YWCA Hamilton is collaborating with McMaster’s Community Research Platform and the School of Social Work to establish a Centre for Feminist Research and Evaluation. YWCA Hamilton aims to strengthen their capacity to initiate and lead research and policy advocacy using a gender-based lens. Through the Centre, they will be able to undertake, co-lead, and partner on action-oriented, community-based research. Information about current and past research activity will also be housed on the YWCA website.

This project is being led by YWCA staff as well as School of Social Work Faculty Member, Mary Vaccaro, CRP Program Manager, Leora Sas van der Linden, and Community-Engaged Research Graduate Student Intern, Stephanie Milliken.