Our View – The YW Blog
November 2021
NFVP Series: Q&A with a Transitional Housing Resident Lyla
This is part of our Family Violence Prevention Month series. During this month, our activities, events, and resources aim to raise awareness about the impacts of domestic violence and abuse in a collective effort[...]
NFVP Series: Family Violence Prevention Month in Alberta #GoPurpleAB
Conversation with Esther Elder – YW Calgary Manager, Transitional Housing, Language and Economic Prosperity In Alberta, November is Family Violence Prevention Month - an opportunity to continue raising awareness of this critical issue and[...]
October 2021
Taking Action to Empower Young Women on International Day of the Girl
On Thursday, October 7th, YW Calgary celebrated our second annual International Day of the Girl event. Joined by many, we had the honour of hearing from YW leaders and team members, our community and[...]
July 2021
National Indigenous Peoples’ Day: A Reflection
National Indigenous Peoples’ Day at YW Calgary was a special one. Elder Jackie Bromley from Awo Taan Healing Lodge came to lead a group smudge ceremony for the residents of our YW Transitional Housing[...]
June 2021
Changes to Canada’s Divorce Act from a Supervised Access Perspective
In March 2021, the long awaited and much anticipated changes to Canada’s Divorce Act came into effect. The changes encompassed five major areas within the act and included; a shift in language, the inclusion[...]
May 2021
There Is No Health Without Mental Health
Deep breaths. They’ve been helping us get through the past fifteen months of the pandemic and they’ve also been helping YW Calgary clients, including a mother and daughter who came to us recently for[...]
April 2021
Q&A With Mackenzie Fraser, Mindful Moments Facilitator
We sat down (virtually, of course!) with Mackenzie, one of our Mindful Moments facilitators. Keep reading to learn about her role, the Mindful Moments program, and how mindfulness is helping people cope with the[...]
October 2020
Mindfulness: A tool against racism
The gruesome murder of George Floyd, a black man, at the hands (or knee) of American law enforcement authorities has reminded us how entrenched racism is in our society. The Black Lives Matter movement[...]
Season of Mindfulness
Some of you may be feeling like a fish inside a fishbowl. You have begun to learn every inch of your living room, seen every speck of dust on the shelves and have longed[...]
September 2020
Back to school routines
Back to school time has long been one of mixed emotions. This year the usual feelings of excitement, anxiety, hesitation and confusion may even more heightened with the uncertainty of our global pandemic. Children[...]
Pride: Celebrating Queer Women
Pride 2020 provides us with an opportunity to consider the intersection of sexuality and race. This year’s Pride happens with the backdrop of anti-racism activism. We have been flooded with images of anti-Black racism[...]
GUEST BLOG: Pride-The March Goes On
It was the summer of 1969, in Manhattan, New York. On June 28, the Stonewall Inn, a hangout for LGBTQ2S+ persons was raided by police. It was raided simply because it was known as[...]
August 2020
Chatting with a Community Resource Officer
From YW WALK A MILE IN HER SHOES® to walking around the neighbourhoods where we live and work, YW Calgary and the Calgary Police Service (CPS) have a longstanding relationship. YW works most closely[...]
July 2020
To our community partners
A message to our community partners: I want to take a moment to thank you, our community partners for demonstrating how incredibly effective we call all be when we come together to support one[...]
Kicking thought distortions
As the pandemic continues and we're are still trying to settle into 'the new normal', added fear, uncertainty, stress and anxiety are emotions many of us are still grappling with. Over 50 per cent[...]
June 2020
We’re here for you!
Talia Bell, Vice President, Programs and Services shares a message of hope with our community with a video message. If you or someone you know needs help, YW is here for your right now.[...]