This post was written by Filsan Abdi, Volunteer Coordinator at the Women’s Centre In honour of National Volunteer week, we would like to express our utmost appreciation for our dedicated and talented volunteers. As a Volunteer Program Coordinator at the Women’s Centre, I have the absolute pleasure of working with some of these volunteers on …
This post was written by Sarah Winstanley, our Girl Programs Coordinator. I have this vivid memory of being 10 years old and sitting in a chair outside of an office at city hall, waiting for my mom. I knew she was talking to someone important but I wasn’t sure why or what about. At the …
Tell us a bit about yourself! I am an aspiring social worker originally from St. John’s, NL, on the traditional territories of the Beothuk. After completing a BA in Sociology with a minor in Biological Sciences at the University of Calgary in June, I realized that hands-on community development work is what I like best, …
Tell us a bit about yourself! Although I’ve done a bit of international travelling, I always find myself drawn to Calgary where my family and friends are. Calgary has been home to me for basically my whole life (my family moved here from London, Ontario when I was a baby), and I feel so deeply …