For Immediate Release... Calgary, AB - During the hustle and bustle of the holiday season it’s easy to forget there are people on the front lines still supporting those reeling from the aftermath of the flood and those who continue to struggle daily with addiction, mental health challenges, poverty, and the great wish for life [...]
National initiative provides voice to women experiencing homelessness Women experiencing poverty and homelessness usually don’t have a voice, even though women comprise 25 per cent of the visible homeless population in Calgary. To unite voices of vulnerable women in the city, the YWCA of Calgary is hosting the All Our Sisters 2014 National Forum banner [...]
Special guest speaker Naomi Judd shared inspiration and hope while speaking up and speaking out for vulnerable women in Calgary. Calgary, Alberta – November 18, 2013 – The YWCA of Calgary (YWCA) once again encouraged Calgarians to speak up and speak out for the city’s most vulnerable women through its WHYWHISPER Fundraising Gala, presented by Enbridge [...]
For immediate release October 15, 2013 Calgary, Alberta- Three weeks have passed since the eighth annual YWCA WALK A MILE IN HER SHOES® fundraiser took place at Olympic Plaza. The 275 high-heel-sporting male participants have now raised more than $413,000, which will enable the YWCA to continue to provide counselling, skills, housing and emergency shelter [...]
***MEDIA ADVISORY*** NAOMI JUDD TO SHARE HER STORY OF RESILIENCE AND OPTIMISM AT THE 3rd ANNUAL YWCA WHYWHISPER FUNDRAISING GALA The YWCA of Calgary provides emergency shelter, housing, counselling and skills to women who are struggling with poverty, homelessness, family violence and social exclusion. The annual YWCA WHYWHISPER Fundraising Gala presented by Enbridge Inc. elevates [...]
Calgary, Alberta- Today the YWCA of Calgary hosts the eighth annual YWCA of Calgary WALK A MILE IN HER SHOES® fundraiser. This fun and light-hearted event – with a serious cause behind it - asks male participants to slip on a pair of high heels and walk two laps around Olympic Plaza. These brave men [...]
YWCA of Calgary WALK A MILE IN HER SHOES® participants step into high heels, at Olympic Plaza, to help women and their children walk away from family violence. WHAT: YWCA WALK A MILE IN HER SHOES® is an annual event which raises funds that enable the YWCA to provide shelter and support to women and [...]
Media are invited to a ceremonial cheque presentation at the YWCA of Calgary. WHAT: Kerry Lyons on behalf of Hockey Helps the Homeless will be presenting a cheque in the amount of $46,800 to the YWCA of Calgary in support of the YWCA Mary Dover House Basic Needs Project. Vermilion Energy, the presenting sponsor of [...]
The YWCA of Calgary is confirming today that all programs operated out of the downtown facility will re-start effective Monday, July 8. The delays are based on the age of the facility and the extent of damage from the flood. Flood damage in the east end of downtown and the East Village is extensive. The [...]
