ANNUAL REPORT 2016 THELEADERSHIP YEAR FOR SOCIAL CHANGE IN REVIEW The Women’s Centre welcomed more women in our community in 2016. Within an exciting year of growth and new We worked on the community coalition which opportunities, the highlight of 2016 was the 3,200 successfully advocated with the City to provide low diverse women who were new to the Women’s income transit passes and in a collaboration to Centre, or returning after a period away. They map the complexity of the early learning and child came to access services, to learn new things, to care system in Calgary. We increased our social connect with others, to volunteer and to build an issues community education work with workshops, inclusive community. feminist and girls’ issues walks, and monthly discussion groups and readings. Subscribers to our With 8,049 individual women connecting with the monthly social issues readings doubled. Centre in 2016, we provided more basic needs assistance and services than ever before, ran 350 754 volunteers provided services, organized and workshops, expanded our work on social policy facilitated workshops, ran groups, wrote position issues and girls programming and had 754 active statements, acted as hosts, ushered football volunteers doing incredible work at the Centre and games and did so much more. In response to in the community. the 427 volunteers new to the Centre in 2016, we expanded our volunteer opportunities, developed Demand for basic needs assistance and services new training and adapted our core training to continued to grow and in response we provided accommodate the increased numbers in each more women and their families with food, personal session. care items and referrals to other community agencies such as the food bank and Project And, thanks in part to an increased number of Warmth. We offered three additional legal clinics FCSS-funded staff, we did significant groundwork per month and added immigration law to the on new and expanded programs launched in the family and non-family clinics we have always first quarter of 2017. We now have on-site child offered. We completed 771 tax returns and minding for some of our programs and workshops, expanded our program to include assistance with a monthly workshop and discussion series on the the benefits navigator program that shows women environment and gender lens, have participated which government programs they qualify for. in a leadership training day for women interested in being candidates in the next civic election, are We completed a very successful community expanding our girls programming to include ages development project funded by The Calgary 10 to 17, and have launched a Women’s Centre Foundation which enabled us to build strong Artist in Residence program to help us celebrate connections in our geographic neighbourhoods, our 20th anniversary year. with social issues collaborators and women’s groups. We responded to community, safety and None of this would of course be possible without leadership issues. New funding from City of Calgary incredible support from our major funders FCSS FCSS will allow us to maintain and build on this and United Way of Calgary, and 857 individual critical work. donors, community groups, foundations and businesses. You helped us build a thriving We continued to apply a gender lens to public community that is making a difference. policy and work on poverty reduction initiatives. 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 3 LEADERSHIP FOR SOCIAL CHANGE 2016 HIGHLIGHTS FINANCIAL 4 WOMEN'S CENTRE OF CALGARY Statement of Operations For the Year Ended December 31, 2016 Operating AB Law Fund FCSS Fund Foundation 2016 2015 Revenue Cityof Calgary Family & CommunitySupport Service $ $ 762,323 $ $ 762,323 $ 434,930 Donations 367,981 367,981 383,150 United Way of Calgary 265,486 265,486 242,856 Grants 165,304 38,121 203,425 86,004 Casino (Note 6) 51,966 51,966 47,287 Earned capital contributions 29,594 793 30,387 29,593 Fundraising 18,311 18,311 18,211 Interest income 12,593 12,593 14,006 911,235 762,323 38,914 1,712 472 1,256,037 Expenses Salaries, wages and benefits 354,251 664,428 16,531 1,035,210 804,711 Rent and maintenance 56,343 94,338 12,487 163,168 141,479 Professional fees 53,351 49,030 910 103,291 19,799 Amortization 38,213 793 39,006 37,992 Office supplies 1,894 22,701 2,602 27,197 25,987 Emergency fund 32,872 4,555 37,427 7,737 Equipment and software 10,947 11,506 1,307 23,760 10,556 Travel 4,684 5,147 718 10,549 3,432 Volunteer appreciation 1,204 7,652 678 9,534 7,899 Training 1,992 5,331 974 8,297 2,996 Utilities 548 6,762 902 8,212 8,915 Insurance 1,699 5,471 469 7,639 6,821 Printing 1,319 4,058 652 6,029 4,992 Advertising and promotion 1,190 2,544 150 3,884 1,422 Interest and bank charges 1,358 1,646 3,004 3,004 Fundraising 2,185 2,185 Dues and memberships 764 1,327 56 2,147 1,145 Planning 353 400 520 1,273 4,811 565,167 886,896 39,749 1,491,812 1,093,698 Excess (deficiency) of revenue over expenses $ 346,068 $ {124,573) $ (835) $ 220,660 $ 162,339 Donations and fundraising dollars raised in the current year are budgeted in the following year. Full financial statements, audited by CALVISTA LLP, are available from the Women's Centre upon request. WOMEN'S CENTRE OF CALGARY Statement of Operations For the Year Ended December 31, 2016 Operating AB Law Fund FCSS Fund Foundation 2016 2015 Revenue Cityof Calgary Family & CommunitySupport Service $ $ 762,323 $ $ 762,323 $ 434,930 Donations 367,981 367,981 383,150 United Way of Calgary 265,486 265,486 242,856 Grants 165,304 38,121 203,425 86,004 Casino (Note 6) 51,966 51,966 47,287 Earned capital contributions 29,594 793 30,387 29,593 Fundraising 18,311 18,311 18,211 Interest income 12,593 12,593 14,006 911,235 762,323 38,914 1,712 472 1,256,037 Expenses Salaries, wages and benefits 354,251 664,428 16,531 1,035,210 804,711 Rent and maintenance 56,343 94,338 12,487 163,168 141,479 Professional fees 53,351 49,030 910 103,291 19,799 Amortization 38,213 793 39,006 37,992 Office supplies 1,894 22,701 2,602 27,197 25,987 Emergency fund 32,872 4,555 37,427 7,737 Equipment and software 10,947 11,506 1,307 23,760 10,556 Travel 4,684 5,147 718 10,549 3,432 Volunteer appreciation 1,204 7,652 678 9,534 7,899 Training 1,992 5,331 974 8,297 2,996 Utilities 548 6,762 902 8,212 8,915 Insurance 1,699 5,471 469 7,639 6,821 Printing 1,319 4,058 652 6,029 4,992 Advertising and promotion 1,190 2,544 150 3,884 1,422 Interest and bank charges 1,358 1,646 3,004 3,004 Fundraising 2,185 2,185 Dues and memberships 764 1,327 56 2,147 1,145 Planning 353 400 520 1,273 4,811 565,167 886,896 39,749 1,491,812 1,093,698 Excess (deficiency) of revenue over expenses $ 346,068 $ {124,573) $ (835) $ 220,660 $ 162,339 Donations and fundraising dollars raised in the current year are budgeted in the following year. Full financial statements, audited by CALVISTA LLP, are available from the Women's Centre upon request. In 2016,wecollectedinputfrom2,230women-volunteers, turn improvesthecommunity.” the Centrefeelswelcome,supportedandcapable ofbetteringherlifewhicin “The communityisenrichedbecauseeachwomen whousesandcontributesto 74% 72% 93% never meetinmy‘normal’life.Ihaveenriched my perspectives.” “The Women’sCentrehasprovidedmewithacommunity tomeetwomenIwould peer a being in value of lot a find and bigger of something part like a feel I me. to of self-growthishavingastrongcommunity.” belong somewheresurroundedbysafe,supportive,caringwomen.Avitalpart “The Women’sCentrehasimpactedmylifeinahugeway.Forthefirsttime,I food, clothesandotherthingsIneededthemost.” “[The] Women’sCentrehelpedmealotthefirsttimeIcametoCanada,suchas Centre hascontributedtoachieveing.” on feministissues.ItisagreatfeeltoseeprogressinCalgarythattheWomen’s “The WChasprovidedopportunitiestobepartofavibrantcommunityandwork “It hasgivenmeacommunityplacestoexpressandfulfillwhatfeminismmeans 86% 89% “It hasprovidedtimely,practicalconnectionstootherorganizationswhocould “The communitybenefits fromhavingasafespaceforwomensowecan getthe “It hasprovidedaplacewhereIcantalkaboutissuesthatcaredeeply, community members,andstaff-toinformourwork. help, supportandcommunity weneed.Womenarethenempoweredand feel meet myimmediateneeds,especiallywhenIwaslivinginashelterhere and whereIcanconnectwithotherlike-mindedwomen...thosearevery OF WOMEN REPORTED THEY BELONGED AT THECENTRE. OF WOMENREPORTEDTHEYBELONGEDAT NEEDED IT. OF WOMENREPORTEDTHEYRECEIVEDSUPPORTWHEN PEOPLE AT THE CENTRE. PEOPLE AT OF WOMENREPORTEDTHEYLIKEDTHEDIVERSITY WOMEN’S ISSUES. OF WOMENREPORTEDTHEYKNOWMOREABOUT THE COMMUNITY BY BEING MORE INVOLVED AT THECENTRE. AT BYBEINGMOREINVOLVED THE COMMUNITY IN MOREINVOLVED BECOME THEYHAVE OF WOMENREPORTEDTHAT important tomeandmysenseofoneself-Ifeelmorefulfilled.” more confident,which they bringtothegreatercomnmunity.” support volunteer.” Calgary.” 5 WOMEN’S CENTRE VOLUNTEERS LEADERSHIP FOR SOCIAL CHANGE In 2016, we had over 750 volunteers providing support to women, building connections, and working for change. Thank you for making a difference in our community! Aaron Giroux Anita Wecker Brad Bessette Catherine Hickey Daniela Spago HEADINGAbby Cuevas Ann DeFreitas Brenda Bolig Catherine Ondiba Daniela Vazquez Abby Mercader Anne Dawes Brenda Hillis Chaithra A.V. Babu Daniele Bernard GOESAddy Musuku HEREAnnie Graziano Brenda Karch Chantal Chagnon Danielle Bertrand Adele Sieber Anshu Narayan Brenda Marmolejo Chantalle Wakelin Danielle Burzminski Agata Bajor Ara Dahr Brenda Murphy Charee Sweeney Danielle Bywater Aimar Bracho Aracely Anaya Bri Verstraten Charity Nufer Danielle Lee Alana Backer