For Immediate Release YW Calgary Announces Leadership Transition: CEO Departing After 15 Years of Organizational Growth and Success May 23, 2025 – YW Calgary shared today that Sue Tomney, Chief Executive Officer, will be stepping down later this year to explore new opportunities. The organization’s Board of Directors will shortly launch an executive search [...]
As we celebrated International Women's Day on March 8th, we continue to honour the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women worldwide. This celebration follows YW's 13th annual YWHISPER Gala on March 6th, which featured a powerful keynote and panel discussion with Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw. Against this backdrop of recognition and empowerment, [...]
On March 6, 2025, YW Calgary is honoured to welcome Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw at the 13th annual YWHISPER Gala – a rare opportunity to hear from a social justice pioneer who coined the term “intersectionality” in 1989. Intersectionality focuses on how various forms of social layering, such as race, gender, or class overlap [...]
It’s been over a year since we’ve opened the doors to YW Calgary’s expanded and fully pet-friendly crisis shelter – and what a year it’s been! If I could sum it up in one word it would be transformational. Welcoming pets into the shelter has not only reduced barriers for the women and [...]
For Immediate Release Safety for all: A new collaborative report highlights what forward thinking organizations are doing to end domestic violence November 14, 2024 – Ten Calgary and area organizations are collaborating this November, during Family Violence Prevention Month, to transform domestic violence support services as rates remain concerningly high across Alberta. Catalysts for [...]
Did you know that, as part of your Will, you can set aside money for charity? You may have heard this called planned or legacy giving. And you’ll probably hear a lot more about it in the coming years: a Will Power study found a significant increase (5% to 8%) in the number [...]
YW Calgary is pleased that the City of Calgary approved changes to its existing base residential zoning after lengthy public consultations with community members. Our organization participated in the public hearings to share our support for the proposal, speaking to Council directly about issues YW's clients face daily when seeking safe, affordable and [...]
As we wrap up the month of November, we draw attention to the ongoing impacts of domestic violence in our communities. Alberta has been recognizing November as Family Violence Prevention month for nearly four decades. Over that time, we have improved our ability to talk about abuse, we have grown our understanding of [...]
As YW Calgary celebrates the Grand Opening of our newly rebuilt and expanded crisis shelter for women and children fleeing domestic violence, it encourages us to look back on our history. YW's origins lie in providing shelter for women when they need it most. Back in 1907, women did not have the right [...]
