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Since 1875

The beginning of a long story

The Women’s Christian Association (WCA) was founded in Quebec City in 1875 by a group of English-speaking women led by Mary Gibbens MacNab. The organization was created to meet the needs of young women new to the city. Women were vulnerable and apart from religious congregations, no other resources existed for them before the creation of the organization.

In March 1911, the YWCA joined the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) of Canada and became the fifth member of the Canadian association. In Canada, there are now 34 member associations that together serve one million women and girls in over 400 districts and communities each year. Like its sisters, the YWCA Quebec has chosen to place the situation of women at the heart of its concerns.

From the beginning, YWCA volunteers provided shelter and comfort to the women who came to them. Over the years, various services have been added to the original vocation, which has been preserved. The YWCA Quebec has always succeeded in adapting its offer to the needs of women and girls. She has been watching over them since 1875.

From Artillery Park

The YWCA Women’s Residence opened in 1875 as the Industrial Home on the site of Artillery Park, just outside the St. John’s Gate. It offered shelter and food to women and children in need, as well as to itinerant women. The place soon welcomed immigrant women and young girls from the regions who had recently arrived in the city. They come to Quebec City to look for work, in most cases to provide financial assistance to their families. However, their dreams rarely correspond to reality: they often find underpaid jobs in poorly regulated factories or plants, and they sometimes find themselves in vulnerable and exploitative situations. The YW wants to protect them from the “dangers of the city”: poverty, prostitution, intemperance, etc.

It is in this context that many of them find refuge at the Industrial Home, where they are welcomed, listened to and protected. The residential setting provides stability and security regardless of religion, ethnicity or class.

At Sainte-Anne Street

In 1880, the YW was established at 125 Sainte-Anne Street in Old Quebec. The organization, which was only five years old at the time, rented the building from John Jackman Foote, owner of the Quebec Morning Chronicle. However, thanks to the generosity of donors from the Anglo-Protestant community in Quebec City, the YW soon raised the funds necessary to acquire these premises. She will occupy this building for over 88 years.

The building soon became too small for all the needs of the ever-growing clientele. This is how the YW became the owner of the neighbouring building on Ste-Anne Street (1908) and of the Devonshire House on Ste-Ursule Street (1910). In 1916, with a gift from Dr. James Douglas, the YW built Douglas Hall, which included a swimming pool and gymnasium. She then kicked off a controversial project to add sports and social activities for girls to her regular activities.

At 855 Holland

Wishing to regroup all of its operations under one roof, and to equip itself with modern and adequate facilities, the YWCA sold its properties in Old Quebec and erected, in 1968, a new building, the one where the organization is currently located. It is there that intense moments of humanity are still lived, of a tirelessly committed YW!

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🌊 Cours de natation pour enfants : dernière ch 🌊 Cours de natation pour enfants : dernière chance pour les inscriptions ! 

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🎉 Notre Soirée festive pour ados a été un gr 🎉 Notre Soirée festive pour ados a été un grand succès ! 

L’objectif de cette soirée étaient de rejoindre les jeunes et de contribuer concrètement à leur bien-être en leur permettant d’échanger, de réfléchir, de s’outiller et de célébrer. Merci aux jeunes d’avoir participé en aussi grand nombre et à notre équipe de bénévoles qui a rendu cet événement possible !

Merci également à @mel.bedard pour sa présence incomparable, ainsi qu’au YMCA St-Roch pour leurs locaux et leur collaboration hors pair.

Grand merci aussi à nos supers partenaires : @laboiteabonbons , @librairie_pantoute, @exoshop, @coopzone , @sportsexperts.modeurbaine et @galeriesdelacapitale . 

Nous avons déjà hâte à la prochaine édition ! 💖 

Pour en apprendre davantage sur la soirée, consultez notre lien en bio !
La YWCA Québec et le YMCA Saint-Roch collaborent La YWCA Québec et le YMCA Saint-Roch collaborent pour vous offrir une super Soirée Festive pour ados ! 🎉

Apprenez en plus sur les différences et points communs de ces deux organismes qui œuvrent auprès des jeunes depuis des dizaines d’années.

Pour en apprendre plus sur ce qui distingue la YWCA du YMCA et réserver une place pour la Soirée festive pour ados, visitez notre lien en bio ! Événement 100% gratuit.

* Nous utilisons les mots femmes et filles comme termes parapluie pour définir toute personne qui se retrouve à travers le spectre du genre féminin.
🍂 Notre collection automne-hiver est sortie ! ❄️

Que vous recherchiez des pièces tendance ou des trésors inattendus, venez vous faire plaisir tout en soutenant la mission de la YWCA Québec. 🫂

Nous sommes situés au 855 avenue Holland.

Si vous préférez magasiner en ligne, visitez notre lien en bio !
👚 Saviez-vous que chaque année lors des change 👚 Saviez-vous que chaque année lors des changements de saisons, nos résidentes ont l’occasion de venir à l’Écoboutique pour choisir autant d’items qu’elles le désirent?

Non seulement cela donne un coup de main à l’équipe de l’Écoboutique qui doit renouveler l’inventaire, mais cela nous permet aussi de leur faire plaisir et d’étoffer davantage leur garde-robe ainsi que celles de leurs enfants.

Chaque achat et chaque don a un impact pour la YWCA Québec. Un grand merci 💙
C'est sans surprise mais avec beaucoup de désolat C'est sans surprise mais avec beaucoup de désolation que nous découvrons les dernières données sur l'itinérance au Québec.

Entre 2018 et 2022, le nombre de personnes en situation d’itinérance « visible » a presque doublé! Et tout indique que la situation continue de se dégrader depuis.

Notre centre d'hébergement pour femmes violentées a dû refuser 4300 demandes d'aide l'année dernière, contre 2000 l'année précédente. 

Ce vendredi, la directrice générale de la YWCA Québec, Stéphanie Lampron, prendra part au Sommet municipal sur l’itinérance pour offrir une perspective terrain à la discussion. 

Mobilisons-nous pour que ça change!

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      • Toastmasters YWCA Quebec
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