YWCA Regina supports women and families to strengthen our entire community. We believe that good things happen when we give voice to vulnerable women and children.
Our Mission
YWCA Regina is a community ally dedicated to achieving transformational change for and with women, youth, children, families, and equity-deserving groups through new opportunities, inclusive programming, healing, and wellness that are reflective of lived experiences.
Our Vision
We aspire to be innovative, inclusive, and trusted leaders that foster truth, by collaborating, advocating with, and amplifying the needs and voices of the women, girls, two-spirited, transgender, gender diverse people, and the communities we serve.
Our Core Values
Mutual Respect
Everyone is deserving of an equitable and judgement-free environment.
Truth, Trust & Transparency
We conduct our work with honesty, integrity and transparency to hold ourselves accountable and maintain the trust we have gained in our community.
Community Allyship
We embrace change by amplifying voices that guide our work. We actively advocate with and meet people and the community where they are, to support them in getting where they want to be.
Collaboration
The collective strength, aligned partnerships, and interconnectedness of community enable us to drive change, disrupt power structures, and address barriers.
Love and Care
The way in which we care for our people and community matters. By providing a nurturing, welcoming and loving environment, we create spaces for care, a sense of belonging, family, and home.
Grit
Our perseverance, passion, and resilience affirms our belief that change is possible even in the face of adversity.
Our Programs
Since 1910 we have provided multiple programs and services to our community including:
Affordable, supported housing
Shelters for women and families escaping violence and experiencing homelessness
Outreach Services to support clients in the community
Youth drop in hub – HOMEBASE Regina
Harm Reduction
Emergency receiving shelters for children
Family repatriation home
Childcare centres
Interventions for children that have been exposed to violence
Mentoring programs for children and youth
Summer camps and day camps for children and youth
Women of Distinction Awards recognizing the achievements of women across southern Saskatchewan
Walk A Mile Event raising awareness of domestic violence
Coldest Night of the Year event raising awareness of family homelessness
Power of Being You Conference and in-school programs to empower children and youth
Encore Market, a low-cost and low-barrier thrift store for the community