Annual Report - Women`s Centre of Calgary

Annual Report
2014
Making a Difference
The Women’s Centre gathers feedback from women who use the Centre, volunteers, board
members, and staff to inform our work. Feedback was collected throughout the year using a variety
of tools. In 2014, we collected input from more than 1,300 women.
Here are some of our indicators of success:
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96% of women reported feeling safe at the Women’s Centre
89% of women reported receiving the support needed when they needed it
89% of women reported feeling at home or a sense of belonging
81% of women reported increasing their community involvement
75% of women reported they knew more about women’s issues
In 2014, we responded to:
• 65,927 contacts from women: 69% were made in person and 31% by phone and email. Different services
were provided to women at the Centre an average of 184 times every day. In addition, women phoned or
emailed the Centre 82 times every day.
In 2014, we served a diverse community of women:
32% were Aboriginal, First Nations, Inuit or Métis
25% were immigrants or refugees
9% were visible minorities
6% were lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer
Many of us experienced the following challenges:
60% were dealing with poverty
36% had a chronic health issue such as mental health, disability, or chronic disease
32% were single mothers
17% were in a violent relationship, or had been previously
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A New Home and New Possibilities
New spaces bring new
opportunities, and new
responsibilities. Thanks to
the amazing support of
individuals and businesses
from across Calgary, the
Women’s Centre was able
to open shiny new double
doors last April.
The Centre is bright, open,
and spacious. The changes
we felt were immediate.
Women have come to
the Centre seeking ways
to connect with others
in their community in
greater numbers than ever
before. For the very first
time, more women came
to learn new skills and
socialize than to receive
direct assistance.
This isn’t to say that fewer
women are coming in the
door for assistance or
social issues work. After
being closed for nearly six
weeks during the move, the
last half of the year showed
a marked increase of 28%
over the same period in
2013.
Women’s Centre
programming revolves
around three areas of work:
Connect with Others, Get
Assistance, and Work for
Change.
We offer women the
opportunity to socialize and
combat isolation by offering
over 100 free workshops
every year, and by creating a
safe space that is accessible.
We provide assistance
There was a full house for our first Annual General Meeting in the new
Women’s Centre space.
through front-line services
like emergency food
hampers, personal care
items, referrals, peer
support and services such
as tax preparation, and
Our Mission: Every
woman’s place for
support, connections
and community.
legal advice.Volunteers
helped women receive
personal items such as
toothpaste, shampoo and
sanitary supplies 8,945
times in 2014, creating an
even larger demand for
donations of personal care
items.
Last but not least, we work
to educate and advocate on
policy and systemic changes
that will better the lives of
women in our community.
In the three areas, an
average of 266 contacts
are made on a daily basis.
Experience tells us that
we create the most impact
when women can access all
three.
Many women first come
to the Centre to ask
for assistance. As their
confidence builds and they
get to know other women,
these same women begin
to participate in workshops
or volunteer around the
Centre. Some may even
facilitate a workshop.
Volunteers sign up to do
peer support and later
access services like Legal
Advice, or participate in
social issues work.
The Centre provides an
atmosphere where all
women are encouraged to
participate in all areas of
our work, thus empowering
women to have new
experiences. This builds
a stronger, more vibrant
community.
Thanks to the new space,
these services, workshops
and committee meetings
can all happen at the
same time. We are able to
focus on our Community
Capacity Building Peer
Model, and recognize the
strengths and experiences
of all women. Women can
receive help as needed, and
give back as they are able.
Our goal is to provide a
space where women can
help other women and build
strong communities. This
past year has been a great
step in accomplishing that.
Our Vision:
Women supporting
communities,
communities
supporting women.
2014 Financials
344,203
66,399
18,424
5,799
5,155
13,608
2,224
2,079
-417
1,901
--2,655
1,790
1,969
-2,185
761,387
$-269,580
258,451
121,718
76,289
19,110
16,230
528,013
394,490
72,994
-13,874
10,649
-6,518
6,722
3,920
5,746
2,020
4,187
3,839
683
1,412
585
374
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432,272
432,272
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44,569
20,105
12,136
397
2,739
751
-981
734
2,778
495
1,310
1,016
399
115
180
253
180
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44,569
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AB Law
Foundation
196,829
1,041,390
758,798
151,529
18,821
22,412
16,555
13,608
9,723
9,535
6,698
6,658
5,231
5,203
4,238
3,453
3,382
2,807
554
2,185
1,238,219
432,272
269,580
258,451
166,287
76,289
19,110
16,230
2014
175,045
968,376
757,647
71,932
4,945
23,299
23,928
16,661
12,972
3,914
7,582
6,296
8,162
5,560
415
1,713
2,663
18,470
126
2,091
1,143,421
432,272
214,768
262,072
140,773
56,335
9,993
27,208
2013
FCSS Fund
468,808
(95,741)
Operating Fund
292,570
Statement of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2014
Revenue
City of Calgary Family and Community Support Services
Donations
United Way of Calgary
Grants
Casino
Interest income
Fundraising
Expenses
Salaries, wages and benefits
Rent and maintenance
Amortization
Office supplies
Professional fees
Emergency fund
Utilities
Volunteer appreciation
Equipment and software
Insurance
Printing
Training
Planning
Dues and memberships
Interest and bank charges
Travel
Advertising and promotion
Fundraising
Excess (deficiency) of revenue over expenses
Donations and fundraising dollars raised in the current year are budgeted in the following year. Full financial statements, audited by CALVISTA LLP, are
available from the Women’s Centre upon request.
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Thank You to Our Volunteers
It’s thanks to volunteers that the
Women’s Centre is able to run such a
variety of programs and provide direct
assistance to thousands of women.
Over 550 volunteers are responsible for
providing peer support, putting
together emergency food hampers,
ushering at football games, knocking on
doors to connect with our new
neighbours and so much more.
Abigail Tingcon
Adrienne McCleary
Adrienne Pohlman
Aimar Bracho
Aisha Bala
Alam Louka
Alan Boykiw
Alana Backer
Albi Lidguerre
Alex Overig
Alex Shrake
Alex Johnston
Alex Tabler
Alexe Bernier
Ali Lavalliere
Alina Acosta Romay
Alina Kenstavicius
Alison Espetveidt
Alison Kent
Alissa Bergsma
Allisha Morris
Allison McGinnis
Aly Pringle
Aman Kahlon
Amanda Achal
Amanda Anderson
Amanda Aust
Amanda Benke
Amanda Cyr
Amanda Heidman
Amanda Reid
Amanda Vibert
Amelia Buffam
Amy Badry
Amy Heidman
Amy Malarchen
Amy Mounkes
Amy Ross
Amy Rudkosky
Ana Hoepfner
Andrea Llewllyn
Andrea Lowe
Andrea Reid
Angela Mitchell
Angy Stimson
Ann Ervin
Ann Herman
Anna-Marie
La Bossiere
Anneliesse Bilic
Annette O'Dwyer
April Battenfelder
Ara Dahr
Asha Siad
Ashley Gordon
Ashley Mooney
Autumn Eaglespeaker
Bailee Erickson
Barb Fuller
Barb Krumm
Barb McVeigh
Barb Sontag
Barbara Battenfelder
Barbara
Pietrzykowski
Barbara Thirlwell
Barbara Ann McKay
Barrie Thesen
Beathriz Linares
Becca McGowan
Ben Raymer
Ben Scott
Benita Low-On
Bernadette
Lumugdang
Beth Tweedale
Bettsy Murphy
Beverly Frizzell
Bianca Cortese
Brandi Bodnar
Brea Kane
Brenda Blake
Brenda Marmolejo
Brett Paul
Bri Verstraten
Brian Gagnon
Brian Sekiya
Brianne Beddome
Brittany Sullivan
Bruce Winstanley
Byron Fredrick
Calum Wighton
Cameron Peacock
Candace Herman
Candice Epp
Cara Hykawy
Cari Gulbrandsen
Carla Olive
Carmen Neilson
Carol Joscelyn
Carolina Bermudez
Carolina Dalgleish
Carolina Gonzalez
Carolyn Simpson
Carolyn Inglis
Caron Vigh
Carrie Blaug
Caterina Gut
Cecilia Hoover
Cecilia Mendoza
Chantal Kuy
Charlie Watson
Charlotte Sison
Chelsey MacVicar
Chelsi Matkovich
Chenwei Lian
Cheri Konsmo
Chris Ryan
Christie Mach
Christina Bahry
Christina Wighton
Christine Cerron
Christine Hamilton
Christine Lewis
Christine Lott
Christine Ogloza
Christine Paulson
Cindy Santos Ticas
Claire Harper
Claire O'Brien
Colleen McKelvey
Corrie Jespersen
Courtney Sehn
Craig Dowd
Crystal Windley
Dale Fryklin
Dale Grey
Dana Farnell
Danah Kay
Danielle Demmans
Danielle Nemenchuk
Danielle Tillie
Danielle Dansereau
Danita
Maslankowski
David
Bradley
David Lee
Dawn Allen
Dawn
Osborne
Dawn Pollyck
Dean McRorie
Deb Johnson
Debbie Lee
Debbie Monroe
Debora Eiras
Deborah Sears
Del Rath
Delores Pilsl
Delphine Timmons
Denise Pike
Denise Rogers
Denise Young
Dennis Yasui
Derek King
Des Dupuis
Dharr Chandrakumar
Diana Reid
Diane Harper
Diane Hutchison
Diane Zilinski
Diane Fergstad
Diane Hertz
Dino Zuzic
Dolly Ablitt
Dolores Herman
Don Jerrard
Don Monroe
Doreen Thesen
Dorothy Chen
Dorothy Wong
Duryab Tahir
Edna Adagbe
Eileen Sutcliffe
Elaine Cole
Eliah Bailey
Eliana Clay
Elicia Ellis
Elise Lavigne
Elizabeth Chong
Elizabeth Karbacz
Elizabeth Schertzberg
Ellen Bolger
Ellen McGregor
Elsie Ross
Emily Leedham
Emily Schmidt
Emma Henderson
Emma Saunders
Erika Jahn
Erin Cocoran
Erin Fleury
Erin Kuzyk
Filsan Abdi
Flora Malig
Florence Omara
Gabriel McArthur
Gail Lodge
Gary Stimson
Gem Luo
Genevieve Hoeksma
Geno Bast
Geoff MacIntosh
Staff
Aimar Bracho
Carolina Dalgleish
Caterina Gut
Filsan Abdi
Leah Kelley
Linda Akoakem
Marie-Eve
Lamothe-Gascon
Mei-Yuk Mak
Mickey Ikuta
Rhoda Mitchell
Sarah Winstanley
Sarelle Azuelos
Sue High
Susan Gillies
Tiffany Madden
Relief Staff
Jodie Moffat
Jessica Pauletig
Volunteers Make It All Possible
Patrice Nedinis has been volunteering at the Women’s Centre for
nearly four years, and she can still
remember her first day clearly.
“I’m pretty sure I drove Carolina
insane asking a million questions,
but everyone was very helpful.”
She’s now one of our most
experienced volunteers, helping
with peer support, fundraising, the
Community Kitchen group and the
Holiday Toy Program.
“There have been so many women
that really touched me,” she says.
One day, a woman came to the
Gianna Palma
Gifta Blackman
Gillian Sinclair
Glan Fradelizio
Glo Waters
Gloria Antifaev
Gloria Fenske
Gloria Kahpeepatow
Gordon Rae
Greg McIntyre
Hadeel Qazzaz
Hailey Christensen
Hayley Mutch
Hazel Jou Su
Heather Grant
Heather Knoll
Heather MacKay
Heidi Hoechstetter
Heidy Lainez
Helen Kaatz
Helga Wood
Henri Giroux
Heritter Asongfack
Holly Heffernan
Holly Luong
Holy Linton
Ijeoma Chuku
Isabel Ostrom
Izzy Jack
Jackie Bohez
Jackie Carrier
Centre with her two young
daughters.
“She was upset and embarrassed
that her husband had left her
destitute. She had no money
and wasn’t working yet. She felt
ashamed. We talked for a long time
and got her set up with emergency
food, coats and other items. We
talked about what world she
wanted her daughters to see. I
thought about her a lot.”
build stronger communities and give
women the chance to be involved.
She came to recognize the Centre
as a safe place where she could
connect with others and find
the support she was looking for.
Everyday there are interactions that
“Volunteering has made me more
aware of how women’s issues are in
Calgary. I’ve seen the absolute
worst, but I’ve also seen the
absolute best of this city.”
JackieMann
Jacqueline Fields
Jacquie Aquines
Jaeline Spowart
Jaime Bridges
Jaime Cameron
Jaime Emond
Jamie Ko
Jamie Salsman
Jan Anderson
Jana Lait
Janet Bliss
Janet Hutchinson
Jasmine
Ahmadzadegan
Jason Buttuls
Jeffrey Stockwood
Jen Huneault
Jenessa Smith
Jenna Walsh
Jennifer Burgess
Jennifer Cheng
Jennifer Coulson
Jenny Repond Peters
Jesse Fergstad
Jessica Bennett
Jessica Buffam
Jessica De Petro
Jessica Ottenbreit
Jessica Pauletig
Jessica Young
Jessica Zuk
Jim Bradley
Joan Buhr
Joan Farkas
Joanne Kennedy
Jocelyn Graham
Jodi Schleper
Jodie Moffatt
Jodie O'Connor
Jody Trotman
Joe Woodard
John Larsen
Judy Hunter
Julia Shaw
Julian Dorscht
Julie Black
Julie Hrdlikca
Julie Moreno
Julie Oppenheim
Jun Kim
Kaitlin Clouthier
Karen Lamola
Kari Kimari
Karina Yaceyko
Karri-Lynn Paul
Kate Bradley
Kate Dupuis
Kate Emery
Kate Malone
Kate Martino
Kathleen Ryans
Kathleen Thompson
Kathryn Bolton
Kathy Shane
Katie Hope
Katie Hunt
Katie Klein
Katie Mikalauskas
Katie Taylor
Katrina Trerriault
Kayla Cookson
Kayla Dunn
Kayla Hicks
Kelley Fiske-Nielsen
Kelly English
Kelly Holmes
Ken Weaver
Kerrie Sullivan
Kerry Coupland
Kim Kennedy
Kim Lipszyc
Kirk BigEagle
Kirsten De Freitas
Kirsten Summersgill
Krista Denig
Krista Hill
Kyla Vandersluis
Kyle Vogelgesang
Lana Moiseeva
Lara Ahmed
Laura Alvarado
Laura Clendening
Laura Combden
Laura Harper
Lauren Willows
Laurie Anderson
Lawna Hurl
Leena Thomas
Leilani Griffiths
Leith Armstrong
Lesley King
Lesley Lem
Licedt Hernault
Lily Wong
Lily Woo
Linda Akoakem
Linda Boyetchko
Linda Drinnan
Linda Jackson
Lindsay Jewel
Lindsay Sanoffsky
Lindsey Muir
Lisa Dorozio
Lisa Gayle
Lisa Gilbart
Lisa Luedtke
Lisa Ozgur
Lisbeth Borjas
Liz Harriman-Crooks
Lori Beneteau
Lorilee Cole
Lorna Rowsell
Lorraine Mounkes
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Louise Anderson
Louise Johnson
Lucinda Proulx
Lucy Mak
Luke Brown
Luliia Serdiukova
Lynda Schroeders
Lynn Perrault
Madison Kitts
Madison Murray
Magui Galan
Mahyar Sakari
Makenzie Martinson
Manal Farah
Mandy Rehaume
Manisha Digel
Marcia Dark
Marelo Munoz
Margaret Yu
Marge Martin
Margot Leahy
Maria De Leeuw
Maria Penzon
Mariam Tariq
Mariama Ndiaye
Mariana Pantaleon
Marie Ange Nayituriki
Marie-Eve
Lamothe-Gascon
Marie-Louise
Kostoloum
Mariluz Codesal
Marilyn Kendrick
Marina Nurguila
Marinell San Jose
Marion Paulson
Marion Woodman
Marissa Whalley
Mark Henderson
Mark Ricketts
Marnie Mitchell
Martin Llerena Reyes
Martina Lui
Marvin Henry
Mary Langley
Mary Ann Clark
Maryanne Lyons
Maureen Brekelmans
Maya Ikuta
Meg Zamponi
Megan Alton
Megan Asselin
Megan Catt
Megan Faulkenham
Megan Hows
Meghan Challes
Mehdi Soleimani
Melanie Carter
Melanie Longair
Melissa Ho
Melissa Rico
Melody Provost
Mercedes Seliman
Merna Adly
Michael Bonaparte
Michelle Christopher
Michelle McCowan
Mili Jobanputra
Mohini Sharma
Moira Machperson
Mona Ng
Monica Hudj
Monica Lam
Munira Jaffer
Murray Douglas
Nabeel Peermohamed
Nadine Bonnett
Nagwa Abdalla
Nancy Janovicek
Nancy Timmons
Nandini Venkatesan
Natalie Boyle
Natalie Holm
Natalie Langley
Natalie Stebbing
Natasha Bernal
Naylle Vargas
Neydy Voca
Nicole Owen
Nicole Pepin
Nicque Winstanley
Nisrine Karkachi
Nora Habafy
Olivia Brooks
Olubunmi Oluwole
Pam Menard
Pam Ringrose
Pamela Giesbrecht
Pamela Manjarres
Pamela Medland
Pamela Walser
Pamela Won
Parminder Bagga
Pat Lindsay
Pat Martin
Patrice Nedinis
Patricia Petterpiece
Patrick Denig
Paul Lui
Pearl Herscovitch
Peg Hofmann
Peggy Walden
Peter Marsden
Preeti Parmar
Rachel Giesbrecht
Rachel Paul
Radha Maharjan
Rakia Elbaz
Rathnakara Merta
Rebecca MacDonald
Rebecca Myers
Rebecca Stanway
Rebekah Korbel
Renee Ladoucer
Renee Pede
Rhecie Phayouphone
Rh'ena Oake
Rhoda Mitchell
Richard Weetman
Richelle McCullough
Richelle Schindler
Rina Yamaguchi
Rita Kellow-Taylor
Robles Naiyeli
Robyn Blair
Rodney Smith
Ron Mak
Rosa Alvarez
Rosa Sandoval
Rose Lynn Moen
Roseann Walsh
Roseline Carter
Rosemary Moore
Roxanne Cote
Ruban Sidhu
Ruth Jaraus
Ruth Wulf
Ruth Olusole
Saba Siddique
Salaam Daoud
Sally Truss
Samantha Grabinsky
Samira Omer
Sana Waseem
Sandra Wright
Sandy Dejager
Sara Samson
Sara Neilson
Sarah Bingham
Sarah Green
Sarah Jones
Sarah Vouronikas
Sarah Winstanley
Sarah Beard
Sarelle Azuelos
Sasha Gallant
Scott Daley
Seanne Fortier
Selina Wong
Serena Gordon
Sertsei Seyoum
Shannon Jones
Sharon George
Sharon Lee
Sharon Yee
Shehare Salem
Shelley Fiander
Shelley Lim
Sheryl Van Otterloo
Shirley Apsassin
Shirley Cabrito
Shirley Edwards
Shirley Yule
Simi Dungs
Simone De Boeck
Sonja Allan-Murray
Sophia Amin
Sophia Virji
Stephen Jackson
Susan Chalmers
Susan Gillies
Susan Ngo
Susan Norlander
Susan Sagart
Susan Sutcliffe
Susannah Tastad
Susanne Maxwell
Syeda Shahnaj-Reza
Sylvia Campbell
Sylvia Hawkins
Sylvia Lang
Tamara Nedinis
Tammy Martin
Tania Carey
Tania Rodrigues
Tanya Hull
Tanya Trenhaile
Tara Astorga
Tara Barr
Tara Miller
Taraya Middleton
Tasha Barrie
Ted George
Teigan Kopec
Terri Bauer
Terri Govang
Terry Goss
Thera Cook
Theresa Davey
Theresa Emery
Tiffany Morin
Tiffany Shimla
Tina Hernandez
Tina Riedner
Tina Wichmann
Tove Engebretsen
Tracy Hosowich
Tyler Schmidt
Board
Members
Alexandria Shrake
Beverly Frizzel
Cari Gulbrandsen
Carolyn Simpson
Denise Young
Dolly Ablitt
Dorothy Wong
Erika Jahn
Henry Giroux
Jana Lait
Jacqueline Fields
Janet Hutchinson
Joan Farkas
Lawna Hurl
Nancy Janovicek
Roseline Carter
Zoe Thoms
Practicum
Students
Charlotte Sison
Gianna Palma
Manal Farah
Megan Asselin
Mili Jobanputra
Nisrine Karkachi
Usoa Garcia Hernandez
Valerie Rivard
Valma Quon
Véronique Perks
Vicki Parchamento
Vivian Bond
Wanda Black
Wanda Martin
Wayne Thomas
Wendi Duncan
Whitney Marjoram
Willa Bender
Yeonok Sul
Yinka Marcus
Yvonne Schmitz
Zoe Thoms
Zoey Lawrence
Thank You to Our Donors
It was thanks to the support of our
amazing community members that we
were able to move into a beautiful new
space and accomplish so much growth
in just a few short months.
Support comes in many forms: bottles
of shampoo, monthly donations or
hosting a get-together on our behalf.
Adrian Proctor
Aiden Dolan
Aileen Macaraeg
Aimar Bracho
Aimee Evans
Alex Goertzen
Alexandra MacDonald
Alexandria Shrake
Alice Mitchell
Alicia Morgan
Allan Dick
Allene Wanless
Amelia Andrews
Amy Heidman
Amy Suarez
Angela Haaland
Angelika Weaver
Ann Marie Nelson
Anna Steininger
Anne Schultz
Anne Spicer
Anthony Rose
Anthony Van Went
April Albrecht
Art Danielson
Ashley Mooney
Barbara Biggs
Barbara Frizzell
Barbara Greene
Barbara Robertson
Barbara Rodgers
Barry Moore
Becky Mansour
Ben Cyr
Ben Ogle
Ben Scott
Bernadette Fonmedig
Betty Hanna
Betty McNamee
Betty Sherwood
Beverly Frizzell
Beverly Hall
Beverly Myhr
Bhanumati Sonpal
Bill McNamee
Billy Wu
Blair Winger
Bob Haggard
With a handful of staff and over 550
volunteers, we are able to provide
support to thousands of women and
maintain low costs.
Please feel free to visit us at our new
location, connect with other women,
and see how your involvement can
build stronger communities.
Bonnie Dooley
Brad Tilbe
Brian Ross
Brett Mason
Caitlin Hornbeck
Calvin Seaman
Camilla Sehti
Candice Epp
Capri Rasmussen
Cari Gulbrandsen
Carly Johansson
Carly Schmidt
Carol Armes
Carol Berenson
Carolina Dalgleish
Caroline Innes
Carolyn Claire
Carolyn Phillips
Carolyn Simpson
Carolyn Ussher
Carolynne Bouey Shank
Caron Wright
Carrie Blaug
Caryn Wheeler
Cat Schick
Catelynne Sahadath
Catherine Cox
Cathy Howarth
Cathy Leipriger
Cathy Robertson
Cathy Strand
Chadwick Dawes
Chelsea Ogle
Cheryl Heilman
Cheryll Oakes
Chris Ewasiuk
Chris Foster
Chris Lee
Chris Ryan
Chris Shymanski
Christine Dore-Brown
Cindy Dolland-Pupp
Claudia Velandia
Clint Wirthy
Colleen McKelvey
Connor Dolan
Coreen Lawrence
Corey Laliberte
Corinna Cayer
Cyndee Berry
Cynthia Lokko
Cynthia Wong
Daisy Raphael
Daisy Yan
Dale Grey
Dale J Benastick
Dalyce Cruikshank
Dan Crooks
Dana Farnell
Dany Allard
Darren Tallas
Dave Shaw
David Boykiw
David Pick
Deanna McCormick
Deanne Matley
Deb Kosteniuk
Deb Holoboff
Deb Rasmussen
Deb Wood-Zybutz
Debasis Ghosh Dastidar
Debby Scribner
Deborah Wheeler
Debra Caza
Della Guenther
Denise Young
Diane Danielson
Diane Altwasser
Dianne Froese
Dolly Ablitt
Donna Spence
Dorothy Gayle
Dorothy Wong
Duane Sharman
Eileen Mak
Elaine Cole
Elaine Morin
Eliah Bailey
Elizabeth Chatten
Ellen Au-Muider
Elsie Ross
Emily Leedham
Eric Forst
Erica Welsh
Erika Jahn
Erin Davies
Evelyn Shrovy
Farah Mellot
Fatemen Yeganeh
Fatima Mensah
Filsan Abdi
Fiona Nelson
Fiona Smith
Flora Malig
Florence Omara
Fran Bezaire
Frances Iverson
Frances Sinclair
Gabriela Ostendorfer
Gail Armitage
Gail More
Gavin Wicks
Geoff MacIntosh
Geoff Martin
Geoffrey Yung
George Kurian
Gerald Roberts
Gertrud Klaus
Gillian Sinclair
Glen Whitehead
Glenn Skimming
Glenn Stirling
Gloria Boschee
Gordana Young
Graham Roberts
Grant Gilchrist
Hafida Aderkaoui
Hartwick Wiehler
Hazel Buchanan
Heather Albers
Heather Mack
Hermine Cazely
Hilda Sharpe
Holly Heffernan
Irene Ryckman
J. McPhee
Jackie Sieppert
Jacqueline Ferguson
Jacqueline Fields
Jaime Enachescu
James Little
James Stanford
Jana Lait
Jane Drover
Jane Durango
Jane McCullough
Janet Bliss
Janet Lavoie
Janet Maaten
Janet Pringle
Janice Austen
Janice Kwan
Janice Melanson
Janis Christensen
Jayne Myatt
Jean Gillies
Jean Wirth
Jean Wood
Jeannie Worger
Jeff Wilson
Jeffrey Slen
Jennifer Labelle
Jennifer McVean
Jennifer Proulx
Jenny Spaceship
Jerrold Geib
Jessica Ayala
Jessica DePetro
Jessica LaRoche
Jill Pollack-Ceh
Jim Miller
Joan Bilsland
Joan Buhr
Joan Landsiedel
Joanne Der
Jo-Anne Dmytruk
Jodie McGill
Jody Trotman
John Borgford
John de Graaf
John George
John Giroux
John Martin
Jon Rozhon
Joseph Bacani
Joyce Budd
Joyce Hildebrand
Judith Hanranhan
Julie Black
Julie Deans
Julie Ryan
Julie Toft
June MacIsaac
Kara Chatwood
Karen Anthony
Karen Casey
Karen King
Karen MacDonald
Karen Monin
Karen O'Connell
Karen Ridgeway
Kari Volponi
Karly Phippen
Kate Bradley
Kate Emery
Kate Kelly
Kathleen Beavis
Kathleen Hagan
Kathlyn Hesson
Kathy Schneider
Kelly Swanek
Kelsey Kittleson
Ken Kalynchuk
Ken Kohut
Kerrie Sullivan
Kim Kennedy
Kim MacIsaac
Kim Melloy
Kirsten Bolton
Krista Hill
Kristina Epp
Kristy Jahn-Smith
Krysten Blair
Kyla Vandersluis
Lara Ahmed
Lara Chan
Larry Mathieson
Laura Moore
Lauren Beer
Lauren Clarke
Laurie Healay
Layton Gillespie
Leah Kelley
Leanne Burke
Leslie Buss
Linda Akoakem
Linda Boyetchko
Linda Drinnan
Linda Johnsen
Linda McFarllane
Linda Miller
Linda-Rae Treliving
Lindsay Gallagher
Lindsay Wolthuizen
Lindsey Muir
Lisa Gayle
Lisa Hari
Lisa Stevenson
Lo Wood Yee
Lois Anderson
Loren Currie
Lori Egger
Lori Maxwell
Lorna Rowsell Petti
Lorraine Duncan
Lorraine Moulding
Lorraine Stauffer
Lou Fraser
Louise Favreau
Lowri D'said
Lucinda Proulx
Luella Jones
Lydia Stinner
Lyna Johnson
Lynda Schroeders
Lynn Gaudet
Lynn Winther
M. Herchen
Madison Kitts
Margaret Bolger
Margaret Kennedy
Maria De Leeuw
Maria Derbyshire
Maria Piniuos
Marian Peterson
Marian Williams
Marida Waters
Marie Smith
Marie-Eve Lamothe
Gascon
Marilyn Atkinson
Marilyn Hennessey
Marilyn Kendrick
Marion Eberle
Marjolaine Bertrand
Marjolein Drybrough
Mark Tuturea
Marlene Boykiw
Marlene St. Onge
Marlise Rockwell
Marnie Mitchell
Marnie Schaetti
Mary Anderson
Mary Barr
Mary Morin
Mary Rooney
Maureen Elliot
Maureen Osis
Megan Dell
Melissa Luhtanen
Merleen Hodgson
Michael Jackson
Michael Kobluk
Michael Packer
Michelle Clarke
Michelle Danielson
Michelle Shewell
Michelle Warkentin
MJ Stead
Morny Joy
Muhammad Armagan
Myra Dionne
Nadinne Bonnett
Nancy Hall
Nancy Janovicek
Nancy Maguire
Nancy McFadyen
Nancy Smith
Naomi Tanner
Natalie St. Denis
Nefize Ozgur
Nicola Youle
Nicole Markotic
Nilima Sonpal-Valias
Nora Habafy
Nora Hardy
Nora Stewart
Nora Thiessen
Norma Westcott
Olga Fields
Pam Krause
Pamela McLean
Pastrik Family
Pat Graham
Patricia Michi
Patricia Roome
Patricia Martin
Patricia Tamura
Patti Proud
Penney Kome
Peter Meadows
Peyton Keet
R.T. Frizzell
Rachelle Dunn
Ramona Boyle
Ray Wilson
Raymond Jaenen
Reginald Frizzell
Renita Barlett
Rhianne Fiolka
Rhonda Meadows
Richard Hogan
Richelle McCulloujh
Rida Abboud
Robert Hawkesworth
Robert McInnis
Robert Strang
Robert Walker
Robyn McMorris
Rodger Tourigny
Roland George
Ron Kennedy
Ron McIlwrick
Ron Westcott
Ronnie Leah
Rosalind Chan
Rose Lamoureux
Rose Moylan
Roseline Carter
RoseLynn Moen
Rosemary Brown
Rosemary Maundrell
Rosemary Moore
Rosita Thorpe
Ross Tamura
Roxanne Becker
Roxanne Leblanc
Roxanne Steen
Roy Barr
Ruby Bran
Ryan Grant
Ryan Jones
Russ Raasu
Sabrina Punja
Sadie Marchant
Sallee Williams
Samuel Wainer
Sandeep Joshi
Sandra Jarvie
Sandra Niedermier
Sarah Covert
Sarah Jones
Sarah Vouronikas
Sarah Winstanley
Sarelle Azuelos
Scherwitz Family
Scott Mooney
Seta Afshordi
Shane Healing
Shanly Donahue
Shanna Bazay
Shannon Brooker
Shannon McClennan
Shara Lewis
Sharon Anderson-Marr
Sharon Blackwell
Sharon London
Sharon Thompson
Sharon George
Shauna Romanzin
Shea Petrunia
Sheila Brantnall
Sheila Greaves
Sheila McCarthy
Sheldon Bolduc
Shelley Jamieson
Sherry Batke
Sherry Siegler
Shirley Langan
Sloane Keet
Sonia Aujla-Bhullar
Sophia Ajaz
Sophia Virji
Stacey Sudlow
Stanley Williams
Stephanie Erb
Stephanie Lerwis
Sterling Swartwout
Steve Laut
Steve Major
Suphala Rao
Susan Hyde
Susan Gillies
Susan Gorrill
Susan Norlander
Susan Sagert
Susan Willick-Lukacs
Susannah Kurian
Susanne Glenn
Suseshna Ghosh Dastidar
Suzanne Palibroda
Tamara Nedinis
Tara Dunn
Taraya Middleton
Tasha Drynych
Teresa Geib
Teresa Koskimaki
Texaleen Prokopetz
Theresa Davey
Tiffany Madden
Tim Kendrick
Tina Wong
Tina Zufelt
Toni Reid
Tracy Borden
Tracy VanWormer
Burke
Trent Moser
Urmie See
Victoria Norris
Virgie McIntyre
Vivianne Mansour
Walter Telemans
Wayne Eng
Wendy Charlton
Wendy Medley
Wendy Mitchell
Wendy Mulherin
Wilfred Kimball
Wilfreda Thurston
Willa Bender
William Mazey
Willow Walker
Wylma Williams
Yuko Ono
Yves Lavallee
Yvonne Schmitz
Yvonne Stanford
Zef Orman
Zoe Thoms
8
In Memory
Amanda Patterson
Miller
Beverley Noullet
Christa Thompson
Dr. R.G.Williams
Florence Thomas
Irene Virtue
Jane M Mather
Pat O’Toole
Patricia Danielson
Patricia Okahashi
Therese Guimond
Lalonde
Yvonne Baldwin
In Celebration
Alexa Grinevitch
Andrea Walter
Barbara Frizzell
Courtney Gray
CNOOC Limited
Marketplace Events
Nashila Virji
The Skingle Family
Business and Community Donors
A Perfect Pizza
Advantage Ford
Advantage Management Inc.
Alberta Advocating For
Change Together
Alberta Law Foundation
Alberta Network of Immigrant
Women
Allied Integrated Marketing
Anytime Fitness
ATCO Power Canada Ltd.
ATU583
Bartle & Gibson Co. Ltd.
Baya Rica Cafe
Benjamin Moore
Bennett Jones LLP
Beta Sigma Phi
Black Betty Burger &
Wine Bar
Black Pig Bistro
Blair Family Foundation
BMO Employee Charitable
Foundation
Bodhi Tree Yoga Centre
Body Shop - Market Mall
Boogies Burgers
Bow Valley Nursing Students
Bowen Employees
Bowest Appliances Inc.
Brentwood Elementary
School
Bridgeland Sport & Spine
Bridgeland-Riverside Ladies
Network
Brownlee LLP
Burlesque Burn
BW Technologies by
Honeywell
Cabinet Solutions
Caleo Health
Calgary Academy of Karate
Calgary Activate Ur Life
Metaphysical Ministry
Calgary Alternative
Employment Services
Calgary Buddhist Temple
Dharma Class
Calgary Co-op
Calgary and District Labour
Council
Women’s Committee
Calgary Home & Garden Show
Calgary Home & Design Show
Calgary Minerva
Fundraising Foundation
Calgary Poppy Fund
Calgary Stampede
Community Donation Program
Calgary Woman’s Show
Calgary Women’s Caucus of
the Alberta NDP
Canada Revenue Agency
Canadian Childbirth Assoc.
Canadian Mental
Health Association
Canadian Pizza Unlimited
Canadian Property Stars
CanElson Drilling Inc.
CanWest Productions
Canyon Plumbing & Heating
Carnat Centre
Castle Appliances
Cenovus
Cenovus Employee Foundation
Chevron Canada
Chinook Glass & Screen Ltd.
City of Calgary
Family and Community
Support Services
COBS Bakery Country Hills
Community Natural Foods
Cru Juice Inc.
CUPE Local 38
D.B.K. Engineering Ltd.
de Waal; Enterprises Inc.
Delta West Academy Society
Devon Canada Corporation
Discovery House
Dollarama
Drum & Monkey Pub
Durango Developments Ltd.
EFW Radiology
El Charrito Taqueria
EnCana Corporation
Ernest Morrow School
Father Lacombe Care Centre
Field Law
FLOFORM Countertops
Fluor Canada
Foothills Hospital-Infection
Prevention Control
Fort Calgary Community Garden
German Ladies Choir
Glasswaters Foundation
Guyana Canada Cultural
Association
Halliburton Giving Choices
Employee Funds
Health Sciences Association of
Alberta
Home Depot
House For All Nations
Indonesia Church
Indo-Chinese Cultural Assoc.
INSPIRE!africa
International Fitness
Holdings, Inc.
IODE Fort Calgary Chapter
IPEX Inc.
Islamic Education Society of
Alberta
Janet Horbacio Photography
Jennie Elliott School
Joycee's Caribbean Foods
Julian Tiles
Kick Start Fitness
Kids Up Front
Kiwanis Calgary Northmount
Leela Eco Spa & Studio
Local 510
Long View Systems
Luke's Drug Store Ltd.
Lynnwood Roofing Inc.
M.S. Private Ltd
Main Dish
Maria Tomas Furniture and
Decor
Market 17
Mary Kay - Kathie McGann
MasterCard
Maxxam
McMahon Stadium Society
MOSIAC
Moss Fabrication Ltd.
Murphy Oil Company LTD
National Music Centre
National Neon Displays Ltd.
Naturmend
Nexen Energy ULC
Nick Flood Design
Nickle Family Foundation
Nordstrom
Old Navy - Chinook
Potluck Ladies
Project Warmth
Public Interest Alberta
Public Service Alliance of
Canada
Calgary Regional Women’s
Committee
Pump-kin Patch Daycare
RedPoint Media
Red Rose Florist
RE/MAX
Realty Professionals
RGO Office Products
Partnership
Riverside Spa
Rocky’s Sausage Haus
Rockwell Automation
Rockyview Protective Services
Rumpel Family Charitable Fund
Safeway North Hill
Saint Matthew Lutheran Church
SAIT, School of ICT
Service Canada
Shaw Communications Inc.
Sheraton Cavalier Hotel
Shoppers Drug Mart
Pharmaprix Life Foundation
Snow Flakes & Blossoms
Soroptimist International
of Calgary
Spa Lady Calgary
Canyon Meadows,
Trans-Canada Mall,
Westbrook Mall
Starbucks Coffee Company
Subway - Bridgeland
Summit Kids
Sunnyside Natural Market
Sushi Bar Zipang
Sushi Daruma
Swizzlesticks Salon and Spa
TAQA North
T.i Studios
Teen Angels
TELUS
TELUS Spark
Community Connections
Program
The Cadillac Fairview
Corporation Limited
The Calgary Foundation
The Creative Arts Program
at the Calgary Association
of Self Help
The Global Youth Education
Network Society
The Greene Family
Charitable Foundation
The Lighting Centre
The Muse Group
Tops AB328
TransCanada Pipelines Inc.
Tribirch Ltd.
Trotter & Morton Group of
Companies
Turner Signs (2009) Ltd.
Twisted Tortes
Under the Bridge Fashions
Unifor Local Media
One Calgary
Unitarian Church of Calgary
United Food and Commercial
Workers 401
United Way Women’s
Leadership Council
United Way of Calgary and Area
United Way of Calgary and Area
Donor's Choice Program
Via Rail Canada Inc.
Walking with the Homeless
West Works Group Inc.
WestJet
Willow Park On The Bow
Winners/Homesense
World Health Calgary
Bay, Edgemont, Macleod,
Minapore, North Hill,
Richmond, Sunridge
Worley Parsons
Wu Yi Association of Calgary
Building Stronger Communities
10
We may have moved just a few
blocks west, but sitting on 4th
street has shifted the Women’s
Centre’s reach into entirely new
neighbourhoods.
Thanks to funding from The Calgary
Foundation, we were able to take
on a unique community engagement
project to connect with BridgelandRiverside, Renfrew and Crescent
Heights in 2014. Not long after
settling into the new space, we
organized a group of volunteers
who started door knocking, giving
presentations, writing articles for
community newsletters and hosting
events.
Lucinda Proulx, a regular Monday
night peer support volunteer, joined
the team. She went door-to-door
meeting community members and
set up a lemonade stand in front of
the Centre.
“We wanted to go into communities
around the Women’s Centre and get
the word out,” she says.
“I think what struck me the most
was how many women feel secluded
in their homes. Disconnected.
They didn’t know there were free
resources, like free yoga classes in
their neighbourhood. Women are
looking for outlets for engagement.”
We wanted to strengthen existing
relationships, build new ones, and
learn about the community around
us. We also wanted to learn about
what women are experiencing in
their neighbourhoods and what they
hope to see at the Centre.
We learned a lot. Women told us
about sexism in male-dominated
Sarah, Lucinda, Jessica and Dorothy gear up for door knocking.
industries, stereotypes about women,
concerns about safety when walking
alone at night, street harassment, and
poverty. Common concerns were
affordable housing, abuse, mental
health concerns, the wage gap, and
affordable child care. Many women
felt that the Women’s Centre has
a role to play in addressing these
issues, and we agree.
Barriers like transportation and child
care prevent women from coming to
the Centre, and we’re now working
to address these issues.
“
”
Every day I walked
away with a different
story and a different
connection.
Women asked for more workshops
on self-defense, mechanics,
drumming, finances, painting and
cooking – and we listened. Thanks to
the new space, we’ve been able to
host more workshops in 2014 than
2013, even with six weeks of closure.
Through the project, we were able
to connect with 400 people, meet
dozens of community partner
groups, give 40 tours, and host 20
presentations and meetings. Women,
who had never been to the Centre
before, signed up to be peer support
volunteers, help out at events and
sit on committees.
We knew a safe, welcoming space
was critical to building a community.
What we underestimated was
how much our old space publicly
defined the Women’s Centre. The
community engagement project
highlighted just how much more
potential we have thanks to this new
space.
Lucinda has plans to set up another
lemonade stand during the summer.
“We had so many conversations.
Every day I walked away with a
different story and a different
connection.”
Get
Assistance
We completed 4,244
basic needs referrals
to other community
programs.
We provided women
with food, personal
supplies or bus tickets
8,945 times.
Connect
With Others
We provided 116
workshops with 905
total attendees.
Women came to
groups such as
Community Kitchen
and Practice English
550 times.
Work For
Change
Women received
services such as legal
advice, tax preparation,
and ID clinics 703
times.
Women came to
the Centre to use
computers, office
equipment and phones
10,653 times.
Women dropped in
to the Centre to
connect with others
and build community
11,996 times.
We made 24,475 peer
support, information
and follow-up contacts.
We have done 25
presentations on
women, poverty, and
diversity with 261
women.
4 letters were sent
and/or presented to
policy makers.
There are 33 volunteer
members of the Social
Issues Commitee.
We participated in 5
coalitions involving 28
partner organizations.