Our View – The YW Blog
February 2015
Celebrating healthy relationships
Each year when Valentine’s Day arrives, the deeper meaning of the day is often lost in chocolates and flowers. But when the chocolate is eaten and the roses wilted, you might want to consider if[...]
Domestic violence awareness at Super Bowl
Yesterday, millions gathered around their television sets to cheer for their favourite football team, eat junk food, and enjoy the Super Bowl. While Canadians did not see the same, highly anticipated commercials during the game[...]
January 2015
Gifts for the season: gifts for all seasons
As the 2014 holiday season comes to a close, the YWCA is grateful for a total of $648,000 in cash donations and the many gift-in-kind donations we received to support vulnerable women and their children.[...]
December 2014
The value of giving
Having recently met some of the women, children and men the YWCA supports; I can imagine how impactful this holiday season will be for them. At this time of year, throughout the YWCA, there are[...]
Calgary’s Housing Crunch
Once again, Calgarians looking for safe and appropriate housing options were disappointed by City Council’s failure to vote in favour of legalizing secondary suites. Elsewhere in Canada secondary suites are a viable option for individuals[...]
YWCA gives back to donors on GivingTuesday
This year, GivingTuesday was a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the values and passions of our donors. The YWCA Resource Development team decided to give back to donors this year with a small token[...]
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women
On December 6, 1989 at a busy college campus in Montreal Quebec, 14 women were brutally murdered by a man targeting women. The man claimed he was “fighting feminism” according to news outlets capturing the[...]
What we’re up to this Giving Tuesday
December 2, 2014 is a National Giving Day known as GivingTuesday. The “opening day of the giving season,” it is a day where charities, companies and individuals join together to share commitments, rally for favourite[...]
November 2014
4th annual YWCA WHYWHISPER Fundraising Gala
For the fourth year, the YWCA of Calgary encouraged Calgarians to support the city’s most vulnerable women through its annual YWCA WHYWHISPER Fundraising Gala. The gala was held on Thursday, November 20, 2014 at the[...]
Life is not a Disney movie
As a small girl you watch Disney movies and admire the princesses while dreaming of your own Prince Charming coming to sweep you off your feet. You dream of your wedding day, how happy and[...]
Trying to tackle the Ghomeshi topic
Reprinted with permission. Originally posted on the Times & Transcript on Nov. 6th, 2014. It was difficult to even begin to think about how to write this week’s column. It was a foregone conclusion that[...]
November is Family Violence Prevention Month
On Saturday, November 1, 2014 the YWCA Marketing & Communications team was at South Centre Mall with other agencies that comprise the communications arm of the Calgary Domestic Violence Collective (CDVC) to kick off Family[...]
October 2014
Do you know someone that needs help?
YWCA of Calgary would like to share this guest submission in honor of Family Violence Prevention Month: When I knew the screaming and yelling was okay…….. It’s Sunday afternoon and ‘football day’ in our house.[...]
Speak up, speak out – are you listening?
An evening of inspiration; of “speaking up” and “speaking out”, the 4th Annual YWCA WHYWHISPER Fundraising Gala, featuring keynote speaker Erin Brockovich, is fast approaching. The mission of the YWCA of Calgary is to empower[...]
Blog: What women want…according to Jeopardy
Tea. Trendy exercise classes. And time to do the crossword puzzle. These were the questions (or are they the answers?) under a misguided Jeopardy category titled "What women want" this week. Check out the clip[...]
September 2014
The Brotherhood of the Travelling Shoes
Life as a pair of globe-trotting stilettos, can lead you down some adventurous paths. This September, my brothers and I embarked on a whirlwind journey to the fabulous YWCA WALK A MILE IN HER SHOES®[...]