2009 YWCA Toronto Annual Report

WE CREATE lEAdERS
Girls are eager to take on the world. They want to
have a place in the world and influence the world. Our
Girls’ Council gives them skills and opportunities to
develop and exercise leadership. Our Girls’ Centre,
the only one of its kind in Canada, provides the girlonly
space girls want.
“We need a space without boys so we can be
comfortable and know we won’t get laughed at
when we talk about things that are important to us,”
explains one girl. “Having a girl-only space allows for
topics to surface that we wouldn’t usually talk about.”