustainable, 

excellent jobs


Donors 

YWCA counts on the invaluable 

contributions of individual donors. 

We understand the trust placed in 

us by donors in the community and 

are committed to the highest ethical 

standards in fundraising practice. 

These standards ensure that your 

contributions are used effectively 

and for the purposes intended. 

Thank you for your support. 

$500-$999 

Anonymous 

Miss Margaret Agar 

Marguerite Agnew 

Bander Alaithan 

Edward and Moira Bacon* 

Mr. Cedric C. Barker* 

Dr. Daphne Bell 

Black & McDonald Limited 

Diane Blake 

Ms. Cindy Blakely 

The Boiler Inspection and 

Insurance Company of Canada 

Dominique Boivin* 

Edward & Heather Bryant 

Susann Carribine 

Robert DeFreitas 

Desjardins Financial Security 

Judy Dryden 

Edgar D’Souza 

Noha El-Shareif 

Mr. John W. Evans 

J. H. Farrell 

Firstbrook Cassie & 

Anderson Ltd. 

Ms. Ann Foster 

Gillespie Building Consultants 

Mr. Gregor Grant* 

Guild Electric Charitable 

Foundation 

Katherine Gurney* 

Susan Hartnett 

Marion Holmes 

Ruth Elizabeth Hunter 

ICECORP International 

Cargo Express Corporation 

J.S. Cheng & Partners Inc. 

Kingsway-Lambton 

United Church


Margrit Lee 

Ms. Marianne Weil 

Mrs. Frances Booth 

Jean Findlay 

Brian Leonard 

Ms. Anne Wood* 

Mavis Boyd* 

Finlandia Sauna 

Ms. Margot Miles 

Ms. Sarah Wright 

Ms. Barbara Bruser 

G V Martin Associates Ltd. 

Mr. Michael W. Norgrove 

Mr. H. P. Bushnell 

G. N. Johnson Equipment 

Dennis O’Connell* 

Ms. Elaine Osin 

Jennifer Pagnutti 

Ann Peters 

Ms. Heather Quirt 

Paulett Ramsey* 

Reitmans (Canada) Ltd. 

Marilyn A. Robertson* 

Catherine Rowe 

Barbara Rusch 

Ms. Ann Southam 

Ms. Lynne Sullivan* 

Danielle Vlietstra 

Warner Bros. Entertainment 

Canada Inc. 

$250-$499 

Anonymous* 

Douglas Adams 

Margaret Allen* 

Ms. Margaret Armstrong 

Marsha Baillie 

Lisa Baiton 

Ms. Joanne Barnett 

Aviva Basman 

Bernstein, Newman and 

Associates in Trust 

Mr. George Bielby 

Birch Cliff Chapter, No. 103, 

Order of the Western Star 

Christine Bogert* 

Dr. Dorothy L. Cameron* 

Canadian Bridge 

Federation Incorporated 

Charitable Foundation 

Stan Carr 

Mr. Chant 

Jennifer Clark 

D & R Custom Steel Fabricators 

Doce Minho Pastry and Bakery 

Ms. Lynne Dominico 

Donna Griffith Photography 

Mrs. Edith M. Dunn 

Ms. Margaret Engel 

Ms. Gloria Fallick* 

Fidelity Stainless Ltd. 

Thomas Giergont* 

Gonte Construction Ltd. 

Gwyn Griffith & Nancy Emkin* 

Ms. Darlene Gunness 

Mary Hall 

Bridget and Philip Haylock 

Julia Haylock* 

Heart of Gold 

Mr. J. Hepburn 

Hermes Abrasives Canada Ltd. 

Ms. Heather Hisey* 

J. David Hulchanski 

Iscar Tools 

Mrs. Maruja Jackman 

Mrs. Elspeth Johnson


Ms. Robyn Kalda 

David & Julia Keeling 

Matthew Kindree 

Tim Knowles 

Mary Kodric* 

Leaside United Church 

Matt LeQuelenec 

M.C. Atkinson Enterprises Ltd. 

Ms. Nona Macdonald* 

Mr. James MacMillan 

Mr. J. P. Mallovy* 

Ms. Anne McCart 

Mr. G. E. McCowan 

Ms. Catherine McEwen 

Deborah McKneally 

Ms. Margaret Norman 

Mr. Robert Nowe 

NSK Canada Inc. 

Nutco Inc. 

Ms. Sandra Pate* 

Mrs. D. Kay Peterson 

Ms. Jane Phillips 

Paola Quimtero 

Ms. Carol Redmond* 

Ms. Sandra Riedel* 

Rosedale United Church Women 

Beatrice Rowe 

Mr. James Saloman 

Margaret & Barry Scott 

Mr. Simon Segall 

Kamal Shammas 

Kathryn Shaw 

SKF Canada Limited 

Wayne Snell 

SSL Canada Inc. 

St. Cuthbert Anglican 

Church Women 

St. Dunstan of Canterbury 

Carole Stirling 

Teplitsky, Colson 

Ms. S. Anne Todd 

Volkswagen Canada Inc. 

L. Watt 

Ms. Lorraine Williams 

Ms. Marlene Wilson 

Ms. Fay Wood 

Ingrid Yeager 

Helen Zinkargue 

* Denotes Members of the Fresh 

Start Monthly Giving Program


Thanks to the following community 

partners for holding events that 

benefited YWCA Toronto. 

The Monarch Society recognizes the 

commitment and vision of those who have 

arranged future support of YWCA Toronto 

through their financial and estate plans. 

A League of Their Own 

The Bay 

Canadian Women’s 

Foundation Shelter from 

the Storm Campaign 

Camp Tapawingo Bowlathon 

Cantores Fabularum 

Centennial College 

Student Association Inc. 

Christmas Wassail Party of 

the Canadian Federation 

of University Women, 

Leaside/East York 

City View Alternative 

Sr. School 

Community Care 

East York 

CST Corporation 

Elsey Optical 

A Creative Collection 

Fundraiser Art Show 

The Hive 

Octopus Garden 

Yoga Centre 

Phem Phat Productions 

Shelter Alliance 

Somak International Inc. 

Toronto Police Services, 

53rd Division 

Ms. Carroll Allen Dale 

Ms. Ellen K. Campbell 

Sylvia Erickson 

Ms. Ann Foster 

Sharilyn Hale 

Ms. Jannie Mills 

Ms. Mary Pat Moore 

Anne Reynolds 



Ms. Jeanne Rowles 

Joan Tilt 

Ms. Beverly Stager 

Ruby & Arthur Waters


Where there is isolation… 

There is profound 

isolation among 

many women and 

girls in Toronto 

Many women are forced to leave family behind in perilous immigration experiences. Others are 

attempting to stabilize daily living while in the grips of a mental health issue or while breaking free 

from a violent family or controlling partner. While some are struggling to raise children at the end of the 

transit line, or making ends meet through a multitude of low-paying and precarious jobs, others are trying to 

regularize immigration status and reunite with children left behind. Any one of these life circumstances can 

create profound isolation among many women and girls who call Toronto home.


…We are community 

Awelcoming smile, an understanding ear, a friendly call on a bad day, a group of peers to bring you out 

of yourself or a welcoming centre in an unfamiliar place: YWCA links women with each other, with 

community resources and with the supports they need to create a sense of belonging. From food access, to 

help understanding the children’s school system, to individual and group counseling, to parenting support 

and targeted outreach, YWCA is community. 

We are a welcoming 

centre in an 

unfamiliar place


Community Partners 

Action ontarienne contre la 

violence faite aux femmes 

Aisling Discoveries Child and Family Centre 

A Commitment to Training and 

Employment for Women (ACTEW) 

Barbra Schlifer Clinic 

Black Creek Community Health Centre 

Canadian Career Information Association 

Canadian Council of Muslim Women 

Canadian Guidance and 

Counselling Association 

Coalition Against Same Sex Partner Abuse 

Community Legal Aid Ontario 

Community Social Planning 

Council of Toronto 

Davenport Perth Neighbourhood 

Community Centre 

Driftwood Community Centre 

East Scarborough Storefront 

Girls Unlimited 

Malvern Community Resource Centre 

Malvern Library 

Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence 

Against Women and Children (METRAC) 

National Association of Women in the Law 

ONE STEP 

Ontario Alliance of Career 

Development Practitioners 

Ontario Association of Interval 

and Transition Houses 

Ontario Camping Association 

Ontario Council of Agencies 

Serving Immigrants (OCASI) 

Ontario Non Profit Housing Association 

Operation Springboard 

Ryerson Polytechnic University 

SkillSoft 

Springtide Resources 

Toronto Community Housing Corporation 

Woman Abuse Council of Toronto 

Yorktown Family Services 

York University 

YWCA Canada

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Funders 

City of Toronto 

Employment Ontario, Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities 

Ministry of Children and Youth Services 

Ministry of Community and Social Services 

Ministry of Health and Long Term Care 

Ontario Women’s Directorate 

Ontario Works, City of Toronto 

Service Canada 

United Way Toronto


STATEMENT 

OF FINANCIAL 

POSITION 

Young Women’s Christian 

Association of Greater Toronto 

Incorporated under the laws of Ontario 

as at december 31 

Auditors: Ernst & Young LLP 

A full set of Financial Statements 

is available upon request. 

Charitable/Business # 108229865RR0001 

Information filed under the Public 

Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 is 

available on the Ministry of Finance 

website: http://www.fin.gov.on.ca 

2007 2006 

$ $ 

ASSETS 

Current 

Cash and cash equivalents 2,556,609 615,280 

Accounts receivable 2,502,853 2,298,804 

Prepaid expenses and other assets 231,449 215,660 

Total current assets 5,290,911 3,129,744 

Long-term receivable 269,438 220,686 

Investments 4,659,370 4,552,735 

Capital assets, net 21,644,172 12,778,946 

31,863,891 20,682,111 

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS 

Current 

Accounts payable and 

accrued liabilities 

2,917,539 3,310,496 

Deferred contributions 1,835,274 1,433,332 

Current portion of mortgages payable 4,628,197 260,220 

Current portion of loans payable 35,714 65,000 

Total current liabilities 9,416,724 5,069,048 

Mortgages payable 6,749,933 6,656,950 

Capital replacement reserve 1,220,032 1,145,616 

Loans payable 864,878 — 

Deferred capital contributions 9,757,993 4,378,538 

Total liabilities 28,009,560 17,250,152 

Net assets 

Unrestricted — — 

Internally restricted 3,231,787 2,795,868 

Invested in capital assets 622,544 636,091 

Total net assets 3,854,331 3,431,959 

31,863,891 20,682,111


STATEMENT 

OF OPERATIONS 

Young Women’s Christian 

Association of Greater Toronto 

Incorporated under the laws of Ontario 

years ended december 31 

2007 2006 

$ $ 

REVENUE 

Government 13,118,035 11,237,564 

Fundraising 2,039,336 1,410,270 

Individuals 1,525,040 1,582,326 

United Way of Greater Toronto 1,428,047 1,338,047 

Investment income 85,097 331,929 

Miscellaneous 172,874 246,949 

18,368,429 16,147,085 

EXPENSES 

Salaries and employee benefits 10,598,658 9,682,282 

Building occupancy 3,432,622 2,774,661 

Other program costs 2,785,348 2,174,151 

General and administration 1,043,209 1,101,928 

Allocation to National YWCA 86,220 75,359 

17,946,057 15,808,381 

Excess of revenue over expenses 

for the year 

422,372 338,704


Elm Centre Supporters 

YWCA Elm Centre represents an 

extraordinary opportunity to provide 

300 women and women-led families in 

Toronto with the keys to independence and 

stability. Located in Toronto’s downtown 

core, YWCA Elm Centre will provide 

green, affordable and supportive housing 

for low-income women and their families, 

for women living with mental illness and 

substance misuse, and for families of 

Aboriginal ancestry. YWCA wishes to 

thank these early leadership donors for 

their vision in supporting this project. 

($10,000 and greater) 

Senator Nancy Ruth 

The Estate of Priscilla Prichard 

The Rotary Club of Toronto Charitable Foundation 

Anonymous/United Way Toronto 

Wigwamen Incorporated 

Tides Canada Social Justice Fund 

The Jean Tweed Centre 


Joan & Barrett McDonald 

Heather McGregor 

Catherine J. Riggall

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2007 YWCA Toronto | Annual Report

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