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From DMs to Gaming Chats: How Traffickers Are Targeting Youth Online

Across Hamilton, Burlington, and Brantford, human trafficking is changing. While many still imagine trafficking as something distant or uncommon, the reality unfolding in our own communities tells a d

Philanthropy Moments - February 2026

The power of the first gift, a milestone moment for the Y Saves Lives campaign, and have you signed up for Hockey Helps the Homeless? All this and more in our Philanthropy Moments newsletter.

Two local Home Depot Stores raise over $38K for YMCA youth programs through Orange Door Project Campaign

The Home Depot and their customers who raised $38,280 for the Youth in Transition Worker program through the Orange Door Project Campaign in 2025. Together, we’re helping young people build a brighter

YMCA Hamilton | Burlington | Brantford reports growing impact for 95,000 residents, launches 2026 plan

More than 95,000 people across Hamilton, Burlington, and Brantford, as well as surrounding areas including Haliburton and Indigenous communities, accessed YMCA programs and services in 2025.

Wanakita's next chapter starts with you: YMCA launches fundraising campaign for Wayne Perkins Leadership Centre at YMCA Wanakita

We are pleased to share an important milestone in our Y Saves Lives comprehensive fundraising campaign: the launch of the public fundraising phase for the Wayne Perkins Leadership Centre at YMCA Wanak

Olympian and NHL alumni visit YMCA to champion 2026 Hockey Helps the Homeless Pro‑Am charity tournament

Hockey Helps the Homeless is gearing up for its second annual Hamilton-Burlington Pro-Am Charity Tournament returning April 10, 2026. Today, organizers announced the first wave of pros who will join c