Together we can empower change.
For 107 years, YW has supported women and their families to thrive, adopted to changing needs and created safe, respectful places to heal and grow.
Our Programs
Services to support women to gain control of their lives.
Work With Us
Are you fearless, compassionate,
caring and eager to learn?
Ways you can help
Your support enables women and children to thrive.
YW WALK A MILE IN HER SHOES®
Ladies and gentlemen, its time to STEP UP and take a stand to help break the cycle of family violence in our city!
On Tuesday, September 18, hundreds of Calgarians will put on a pair of high heels and strut down Stephen Avenue to support women and their families.
YW Transformation Campaign
IN 2017 ALONE WE HELPED OVER
5,394 CALGARIANS
THROUGH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
Free employment skills program for women.
Goal setting, résumé writing, networking,
interview skills, job search techniques, one-on-one coaching & more!
We are YW Calgary
We support women to gain control of their lives, achieve economic security and live free of violence.
You Can Help
The success of the women and families supported by YW are your success too. We cannot do this alone, your support helps us provide vulnerable women with flexible, personalized support to help them and their families move forward with dignity in times of crises.
Our Blog
19 July 2018
GUEST BLOG: Anti-racism
For Nelson Mandela's 100th birthday, we are featuring a blog written by a YW team member on her experiences with Apartheid and the institutionalized [...]
13 July 2018
Greyhound Closure
When you live in the hustle and bustle of big city life with access to hospitals, doctors, groceries and government agencies, it can be [...]
04 July 2018
Our feminist birthday wish in honour of Canada’s Birthday
Ah Canada Day, the smell of fireworks and barbecue continues to linger in the air as many Calgarians have returned home to work after [...]