2015 Annual Report

By the NumbersThe Women’s Centre gathers feedback from women who use the Centre, volunteers, community members, board members, and staff to inform our work. Feedback was collected throughout the year using a variety of tools. In 2015, we collected input from 1,553 women.

Here are some of our indicators of success:

• 97% of women reported feeling safe at the Women’s Centre

• 88% of women reported feeling at home or a sense of belonging

• 86% of women reported receiving the support they needed when they needed it

• 80% of women reported increasing their community involvement

• 75% of women reported they knew more about women’s issues

In 2015, we responded to 87,052 contacts from women. 64% were made in person and 36% by phone and email. That averages to 238 in person contacts and 135 phone calls a day. That is up 32% from 2014.

In 2015, we were a diverse community of women:

31% were Aboriginal, First Nations, Inuit or Métis 21% were immigrants or refugees 12% were visible minorities 5% were lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer

Many of us experienced the following challenges:

45% were dealing with poverty 29% had a chronic health issue such as mental health, disability, or chronic disease 29% were single mothers 25% were in a violent relationship, or had been previously

Women Supporting Communities

The Women’s Centre has had a busy year of

growth, new programs, and reconnecting with our goals.

The Centre is a space where women can get engaged in their communities in ways that match their interests and skills. Women with different capabilities can get to know each other, work together, and learn from each other.

Recently, we’ve heard more stories from women affected by the economic downturn. Those who were working in oil and gas and let go last year are running out of savings, while many low-income women in connected fields (cleaning, laundry) are seeing their contracts cut. Women are looking for resources and many are trying to find more opportunities to be involved in their community. This is reflected in the number of women we see at the Centre.

While a woman may first visit to get her taxes done or a new ID card, she can then learn about workshops and events in the coming weeks. She may hear about a child care roundtable or discussion group about women and poverty. She may sit down at a computer and take a few minutes to connect with old friends online. Community is strengthened by recognizing that all women have valuable experiences and skills to contribute.

The Centre works in three strategic areas: Get

Assistance, Connect With Others, and Work for Change. The most engaging stories come from when these areas intersect.

Get Assistance is what brings many women through the doors the first time. Emergency food packages, bottles of shampoo, people to talk to and legal advice clinics are available to address women’s basic needs. Volunteers provided direct assistance 14,585 times, which is up 43% from 2014. Referrals to the Calgary Interfaith Food Bank, Interfaith Furniture, Sleep Country, Dress for Success and other programs totalled 5,118 in 2015. Overall, we spent 10,262 hours on Get Assistance programs.

Connect With Others is where we shift focus to learning new skills and socializing with others. Combatting isolation through workshops and groups like knitting, yoga, practice English and financial literacy has led to

“The Centre builds a sense of belonging and togetherness. I hope to volunteer here one day when I am back on my

feet”

“So much love and support is found here. Once we experience

that, then we can take it back into the community.”

“Without the Women’s Centre, I’m not sure I

would feel so comfortable in my own

skin.”

In Your Wordssome amazing feedback. In a survey of over 700 workshop attendees, 89% said they had met someone new or connected with a friend.

Work for Change has seen some new developments over the last year. The Girl Power program expanded from a series of summer camps to a new spring break camp and an after school program. Women’s Centre staff and volunteers met with several Calgary MLAs about issues important to women in our community. City Councillors, MLAs and representatives from the Status of Women have attended various events at the Women’s Centre this year. Social Issues Committee volunteers started a monthly issues-focused discussion series.

Volunteers are at the heart of every area. Nearly 700 women volunteer their time to talk about issues, to host workshops, and to provide peer support. Over 1,100

donors have contributed to this community in the last year alone. You can find lists of both in this report.

Together, we can build better communities and be every woman’s place for support, community and connections.

Communities Supporting Women

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Volunteers are at the core of the Women’s Centre. The Peer Model recognizes that every woman has a unique set of skills and experiences she can contribute to her community.

Over 690 volunteers are responsible for providing peer support, putting together emergency food, ushering at football games, representing the Women’s Centre at community events and so much more.

Thank You to Our Volunteers

Aimar Bracho

Carolina Dalgleish

Caterina Gut

Crystal Chan

Filsan Abdi

Katie Sokil

Linda Akoakem

Marie-Eve Lamothe-Gascon

Mei-Yuk Mak

Mickey Ikuta

Rhoda Mitchell

Sandra Wong

Sarah Winstanley

Sarelle Azuelos

Sue High

Susan Gillies

Thunder Shanti Narooz van Egteren

Staff

Abby MercaderAdele SieberAderonke AdeoshunAdewunmi Adekanmbi Aimar BrachoAisha BalaAlana BackerAlana HallAlanna LoveAlbi LidguerreAleah BowermanAlex OverigAli LavalliereAlice YaoAlicia NeockerAlisa DunnAllisha MorrisAllison GaudonAllison MacKayAllison McGinnisAly PringleAmanda AranyAmanda AustAmanda JahrausAmanda RohlaAmanda AndersonAmanda DeiAmanda MorrisonAmber CurrellAmelia BuffamAmy AtkinsonAmy MounkesAmy BruceAmy HeidmanAmy MillerAmy RudkoskiAndrea R.Andrea RuetherAnge O.Angela MacKinnonAngela SchaferAngela CorealAngela IuvaleAngela MitchellAngelina L.Ann HermanAnna Saxena

Anna-Marie La BossiereAnne Marie GrazianoAnni OsorioAnshu NarayanAra DahrArend Van OoustenArielle Les-sardArleen RenzAshanti KennettAshley LacombeAshton ThompsonAssia Hadjou Audrey HurstAustin BaeckerAvery CoxBailey BjolinBarb Howell Barb FullerBarb SontagBarbara ThirlwellBarbie SparksBarrie ThesenBeatrice DeakBecca McGowanBecky Price Beth TweedaleBetty WhalenBev UngerBrandi BodnarBrea KaneBreanna W.Brenda Murhpy Brenda HillisBrenda MarmolejoBrent RogersBri VerstratenBrian GagnonBrittney ReochByron FredrickCamille NievaCara HykawyCari GulbrandsenCarlson Jackson Carly-Ann HaneyCarmel Javos

Carmen NashchukCarol MiyagawaCarol MumeyCarole Lacossagne-CarpetCarolina GonzalesCarolina SerranoCarolina ValenzuelaCarolyn KnoechelCarolyn WallingtonCarolyn SimpsonCarrie PrudenceCassandra Beitel Catherine BecerraCathy SteeleChandi Saastad Chanel OhlsonChantaal KaringtenChantal StormsongCharity NdiraireCharlotte SisonCharmaine B.Cherry CastilloCheryl DixonCheryl HeilmanCheyenne SniderChris RyansChris Shymanski

Danita Maslankowski Danni WangDarci McAulayD’Arcy St. OngeDawn Allen Dawn O.Dawn P.Deb Chalmers-BushesDeb JohnsonDebbie S.Debbie LeeDebbie WillisDebby AwojuolaDebby ScribnerDeborah PancicDeborah SearsDebra ColleyDebra HolleyDeepali ShishodiaDelberta Blower Delores PilslDenise BeardDenise D.Des DupuisDesta ArguelloDharr ChandrakumarDiane NessDianne Dixon Dianne Harper

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Christie MachChristina BahryChristine LottChrystina LusneyCindy KovalakCindy Santos TicasClaire Harper Claire O’BrienCole AmanteaColleen OlyniukColleen PetersColleen SkoropataColleen HustonCorbin OrrCornelia KamehouzCorrie EnnisCorrie JespersenCraig DowdCrystal BriggemanCrystal WhitneyCynny HagenCynthia ThompsonDaena D.Dale GreyDana FarnellDanae Martin Danielle BallDanielle N.Danielle Mayhew

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Dianne AltwasserDierdri Ho Dolores HermanDominique SabourinDon JerrardDon MonroeDonna W.Donna GeorgeDoreen ThesenDorothy WongDoug GilesDruhi ShahDuncan PardoeDuryab TahirDustin FrickEdyta MaciejowskiEileen SutcliffeElaine ColeElena FeketeEliana ClayElicia EllisElise LavigneEllie ThompsonElsie RossEmily BeaulieuEmma SaundersErika JahnErin CorriganErin KuzykErin FaheyErnestine TangangEva SenechalFadia MostafaFanny CamposFarrah Shiela UrmenetaFilsan AbdiFlora MaligFlorence LyeFlynn GottseligFransico PalmaFreddy Narooz van EgterenGareth JonesGary StimsonGenny BianchiniGeoff MacIntoshGeorge BeallyGianna PalmaGlo WatersGrangas EsperenzaGuia-Anna CapatiGurbinder ManhasHailey ChristensenHaley PasayHanna ZavrazhynaHannah CurwinHannah RyanHayley MillerHayley MutchHeather MacDonaldHeather GeniHeather Grab

Heather InceHelen DelnickHelen BanksHelga WoodHenri GirouxHilary LewisHillary FraserHolly LuongHumaira Liaqat Humaira NaveedIan CameronIffat NabeelIjeoma ChukuIndra DIrene PaleracioIrina MazurskyIris RodriguezIris KossIsha ShishodiaIzzy JackJ. Martin Llerena ReyesJackie CarrierJacqueline FleischerJacqueline CormierJacqueline LimogesJade OlsenJade SinclairJade SteinJaime EmondJan AndersonJan Rachel SicamJan van EgterenJana LaitJane VirtueJanessa ShananhanJanet BlissJanet HutchinsonJanet MorehouseJanice BrodeurJanice Ingram Janiffer StewartJasmine MbakayaJassy GillJazmin BuldenebroJeanne GonnasonJenelle FellerJennah AfzalJennele Giong Jennifer MeeJennifer ThompsonJennifer McColemanJenny H.Jenny LieuJenny VuJessica De GuzmanJessica BennettJessica BuffamJessica DePetroJessica PauletigJessica SchuldhausJessica ZukJill Schmidt

Jill SarafinJoan FarkasJo-Ann VisserJoann MeunierJocelyn GrahamJocelyne CailleJohana PalmaJohn LarsenJohn MedleyJordan S.Joyce NJoyce KimaniJudy HanrahanJudy HunterJulianna HindemithJulie HrdlikcaJulie MartinJulie MorenoJuliette KlemencicKaren S.Karen LamolaKaren LiuKaren MurrayKari Rowley Kari KimariKarri-Lynn PaulKaryn MakarchukKassandra DevolinKate EmeryKate MartinoKathleen RyansKatie ColmanKatie HopeKatie Gordon-LawKatie SokilKay DeckerKeely ChanKelley ShinnieKelly HolmesKelly MauroKelly NeufeldKelly PageKendall QuantzKerry CoadKerry Lynn OkitaKevin SarafinKim L.Kim PattersonKim Snyder Kim WilsonKim KennedyKimberly BorderKin WongKirk BigEagleKirsten De Freitas Kirsten Summersgill Krista HillKristen Vincent Kristin GorkoffKristy BullerKrysta DudarKyla Myles

Kyla VandersluisKyle LawrenceKylie JolyLacey OrpenLarae NelsonLaura BrysonLaura AlvaradoLauren AldusLauren SlenLauren SimpsonLauren WillowsLaurie Quaghebeur Laurie AndersonLawna HurlLeah KelleyLeah Ritz-smythLeanna MohanLeanne BattamsLeanne BurkeLeanne CurlyLeesa HarvieLeith ArmstrongLesley HerdLesley KingLicedt HernaultLida ZhangLily LinLily WooLinda C.Linda AkoakemLinda BoyetchkoLinda DrinnanLinda JacksonLinda RoderLinda-Rae Treliving

Lindsey BoidaLisa Diep Lisa SnowLisa DorozioLisa GrayLissette AbarcaLiz Harriman-CrooksLori BeneteauLorilee ColeLorna RowsellLorraine MounkesLouise AndersonLouise JohnsonLucia ZimancokovaLucinda ProulxLucy ZhaoLynda Schroeders-WilliamsLyndi Olsen Lyndon MillarLynn LekeLynn PerreaultLynne FawcettMadeleine BerenyiMadison Olyniuk Madison AngleMadison KittsMagui GalanManat NattManisha DigelMara MaricMarcia Dark Margaret SmithMargaret YuMargot Leahy

Volunteers Make It All Possible

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Maria De LeeuwMaria LaplanteMaria Gomez SerranoMaria SchifferMariam Beawerwala Marian AbdelnourMarie BostonMarie-Eve Lamothe-GasconMarie-Laure AttrillMarie-Louise Tenin KostoloumMarilyn MaheuxMarinell San JoseMarissa WhalleyMarizell San Jose Martha ThomasMartina LuiMarva PowerMary SeusMaureen HickeyMaxine ParrisMayank ChhabraMeaghan S.Meg ZamponiMeghan ChallesMeghan NormanMeghan ScottMelanie HarrisMelanie CarterMelanie GramlichMelanie LockwoodMelanie MoellerMelissa FisherMelissa GreenhallMelissa HoMelissa NicholMelissa ObleaMelissa RicoMelody CheungMercy LamolaMeredith BorowiecMerna AdlyMichael DowdMichaela MacGintyMichelle Pettersen Michelle StoneMichelle ChristopherMichelle FieldMichelle Mc Cowan Mini MazumdarMirjam Van ImmerzeelMitch OrrMoira MacPhersonMonica DucaraMorgan JonesMurray DouglasNabeela JivrayNadine MajiedtNancy TimmonsNancy BellNancy JanovicekNancy Johnson

Natalie Tutto Natalie KNatasha BernalNatasha Quan-vieNawal NajemNaylle VargasNelia DuarteNevena IvanovicNicole Battershill Nicole Halloran Nicole HouseNicole DechaineNicole LamontNicole PepinNicole PrettyNinfa GarayNisrine KarkachiNnennaya OsiebeOchuko ObohOlubunmi OluwoleOluwakemi AdebayoOnai Petra AboteOuahiba KalechePaige Leigh TysonPamela BerryPamela EddyParminder VirkPat LindsayPat P.Pat MartinPatrice NedinisPatricia GottliebPatricia OtakaporPatrick CameronPatsy VikPaul LuiPaulette HPearl HerscovitchPeg HofmannPeggy WaldenPeter CheemaPeter MarsdenPolly LeePushpal HariRachael WellwoodRachel BraunRachel HodgsonRachel WoynorowskiRachel YueRama Saranga ChopparupuRathnakara MertaRavneet SidhuRay ChiaRebecca DawnRebecca McDonaldRebekah K.Regan KettleRena Kreutzer Renee LadoucerRh’ena OakeRhoda MitchellRobin Weaver

Robin ZubachRobyn BlairRobyn MelvynRodrigo Rocha SilveiraRose MundyRoseline CarterRoselynn MoenRosemary MaylanRosie ZelittRoss EatonRoxanna PettsRoxanne CoteRuby MurphyRuth JaharusRyan KulikRyan Sales Saba AsgedomSally TrussSallyanne AgborSam SimonSamantha KirkpatrickSamantha StephensSamira OmerSamiya AkmalSana WaseemSandra WongSandy WuSara NeilsonSara SamsonSarah BangsSarah Taylor Sarah Winkles Sarah CopelandSarah FloresSarah GreenSarah HowdenSarah JonesSarah LegerSarah NasonSarah NelsonSarah Sands Sarah VouronikasSarah WinstanleySarelle AzuelosSaryn ModdermanScott SpringmanSerena ProvincialShama JoyntShannon BrissonShannon JonesShannon TurnerSharon GeorgeSharon LeeSharron McIntoshSharron WinterShaye ErskineShelby LeidingShelly S.Shemanti BaruaShruti MadhusudanShyla StinsonSimona BosilcaSimran Gill

Sofia NordstromSonja ParkmanSophia AminSophia PancicSophie FuSophie Ou YangStacey SchorrStacy HarveyStefanie ZarnowskiStephanie VincentStephanie Autio Sue J.Sukhmandeep GillSusan Bartole Susan El-HusseiniSusan ChalmersSusan GilliesSusan HoshmandSusan SutcliffeSusannah TastadSuzanne BSuzanne Shaw Sydney JohnsonSydney QuickSylvia HawkinsSylvia LangSylvie BoivinTamarita RosasTammy LitunTammy MartinTamura Talbot Tanya Z.Tanya ZurawieckiTara Barr Tara JavadiTaryn DallynTaryn O’GormanTasha BarrieTatiana ZuhkovaTaylor JohnsonTed GeorgeTeigan KopecTeresa Field Teresa RajuThea KonijnThera CookTheresa Heffernan Thunder Shanti Narooz van EgterenTiffany MorinTigist Beshe Tina HernandezTina RiednerTina WichmannTove EngebretsenTracey BlankertTracey Garrett Traci SparlingTracy McNultyTracy W.Trish HorneTwyla FreesTyler Fidler

Board Members

Cari Gulbrandsen

Carolyn Simpson

Dorothy Wong

Erika Jahn

Henry Giroux

Jana Lait

Jane Virtue

Joan Farkas

Karen Lamola

Kendall Quantz

Kerry Lynn Okita

Lawna Hurl

Nancy Janovicek

Roseline Carter

Carly-Ann Haney

Jennifer McColeman

Katie Sokil

Lesley Herd

Stacy Harvey

Yohana Berhane

Practicum Students

Veronica JohnsonVeronique PerksVicky WilliamsVidya B. Vivian BondWanda YoungWendi DuncanWendy De GarciaWilla BenderYao XiaoYeonok SulYohana BerhaneYolande ChengweYu LiYvonne SchmitzZoe Mahar

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It is due to the support of amazing community members that the Women’s Centre is able to be a free drop-in space for so many.

Thank you all for your commitment to supporting change in our community!

Thank You to Our Donors

Adele BrunnhoferAditya SiddhantaAdriana LambAiden DolanAimar BrachoAimee EvansAjay VirkAnouska PuriAlamjit JoaraAlexa SuitorAlexandra EspinozaAlice MitchellAlicia MorganAlison LabergeAlivia BiscuangerAllan DickAllison CenitherAlë VefferAmanda AustAmanda VanNestAmandeep KhosaAmandeep MoreAmber BrownAmber FarleyAmy ArmstrongAmy AtkinsonAmy HeidmanAmy RobillardAmy SkinnerAnaliza CalasteAndrea BeaubrunAndrea EdwardsAndrea LLewellynAndrea MiddletonAngela MitchellAngie YaoAnita LivingstoneAnjali InmanAnn HabafyAnna DavisonAnna GodfreyAnne DawesAnne OdlandAnne SpicerAnne Marie HarrisonAnonymous DonorsApril AlbrechtApril BorneApril BroughtonArin GerbrandtArt DanielsonAurelie MaertonAvery & Karly

Maxwell Azeb TesfagiorgisBarb BurgessBarbara BirtwistleBarbara GreeneBarbara RobertsonBarry MooreBelinda JamesBenjamin SantamariaBetsy HickeyBette GrantBetty LorBetty SherwoodBeverley ForsythBeverly FrizzellBeverly HallBeverly MyhrBilly WuBlake White-LaCourseBonnie GilbertBoodie DaherBrad CarlsonBrandi BodnarBrea KaneBreanna MorandiBreanna ThackerBrenda JohnstonBrenda MarmolejoBrenda O’NeillBrenda OmaraBrenda ReidBrendan BainesBrendan HarrisonBrendan MurphyBrendon TaylorBrian MelnykBrittany BarnesBrittney ScottBrooke BullochByron FrederickC. HoffosCadel InmanCailean DavidCaitlin ColvinCameron JanzenCapri RasmussenCari GulbrandsenCarianne EmburyCarissa ButzCarla OliveCarlos SerraldeCarl TsayCarmen Davidson

Carol BerensonCarol MurrayCarolina DalgleishCarolina MolinaCaroline InnesCarolyn JohnsonCarolyn PhillipsCarolyn SimpsonCarolynne Bouey ShankCarrie StellingaCassie LakeCatherine CoxCatherine Freer-LeszczynskiCathy HowarthCathy StrandCayla PeckoverChad HolowatukChadwick DawesCharlaine McIntyreCharles HurlCharlotte BrownChelsea WatsonCheryl DooleyCheryl HellmanCheryl OakeChris EndecottChris McCleaveChristie RyanChristie TiehChristina BahryChristina YoungChristine BennettChristine Dore-BrownChristine EastCindy DeMoneCindy Dolland-PuppCindy KnihnistkiCindy McMasterClaire O’BrienClare EmeryClaudette ShawClaudia ShepherdColleen JurgensColleen KellerColleen MorelandColleen TeagueColleen McKelveyConnie WatsonConsolacion ConsepcionCoral CohenCorinna CayerCorinne DonlyCorinne HagelCourtney RobertsonCraig DormanCraig FultonD. RenDagoberrto CorreaDaley MikalsonDalyce Cruikshank

Dana FenechDaniel AzuelosDaniela StarinkDanielle BurzminskiDanielle LarsenDanita MaslankowskiDany AllardDavid DunnDavid ForsythDavid JohnsonDavid MarkDavid SwannDavid WelshDawn CatenaDawn OlsonDawna BarbyDayna SchusterDean KlugDeanna LeeDeanna O’BrienDeb HoloboffDebbie BrucknerDebbie ScottDebbie WillisDebby ScribnerDebora CazaDebra LeeDeepali ShishodiaDeicha CarterDel RathDenise PoleyDenise YoungDennis ChanDerek KingDerrick LaRiviereDesiree BelterDiana ThorneDiane SamsDiane SarikasDiane TrimmingDiane AltwasserDiane DanielsonDianne HarperDianne SikoraDierdri HoDieter SchmittDiptorup GhoshDoha Chebib LindskoogDolores HermanDon KraftDonald AngusDonna CaplanDonna CormackDonna PalmerDonna SavageDoreen ThomsonDorothee NelsonDorrilyn WenzelDouglas GarciaDouglas NortonEdna BurtonEdward Downward

Eileen FlynnEileen MakElaine ColeElaine HaynesElaini KyleElise SmithdorfElisha HawrysEliza PotterElizabeth ChattenElizabeth NortonElizabeth SchnitzlerElizabeth TonkenEllen CrawfordEllen StotlandEllie ColverElsie RossEmily McNichollEmily StrongEmma CaparasEmma SmyjEmma YoungErica WelshErik EvansErika JahnErika McNeillErika SomervilleErin GallagherErin HenryErin JamesErin McCordErin MorseErin WescottErind DavidEva BodaEvan EnaniukEvelyn TanakaEverett ZaneF. PrestonFarida BowmanFaye CantyFilsan AbdiFlora MaligFlorence YeeFran ZaborniakFrances EmeryFrances WrightFrederick Narooz van EgterenFredrick ScheveringFumi OtaG. PrestonGabriela OstendorferGail BeckGail MoreGail ArmitageGail SmithGarrett PalmerGarry WoodsGary MathesonGary ArmstrongGena BodhanGeorge Kurian

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Gerald ReschGeorgina WilksGertrud KlausGillian RansonGina ArmstrongGinnelle HannaGlen HughesGlenn KelleyGoria SeaverGloria SmithGrace WongGraham RobertsGranville SpencerGregor HaasGurpreet GillHeather FlanaganHeather GrabHeather McFarlaneHeather McLeanHeather StephensHeather StoutenburgHeidi MitchellHelen DickesonHenri GirouxHenry HenkelHeritter AsongfackHilary SchmittHillary SharpeHolden GilbertHope CasserlyIrene KroegerIrene KossIris Cortés RojasJ.P. PohlJackie CarrierJackie ErvinJacqueline FergusonJacqueline FieldsJacqueline LimogesJacqueline ReinschJacqueline WillisJaime EnachescuJake ForsythJames MartinJames StanfordJamie CameronJamie ZarnJana LaitJane ZarnJane vander MeulenJanet BlissJanet HuntJanet LavoieJanet MaatenJanet PringleJani KrulcJanice BlayneyJanice IngramJanice KinchJanice WalkerJanine RevayJayda Shreenan

Jean GilliesJean LightfootJean LuuJean-Marc ClouthierJeff AndersonJeff CannJeffrey MortonJen QuachJen RothwellJeni WhitingJeniene RemillardJennifer AndersonJennifer ArkoJennifer DavidsonJennifer MelnykJennifer PhillipJennifer SainzJennifer SymonsJennifer SockettJenny HarrisonJenny LeightonJerry GunnJessalyn CareyJessica AyalaJessica BennettJill NixonJill ProudJo Ann MackieJoan AdamsJoan BilslandJoan JenkinsJoan LandsiedelJoan WoodJoann UcolJoanna GeeJoanna WalewskiJoanne GerlitzJoanne MeehanJocelyn RawnJodi AlexanderJodi HurlJodie UzelmanJoe SpiersJohn BoseJohn GabertJohn GeorgeJohn HamiltonJohn LightfootJohn NugentJohn ShieldsJohn VerrallJonathan AinslieJonathan RoseJonelle HurajJose RombergJoyce BuddJoyce HildebrandJuan BelloJudith HanranhanJudson BankhurstJulia KittelsenJulia Melnyk

Julie BlackJulie DeansJulie PennerK. Eric BogoslowskiKane RichardsKaren AngusKaren AnthonyKaren CaseyKaren ConnorKaren JensenKaren KingKaren O’LearyKaren OaksKaren RoutledgeKaren ShephardKaren ThibaultKaren WaldeKarin VerstratenKarla CoteKatar SinghKate EmeryKate LoveKatharina PlassKathie PeersKathleen BiersdorffKathleen OrellanaKathryn CuttKathy BeckleyKathy HillKatie HuntKaty MurdochKelley HoustonKelly HoganKen KalynchukKen SkingleKen YoungKendall QuantzKent DonlevyKenton ShouldiceKerstin GreenKevin EvansKhushmider DeelKhushwant GurayaKiara FruncilloKieron TestartKim BachinKim DeschaineKim KennedyKim McDougallKim OlmsteadKimberley BuftonKimberley McClellandKimberly JensenKimberly KendrickKris MorleyKrista HillKrista LarsenKristen HaggKristen RomillyKristen StuartKristin EvansKristin Rice

Kristy Jahn SmithKyla KaneLaine ReschLaura CainerLaura ClendeningLaura FarthingLaura NicolLaura MooreLaureen RossLauren BeckLauren HarrisonLauren MandelkerLaurie HealayLaurie LivingstoneLawna HurlLeah ThormosetLeah LaydenLeah ReschLeanne BurkeLee MilneLeeAnne CayenLeland OlsonLeonard BahryLeslie McNabbLeslie MyersLetty BishopLien TsayLily WooLinda DrinnanLinda FlynnLinda McFarllaneLinda McKay-PanosLinda MichelLinda ReschLinda-Rae TrelivingLindsey AldridgeLindsey MuirLisa LambertLisa LuedtkeLisa MillerLisa StuckeyLisa StevensonLone St. CroixLorelei StormLoren CurrieLori EggerLorna HunterLorna Rowsell PettiLorraine MouldingLou FraserLouise CostescuLucette SimpsonLucia McIntyreLydia LauLyne LalondeLyness LynessLynn BrandtLynn GaudetLynne KaneMaaike ArcherMadiha MaddaMagda Ramirez

Mai LeMalory LynessMandy KlattMandy SadlerManisha DigelMarc JoinerMarc LangloisMarcelle LeveilleMargaret BergerMargaret RaffanMargaret KennedyMaria KazyasMaria SteiningerovaMarian WilliamsMarianne WinterMariela ParraMarilyn AtkinsonMarilyn HennesseyMarilyn WithageMarilyn KendrickMark CheesmanMarlene FoleyMarni HarriganMarni VirtueMarnie SchaettiMartha EvansMary AndersonMary BarrMary GarciaMary MorinMary VermeulenMary Lou GreerMatthew PhillipsMatthew SchornMaureen ElliotMaureen OsisMayda MalaspinaMeagan SynnottMegan BaldreyMegan KobarMegan SocamilloMelissa DeeringMelissa LuhtanenMelody CraneMerril SchmittMichael AbeniMichael EvansMichael KoblukMichaela TalentMichelle Childs-SchmittMichelle DanielsonMichelle HasnaMichelle MillerMichelle PetrosenkoMichelle SmithMickie MyersMikka JacobsenMike AustMike MenaneMiles HunterMinako BurnsMireille Perron

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Gloria Jean Ross

Bernice Tims

Marguerite Fleming

Carlyle Norman

Judy Norman

Carm Christians

Tatiana Yegorov

Carol Oliver

Frank and Margery Collins

In Memory

Cole and Candice Bilyk

Mare Montell Donly

Pat Baldrey

Daren Scott

Mimi Hogaboam

Shirley Dale

Diane Trew

Stuart Davie’s Mom Shirley

Shelley O’Brien

Lauren and Bikram

Sylvan Sanchez

Anne Pawelek

Cielia Hatch

Louise Anderson’s wedding

Kirstyn Meyer-Scott

Joan Bilsland’s mother

The Ivan and Nora Molina families

In Honour of Logan & Connor’s Birthday

Vanessa & Sydney Urschel

Kelly Stinn

Cathy Boyce

Carlee Harrison

Dayna Morgan

Brenda Demcoe

Debbie WIllis

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In Celebration

Miriam ClarkMiriam HabafyMolly ForsythMonica RombergMorny JoyMyra DionneNadeen AustNaiLing RivasNancy BellNancy DickNancy JanovicekNancy MaguireNancy SmithNancy SkingleNaomi TannerNatalia HaffnerNatalie SimpsonNatalie TuttoNicole BoyceNicole DevnichNicole SariogluNilima Sonpal-ValiasNoelle BovonNona CameronNonilon BigiereNora HabafyNora RodriguezNora StewartNorma WestcottNorman AllinsonNorka MarcanoOlga MartinezPaige GlosleePam CorbettPam KarcenzicPam KrausePam SchultzPamela CampbellPamela Dos RamosPamela HodgsonPamela KaiParampreet GillPat GomesPat HoganPat WescottPatricia HacheyPatricia HarviePatricia MichiPatricia RoomePatrick ForrestPatrick MaherPatti ProudPaul LauPaul PellyPeg HofmannPenni LeggettPenny SmithPerry KanePeter JahnPeter PagenkopfPeter SikoraPhyllis FlorianPrabhudas KariaPriyajit RouthPromise Alexander

Quinn WilsonRachel DennerRachel VirkRajinder NagraRaquel PintoRaymond JaenenRebecca BloomRebecca CornwallRegine TaylorRhonda GordonRibka GebrenegusRichard HoganRichard WillottRick ScabarRicky DhaliwalRita SirignamoRob BowieRobert AustinRobert JudnicRobert LightfootRobert ProsserRobin ClysdaleRobin DavisRobin RenowdenRobyn McMorrisRoland GeorgeRin VerstratenRon KennedyRon WestcottRonnie LarsenRonnie Joy LeahRose MaynardRoseline CarterRoseLynn MoenRosemary BrownRosemary MoylanRosemary MooreRosita ThorpeRuel CruzRuth DyeRylan GlosleeSamantha GrabinskySamira DeheshSandeep LailSandra ClarkSandra JansenSandra JarvieSandra BogoslowskiSandy WillottSara MooresSarah FrenchSarah HarvieSarah MarrSarah MorleySarah MykulaSarah NasonSarah PolleySarah WinkelsSarah FotheringhamSarelle AzuelosSatwant BaringSatwinder KahlenSaundra DaviesSavraj ThindScherwitz Family

Scott CarmichaelScott FeindlScott WatkinsSean WhitworthSewite SolomonShanly DonahueShannon BrookerShannon McMasterSharon Anderson-MarrSharon SmithSharon ThompsonSharon GeorgeShawn RobinsonSheila BrantnallSheila GreavesSheila WestSheldon BolducShellisa HerreraShelly GrahamSheona Mitchell-FosterShereen JohnstonSheri KaneShirley LanganShirley ShopaShirley CabritoShokor ZeharaShyla StinsonSilvia HercherSima ChowdhurySimon CorrinSimone RichterSmith FauntSofia InfusinoSondra SpiersSonia SzombathySophia AjazSophie AminSoraya DettmersStacey MitchellStacey WatsonSteph NygrenSteph StanforthStephanie JacobsonStephanie RoggStephanie WrightStuart DavieSue MusicSue WelshSue WoodSuemon SubarmaniSukhdip BassiSukwinder KaurSusan GilliesSusan HaggSusan LuKacsSusan OngyerthSusan SagertSusan HighSusannah KurianSuzanne CabelSydney JohnsonSylvia HawkinsSyrina FaccaTami SavageTammy Keller

Tammy MartinTanya SavageTanya TrenhaileTara MacKinnonTara PittnerTaraya MiddletonTarrie GiannettiTaylor CarmichaelTeigan KopecTeresa CurtisTeresa LewisTexaleen ProkopetzThais ZeuchThe Morrison Family Theena MercadoTim KendrickTin TranhTina RiednerTina WichmannTina WongTom LangfordTracey GarrettTracy BlankertTracy ThompsonTravis GeorgsenTrinity StormTrish DubykTrisha SchultzTym ArmstrongUma NallainayagamUrmie SeeVal BayleyValerie BaggaleyVanessa SchmidtVasiliki AntonionVeaceslav NiconovVeena MannVerena HaasVerity PickeringVern BlackVicki AustinVicki TsoulamanisVictoria RitchieViola AndersonVirgie McIntyreVirginia EmeryWalter MayWayne StrandbergWayne SmithWendy CharltonWendy DirksonWendy McCaigWendy MedleyWendy MitchellWendy de GarciaWes BergerWilfred KimballWilfreda ThurstonWill SockettWilliam AndrewYader EspinozaYohana BerhaneYvonne SchmitzYvonne StanfordZoe Mahar

Business and Community Donors1567599 Alberta Ltd.Allied Intergrated MarketingATB FinancialATCO Power Canada Ltd.AUPEAction Chiropractics and Sport TherapyAdvantage FordAdvantage Management Inc.Aecon Transportation WestAlberta Health ServicesAlberta Law FoundationAmalgamated Transit Union Local 583Amec Foster WheelerArbonne InternationalArc Financial Corp.Bar 13 SoapworksBaytex Energy Ltd.Belgravia Community LeagueBennet Jones LLPBlues CanBoardwalk Social CommitteeBodhi Tree Yoga CenterBon Ton Meat MarketBrenda Strafford SocietyBriggs Kitchen and BarBrownlee LLPBuzzard’s Restaurant and BarBW Technologies by HoneywellCalgary and District Labour CouncilCalgary Animated Objects SocietyCalgary Canuck Calgary International Film FestivalCalgary Farmers’ MarketCalgary Flames FoundationCalgary Folk Music FestivalCalgary Hadassah-WizoCalgary Immigrant Women’s AssociationCalgary Pet ExpoCalgary Philharmonic OrchestraCalgary Poppy FundCalgary Secular ChurchCalgary Stampede Community Donation ProgramCalgary Wildrose Lions ClubCanada Revenue AgencyCanadian Childbirth AssociationCanadian Diabetes AssociationCanadian Pizza UnlimitedÇaVaBien Hair Studio & Day Spa Ltd.Cenovus Employee FoundationCenovus Energy Inc.Chevron CanadaCIBCCIBC VarsityCity of Calgary Community and Neighbourhood Services,

Family and Community Support ServicesCo-Active Calgary CoachesCobs Bakery Country HillsComfort-AireCommunity Natural FoodsC.U.L.T CollectiveCumming School of MedicineCUPE Local 1169Dal-Tek Interiors Ltd.Delta West Academy SocietyDickens PubDiva Salon SpaDiversity & Inclusion CommitteeDress for Success CalgaryDrum and Monkey PubDunphy Best BlocksomE.D. Evans Professional CorporationEFW RadiologyEkko CabinetryElevated HREnCana CorporationExel Inc.Field Management ServicesFifth Avenue CollectionFluor Canada Corporate MatchFort Calgary Community GardenGas Processing Management Inc.German Ladies ChoirGetty Images Inc.Guyana Canada Cultural AssociationHarold and Betty Allsopp FundHarry and Martha Cohen FoundationHealth Sciences Association of AlbertaHusky EnergyIODE Fort Calgary ChapterIPEX Management Inc.Identity Marketing GroupIndigoInternational Fitness Holdings, Inc.Islamic Education Society of AlbertaIt Works! GlobalJoycee’s Caribbean FoodsJourney YogaJupiter Resources Inc.Karma SalonKatalyst Data ManagementKicks Martial Artrs Supplies Inc.Kids Up FrontKinderhouse PreschoolKiwanis Calgary Northmount ClubKlang Kingsland Ladies Alumni-Nutrition GroupL’OccitaneLa Brezza Restaurant

La Due Ladies Lunch FoundationLadies Fitness GroupLaurie M. Anderson Professional Corp.Ledcor Construction LimitedLegal Aid AB - Family Law OfficeLocal 510Luke’s Drug Store Ltd.Matrix LogisticsMCC Thrift StoreMiesha and the SpanksMNP LLPMSL Land Services Ltd.Magic Tours & Travel Inc.Marsha Ellen Meidow FoundationMary Kay - Kathie McGannMcMahon Stadium SocietyMega SysMongrel MediaMount Royal Cougar AthleticsMount Royal University StudentsMount Royal WMST 2205Murphy Oil Company Ltd.Nexen Energy ULCNimmar Designs IncOkotoks FordOne Great Cleaning CompanyOriginal Joe’s AirdriePEO Sisterhood, Chapter FPhil and Sebastien Coffee RoastersPJams Inc.POWERPeter T. Boland & AssociatesProfessional CorporationPublic Service Alliance of CanadaRBC FoundationRSARedPoint Media & Marketing SolutionsRed Rose FloristRenfrew Community AssociationRock ‘N’ Om Yoga StudioRocky’s Sausage HausRup Consultants Plus Inc.S.M. Blair Family FoundationSAIT - Facilities ManagementScott Land & Lease Ltd.Servus Credit UnionShaganappi Community AssociationShaw Communications Ltd.Sheraton Cavalier Hotel Social ClubShoppers Drug Mart/ Pharmaprix Life FoundationSimco Management (Calgary)Smith Cageorge Bailey IncSpa Lady Calgary Canyon Meadows, Trans-Canada Mall,

Westbrook MallSoroptimist International of CalgarySouth Calgary Health CentreSouthland Community ChurchSpeakers Corner CalgarySpringbank Book ClubSt. Andrew’s PresbyterianSt. David’s United ChurchSt. Edmund’s ChurchStanley Jones School StaffStudents’ Union, University of CalgarySummit KidsSunnyside Natural MarketSunshine Village Ski ResortSwizzleSticks Salon and SpaTELUSTELUS Spark Community ConnectionsTAQA North Community Investment ProgramThe Burns Memorial FundThe Calgary FoundationThe Comedy CaveThe Checker Transportation GroupThe Greene Family Charitable FoundationThe Honorable Order of the Blue Goose InternationalThe She ShowThe Student Run Clinic UofCThe Westin CalgaryThe Healing SpaceTops AB328Total-R Inc.Totem Charitable FoundationTrotter & Morton Trends Mobile + Web SolutionsTrico HomesUnited Food and Commercial Workers Local 401United Nurses of AlbertaUnited Way of Calgary and AreaUnited Way of Calgary and Area Donor’s Choice Program Women’s Leadership CouncilUniversity of CalgaryVia Rail Canada Inc. WestJet AirlinesWestJet EncoreWillow Park On The BowWomen’s Wednesday Night Book ClubWord International MinistriesWorld Health Calgary Bay, Edgemont, Macleod Minapore, North Hill, Richmond, SunridgeWorley ParsonsWu Yi Association of CalgaryWynchemnade Waal Enterprises Inc.Yoga Santosha

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We provided women with food, personal

supplies or bus tickets 14,585 times.

We completed 5,118 basic needs referrals to other community

programs.

Women came to the Centre to use computers, office

equipment and phones 15,391 times.

Women received services such as legal

advice, tax preparation, and ID clinics 1,040

times.

We provided 244 workshops with 1633

attendees.

Women dropped in to the Centre to

connect with others and build community

12,739 times.

Women attended various groups such as Friday Community Group and Practice English 701 times.

We had 14 meetings with MLAs,

participated in 3 in-person government consultations and

several online consultations.

The Women’s Centre facilitated 47 workshops in the Centre and in the community on Women’s

Issues.

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