Links to Women's Resources

Welcome to the Links to Women's Resources!

We have created this searchable collection of local and international organizations and resources in order to compliment our peer support services available in the WRC. You can search by keyword, thematic area or organization.

If you have questions or are unable to find a suitable resource to address your needs, please contact the Women’s Resource Centre and we will assist you further.

Do you have any comments about personal experiences with any of the resources we have listed? Know of a great resource we are missing? Please contact us!

This database is funded by The Calgary Foundation.

Themes

• Aboriginal Women
• Academic Help/Tutoring
• Addictions
• Counselling Services
• Disability Services
• Domestic Violence
• Eating Disorders
• Education
• Employment
• Finances
• Health and Wellness
• Housing
• Immigrant Women
• LGBTQ Issues
• Legal Services
• Miscellaneous/Other
• Money Issues/Budgeting
• Online Resources
• Parenting/Child Care/Family Services
• Pregnancy
• Recreation/Leisure/The Arts
• Sexual Abuse/Assault
• Sexual Health
• Social/Welfare Services
• Women's Groups

Aboriginal Women

• Aboriginal Education Program (Iniskim Centre)
• Aboriginal Friendship Centre of Calgary
• Aboriginal Resource Centre
• Awo Taan Healing Lodge
• Canadian Aboriginal Science & Technology Society (CASTS)
• Elizabeth Fry Society of Calgary
• Four Directions Foster Parents Association of Calgary
• Hull Child and Family Services-Aboriginal Programs
• Indian & Northern Affairs (INAC)
• Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women
• Metis Calgary Family Services
• Metis Employment Services
• Metis Nation of Alberta Zone III Regional Council
• Metis Urban Housing Corporation
• Native Counselling Services Of Alberta
• Piitoayis Family School
• Sunrise Native Addictions Services Society
• U of C-The Native Centre
• Youth Employment Centre-Aboriginal Youth Outreach

Academic Help/Tutoring

• Aboriginal Friendship Centre of Calgary
• Student Success Centre (U of C)
• U of C-Disability Resource Centre
• U of C-Effective Writing Program
• U of C-The Native Centre
• Writing Support Services (U of C)

Addictions

• Addiction Counselling- Adult Outpatient (Alberta Health Services)
• Alberta Alcohol & Drug Abuse Comm. Enhanced Services for Women
• Alberta Alcohol & Drug Abuse Commission
• Aventa Addiction Treatment for Women
• Distress Centre
• Native Counselling Services Of Alberta
• Oxford House (AADAC)
• Sunrise Native Addictions Services Society

Counselling Services

• Aboriginal Friendship Centre of Calgary
• Awo Taan Healing Lodge
• Calgary Counselling Centre-General
• Calgary Family Services
• Calgary Women's Emergency Shelter
• Calgary Women's Health Collective
• Catholic Family Services
• Discovery House Family Violence Prevention Society
• Distress Centre
• Hull Child and Family Services-Aboriginal Programs
• Native Counselling Services Of Alberta
• Q Centre - SU Centre for Sexual & Gender Diversity
• Sonshine Community Services
• Sunrise Native Addictions Services Society
• U of C Staff Wellness Centre
• U of C-Counselling Centre
• U of C-The Native Centre

Disability Services

• Accessible Housing Society
• Between Friends Club
• Chrysalis
• Prospect
• U of C-Disability Resource Centre

Domestic Violence

• Alliance to End Violence
• Awo Taan Healing Lodge
• Brenda Strafford Centre, The
• Calgary Police Service Domestic Conflict Unit
• Calgary Police Service Gender & Sexual Diversity Unit
• Calgary Women's Emergency Shelter
• Discovery House Family Violence Prevention Society
• Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women
• Peer Support Services for Abused Women
• Resolve Alberta
• Sonshine Community Services
• Sunrise Native Addictions Services Society
• Violet: Law & Abused Women
• Youville Women's Residence
• YWCA Mary Dover House
• YWCA Sheriff King Home

Eating Disorders

• Calgary Counselling Centre
• Calgary Health Region-Calgary Eating Disorder
• National Eating Disorder Information Centre

Education

• Calgary Immigrant Educational Society
• Calgary Military Family Resource Centre
• Canadian Aboriginal Science & Technology Society (CASTS)
• Indian & Northern Affairs (INAC)
• Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women
• Metis Nation of Alberta Zone III Regional Council
• Piitoayis Family School
• U of C-The Native Centre

Employment

• Alberta Women Entrepreneurs
• Calgary District Labour Council Women's Committee
• Calgary Immigrant Women's Association
• Chrysalis
• Elizabeth Fry Society of Calgary
• Indian & Northern Affairs (INAC)
• Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women
• Making Changes Association
• Metis Employment Services
• Metis Nation of Alberta Zone III Regional Council
• Prospect
• Salvation Army-Centre of Hope
• U of C-Career Services
• U of C-The Native Centre
• Walk-In Closet
• Youth Employment Centre-Aboriginal Youth Outreach

Finances

• Indian & Northern Affairs (INAC)
• U of C-Student Awards & Financial Aid

Health and Wellness

• AIDS Calgary
• Calgary Immigrant Women's Association
• Calgary Well Women Clinic
• Canadian Mental Health Association-Calgary
• Hull Child and Family Services-Aboriginal Programs
• Indian & Northern Affairs (INAC)
• Lupus Society of Alberta
• Metis Nation of Alberta Zone III Regional Council
• Museum of Menstruation & Women's Health
• Native Counselling Services Of Alberta
• North East Calgary Women's Clinic
• Q Centre - SU Centre for Sexual & Gender Diversity
• Self-Defense Calgary
• U of C-The Native Centre
• Wellspring Calgary
• Women's Health Centre

Housing

• Accessible Housing Society
• Calgary Housing Company
• Calgary Immigrant Women's Association
• Community Housing Support Program
• Indian & Northern Affairs (INAC)
• Inn from the Cold
• Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women
• Metis Nation of Alberta Zone III Regional Council
• Metis Urban Housing Corporation

Immigrant Women

• Calgary Chinese Community Service Association
• Calgary Immigrant Educational Society
• Calgary Immigrant Women's Association
• Immigrant Services Calgary
• North East Calgary Women's Clinic

LGBTQ Issues

• Calgary Outlink - Centre for Gender & Sexual Diversity
• Calgary Police Service Gender & Sexual Diversity Unit
• Q Centre - SU Centre for Sexual & Gender Diversity
• Queers on Campus (Formerly Gay & Lesbian Students' Association-GLASS)

Legal Services

• Calgary Immigrant Women's Association
• Calgary Legal Guidance
• Calgary Workers Resource Centre
• Elizabeth Fry Society of Calgary
• Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women
• Legal Aid Society of Alberta
• Metis Nation of Alberta Zone III Regional Council
• Native Counselling Services Of Alberta
• Student Legal Assistance (SLA)
• The Calgary Police Service Victim Assistance Unit

Miscellaneous/Other

• Adoption by Choice-Search & Reunion
• Calgary Military Family Resource Centre
• Calgary Urban Project Society (CUPS)
• Distress Centre
• March 21/Stop Racism Committee
• Native Counselling Services Of Alberta
• Resolve Alberta
• Safe and Sound
• U of C Faculty Women's Club
• U of C-Centre for International Students & St
• Volunteer Calgary
• Women's Centre

Money Issues/Budgeting

• Credit Counselling Services of Alberta Ltd.
• U of C-Student Awards & Financial Aid
• U of C-Volunteer Tax Program

Online Resources

• ACTION Committee Against Violence
• Calgary Indigenous Women's Network
• Canadian Federation of University Women, Calgary
• Distress Centre
• InformAlberta.ca
• Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women
• Museum of Menstruation & Women's Health
• Sexuality.Org
• U of C-FIRE-Feminist Initiative Recognizing E
• Violet: Law & Abused Women

Parenting/Child Care/Family Services

• Awo Taan Healing Lodge
• Big Brothers & Big Sisters
• Calgary Family Services
• Calgary Immigrant Women's Assoc. Cross-Cultur
• Calgary Immigrant Women's Association
• Calgary Military Family Resource Centre
• Calgary Outlink - Centre for Gender & Sexual Diversity
• Canadian Co-Parenting Centres
• Children's Cottage
• Four Directions Foster Parents Association of Calgary
• Hull Child and Family Services
• Hull Child and Family Services-Aboriginal Programs
• Metis Nation of Alberta Zone III Regional Council
• Native Counselling Services Of Alberta
• Salvation Army, The
• Sonshine Community Services
• StepFamily Foundation of Alberta

Pregnancy

• Adoption by Choice
• Adoption Options
• Alberta Alcohol & Drug Abuse Comm. Enhanced Services for Women
• Calgary Health Region: Best Beginning
• Calgary Sexual Health Centre
• Sexual Health Access Alberta
• Women's Health Centre

Recreation/Leisure/The Arts

• Between Friends Club
• HERLAND Feminist Film & Video Festival
• Indian & Northern Affairs (INAC)

Sexual Abuse/Assault

• Alliance to End Violence
• Calgary Communities Against Sexual Abuse
• Calgary Police Service Gender & Sexual Diversity Unit
• Calgary Police Service Sex Crimes Unit
• Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women
• Sunrise Native Addictions Services Society
• U of C-President's Committee on Sexual Harras

Sexual Health

• AIDS Calgary
• Calgary Health Region-STD Clinic
• Calgary Outlink - Centre for Gender & Sexual Diversity
• Calgary Sexual Health Centre
• Canadian AIDS Treatment Info Exchange
• Museum of Menstruation & Women's Health
• North East Calgary Women's Clinic
• Sexual Health Access Alberta
• Sexuality.Org
• Women's Health Centre

Social/Welfare Services

• Alberta Employment, Immigration & Industry
• Alberta Government-Income Support
• Calgary Urban Project Society (CUPS)
• Indian & Northern Affairs (INAC)
• Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women
• Native Counselling Services Of Alberta
• WINS-Women in Need Society

Women's Groups

• Calgary District Labour Council Women's Committee
• Calgary Indigenous Women's Network
• Canadian Federation of University Women, Calgary
• HERLAND Feminist Film & Video Festival
• Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women
• Sunrise Native Addictions Services Society
• U of C Faculty Women's Club
• U of C-FIRE-Feminist Initiative Recognizing E
• WOMYN in Action