Enhanced VolunteerOUR MISSION
2021 marks 112 years since the YWCA Canton was incorporated and received its first charter. 1909 marked the beginning of a movement in Canton, OH that has since made an impact in the lives of many women and girls. When first incorporated the YWCA Canton offered twenty gym classes, as well as sewing, millinery, dressmaking, cooking, English Literature, German, French and guitar lessons. From there the Sunshine Society was organized which was the forerunner for the Girl Reserves, later known as the Y-Teens. Swimming classes, social dances, dormitory living for working women in the downtown area, as well as free educational classes to unemployed women and men were offered.