Community partner spotlight: Women’s Centre of Calgary

The Women’s Centre of Calgary has been a space for women and girls to get assistance, connect with others, and work for change for nearly 30 years.

The centre’s free, supportive programming includes:

• Basic needs support for women who need basic needs support, community resources, personal care products, and feminine hygiene products.
• Girls Programs where girls, Two Spirit, trans, and non-binary children and youth have a safe space to share their knowledge of leadership, activism, and community building.
• Legal advice clinics where lawyers volunteer to provide legal advice on family issues, civil cases, immigration, crime, and other issues.
• Workshops on topics like computer skills, self-defence, stress management, reconciliation, car maintenance, and more.
• Drop-in service hours with peer support staff and a dedicated crisis navigation specialist.

Eligibility:

• Girls Programs are for girls and gender-diverse youth, Grades 4 – 12.
• All other programs are open to women ages 18-plus.

Access: The centre’s drop-in services do not require registration, but all other programs do.

To register for:

• Basic needs: Call peer support at 403.264.1155 or email [email protected]
• Girls Programs: Use the online calendar or email [email protected]
• Legal advice clinics: Use the online form or email [email protected]
• Workshops: Use the online calendar or email [email protected]

Visit the centre’s website for more details

You can find and reference previously spotlighted services in the community partner spotlight archive.