2011 At a Glance - Women's Centre of Calgary

Get Assistance
We provided women with
food, personal supplies or
bus tickets 8,823 times.
We completed 6,936 basic
needs referrals to other
community programs.
Women came to the
Centre to use computers
and phones 9,549 times.
We provided legal advice
to 209 women at 63 legal
clinics.
2011 At a Glance
At the Women’s Centre all of our work is done within our unique Community Capacity
Building Peer Model. It provides the framework for how we do our work.
What we do fits within our three strategic areas of work
- Get Assistance, Connect with Others, and Work for Change.
Connect With Others
We provided 131 workshops
for 1,478 women.
Women dropped in to the
Centre to connect with others
7,072 times.
1,139 women attended various
groups at the Centre.
We provided information and
peer support to women 10,606
times.
Work For Change
We wrote and distributed
5,000 Fast Facts on
Women and Poverty.
Women’s Centre of Calgary, 646 First Ave. NE, Calgary, AB T2E 0B6
Ph: 403-264-1155 E-mail: info@womenscentrecalgary.org
Fax: 403-264-1203 Web: www.womenscentrecalgary.org
We wrote a position paper
on how the City could
assist women in
poverty and met with 13
City Councillors and 3 senior
City staff.
We researched and wrote a
section on women’s
issues for the City of
Calgary Social Outlook
report.