Our View – The YW Blog
March 2022
International Women’s Day 2022
March 8 marks International Women’s Day, one of the most important days of the year to celebrate women's achievements and raise awareness about women's equality. We are kicking off the month of activities[...]
February 2022
How to Make Extraordinary Impact by Zandile Moyo
My 13-year tenure at YW is making me nostalgic. I have been reflecting on my experience and, with an appropriate amount of existential, millennial angst, trying to assign meaning to all of it.[...]
Black Mental Health & Resilience by Lana Bentley
On the occasion of Black History Month, Mindfulicity expert and YW Calgary Director, Special Projects, Lana Bentley shares her experience as a Black woman practicing mental health in An Open Letter on Mindfulicity’s[...]
Building healthy family connections & resilience
Family Day is just around the corner! We thought we would take this opportunity to reflect on the importance of family connections and the potential impact – positive and negative – they can[...]
January 2022
You’ve negotiated healthy boundaries, now what?!
We all have that uncle or boss who doesn’t seem to know or understand what healthy boundaries are. We’ve all encountered difficult conversations or situations where we felt our boundaries were trampled over.[...]
How does a social enterprise end up creating a corporate training program for creating psychological safety?
How does a social enterprise end up creating a corporate training program for creating psychological safety? Mindfulicity plans to become the chosen psychological safety training for organizations that are looking to upskill their[...]
Financial Literacy Empowers Women
“Great workshop! Addressing barriers that women face when it comes to financial literacy, empowerment and independence is such a powerful tool. I hope to see more opportunities like this in the future”, shared[...]
November 2021
NFVP Series: Q&A with a Transitional Housing Resident Charlotte
This is part of our Family Violence Prevention Month series. During this month, our activities, events, and resources aim to raise awareness about the impacts of domestic violence and abuse in a collective[...]
NFVP Series: Q&A with a Transitional Housing Resident Lyla
This is part of our Family Violence Prevention Month series. During this month, our activities, events, and resources aim to raise awareness about the impacts of domestic violence and abuse in a collective effort[...]
NFVP Series: Family Violence Prevention Month in Alberta #GoPurpleAB
Conversation with Esther Elder – YW Calgary Manager, Transitional Housing, Language and Economic Prosperity In Alberta, November is Family Violence Prevention Month - an opportunity to continue raising awareness of this critical issue and[...]
October 2021
National Child Day – November 20, 2021
National Child Day celebrates two historic events: the United Nations ratification of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child in 1959 and the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the[...]
Taking Action to Empower Young Women on International Day of the Girl
On Thursday, October 7th, YW Calgary celebrated our second annual International Day of the Girl event. Joined by many, we had the honour of hearing from YW leaders and team members, our community and[...]