Women's Centre of Calgary Blog:
2019 Toy Room Recap
Our 2019 Toy Room has wrapped on another successful season. In total, 1341 women and 2855 children accessed Toy Room and received gifts to open during the holiday season, almost 4200 individuals! This was an … Read More
Every Woman’s Place for Connections, Community and Support: Catherine’s Story
Catherine always described herself as a “self-supporting” woman; she worked full-time for over 40 years. After a series of difficult circumstances, Catherine experienced homelessness for the first time as a senior. “I was scared. I … Read More
Girls Programs provide girls diverse community connections
In a parent-teacher meeting a few years ago, K’s teacher had nothing but negative feedback to share about her with her mother, M. The criticism was so relentless that M asked K to leave the … Read More
Awareness into Action Series Recap: Gender-Based Violence Against Indigenous Women
This fall, we held our first Awareness Into Action (AIA) series of workshop events. Awareness Into Action creates opportunities for women in our community to learn about an issue over the course of two separate … Read More
Holiday Messages from the Women’s Centre Team
As we come to the end of another great year at the Women’s Centre, the staff of the Centre would like to take this opportunity to share some personal greetings. We look forward to the … Read More