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Amazon Donates to Immigrant Women and Girls in Need
Amazon Donates to Immigrant Women and Girls in Need Amazon has donated $50,000 to Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association in support of Food Security and Emergency Housing Support for Immigrant Women and their Families and Girls with Goals initiatives. Calgary...
Vote for Food and Employment Security for Immigrant Women and Their Families
Help address food security needs With the help of Field Law Community Fund Program, CIWA is addressing the food security needs among immigrant women and families who are struggling to purchase their basic needs supplies due job loss or having to flee abusive...
CIWA now providing remote services
In line with the recent Government of Alberta's announcement of new restrictions and guidelines, CIWA has moved all in-person classes, workshops, and one-on-one services to virtual delivery. As of September 20th, all sessions currently held outdoors will remain...
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CIWA Partners with City of Chestermere
Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association has partnered with the City of Chestermere to offer multi-lingual in-person and virtual counselling services to Chestermere residents. This new partnership will help facilitate the delivery of counselling services to Chestermere...
CIWA office is open with evening hours
Visit us at CIWA for in-person services from Monday to Friday, between 9 am and 4:30 pm with evening hours until 8:00 pm on Wednesdays. We now welcome both drop-in and scheduled appointments! For more information, contact your counsellor today! You can also connect...
CIWA Advocates for Workers in Long-Term Care
CIWA has collaborated with the University of Calgary in conjunction with the Parkland Institute to give immigrant women, particularly racialized women, working as health-care aides a voice. 'More Than Just a Health Care Aide: Immigrant Women Speak About the COVID-19...
CIWA’s Annual Report 2020-2021
On June 22nd, CIWA hosted its 39th Annual General Meeting via Zoom with over 160 attendees. The AGM acknowledged how CIWA embraced the challenges of the past year. Our clients, volunteers, and staff have all shown tremendous resilience, enthusiasm, and commitment this...
Book your appointment today!
CIWA is looking forward to re-opening for in-person services on Monday, June 14th. We welcome all clients by appointment only from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday, with evening hours until 8 PM every Wednesday. Book an appointment with your counsellor today, or...
Pilot Project Evaluation
The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated restrictions on in-person childcare services. When restrictions eased, significant barriers remained, so 5 agencies across the Prairie provinces developed and piloted remote delivery models on early learning and care for newcomer...