What’s Happening @ WCWRC
July is for Reconciliation
2017 marked the 150th birthday of the country we call Canada here on Turtle Island. In light of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Final Report and the discrimination and racism that the Indigenous women, Two-Spirit and gender-diverse people we support face...
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day
National Indigenous Peoples Day is June 21st. This day is for recognizing and celebrating the many cultures and contributions of the Indigenous peoples of Canada. It is a time for reflection, education, and action about Indigenous past, present, and the future. This...
June 14, 2022: Joint Statement on Proposed Dismantling of Winnipeg Bus Shelters by City Council
As a community, we are very concerned with the approach taken by Councillor Shawn Nason and the majority of the Infrastructure Renewal and Public Works (IRPW) committee on June 9, 2022. We do not support the motion to remove infrastructure from bus stops on Regent...
Black History Month
Join us as we celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth 2022! We’ve compiled a list of information on Black history, books and podcasts, local black-owned businesses and resources. You can also check out our social media channels to view live Q&A sessions with local advocates...
Holiday Gift Guide
Take a look at our holiday gift guide! With every purchase from the WCWRC Shop, your proceeds are going to women and their families in our community. You can help support women and families move from where they are to where they want to be. Choose to make a difference...
2021 Empower Women Awards
Congratulations to our Executive Director, Lorie English,on receiving a 2021 Empower Women Award! This award is such a great honour, especially considering the many incredible women nominees. Thank you to all the staff, board and supporters who nominated Lorie. And...
Quick Tips for Employment
Quick Tips for Employment is a series of videos we launched in August on our YouTube channel. These "Quick Tips" videos were created by our wonderful volunteer Paula and offer great insight into the employment process. Paula goes through the job search process,...
Volunteer Profile: Alex
When Alex first connected with the Centre in 2016, she was involved in an abusive relationship exacerbating her mental health struggles. She described her first experience spending time here as both awkward and comfortable, “I came in, grabbed some coffee, sat there...
Staff Profile: Jojo
My name is Jolene Wilson; the community calls me Jojo. My spirit names are Misko Migizi kwe, Giimiwan Googookoo (Red Eagle Woman, Raining Owl), and I am from the Wolf Clan. I was very lost for 15 years: I lived on the street, homeless and addicted, estranged from my...
Solutions to Complex Challenges
Warming Centre In winter 2020/21, WCWRC partnered with Spence Neighbourhood Association (SNA) to open a low-barrier, daytime Warming Centre to serve the homeless and food-insecure members of our West End Community. Community members had access to Magnus Eliason...
Program Highlight: Street Outreach
The COVID-19 pandemic shone a light on important service gaps in our community. One of those gaps is serving women who cannot come to get food, hygiene, and other basic needs at our front door. COVID made it much more difficult for women to come to us, so we...
Bonnie & Colette’s Story
Bonnie and Colette both had good jobs and never imagined they would be homeless. Then Colette got sick and they were illegally evicted from their apartment right before Christmas 2020. “We pretty much lost absolutely everything we had,” said Bonnie. “All of a sudden...