Posted on May 31, 2016 3:48:45 PM

Inspiring.

If we had to pick one word to describe Women Build YYC, that would be it. Calgary's women fundraisers smashed through their initial fundraising goal of $50,000 in less that two weeks and their final total was more than double that: $124,469. They showed us all that every woman has the power to change the world.

Posted on Apr 13, 2016 4:24:07 PM

Posted on Mar 7, 2016 12:29:09 PM

I’ve been a Habitat home owner for almost 15 years now. I’m a single mother of twin girls and before Habitat, I was struggling financially to support the three of us – in ten years we moved eleven times and it was very, very difficult.

Posted on Mar 7, 2016 12:29:04 PM

As a future Habitat home owner, this will be my first Women Build experience and I’m most looking forward to all of the people I’m going to meet.

I’m on my own journey and I’ve always wanted to be part of this world of empowerment, so to have it right front of me is unbelievable. I can’t even imagine what I’m about to go into, but I’m excited about it.

Posted on Mar 7, 2016 12:28:59 PM

Last year was my first time at Women Build and I helped build a home all day long! It was honestly one of the most rewarding experiences of my entire life. To know that I was helping a family significantly is priceless – that feeling is priceless.

Posted on Mar 7, 2016 12:28:55 PM

I’ve been part of Women Build for five years now and my favourite part about it is the solidarity between all of the women that are out on the work site.

Tara Nelson - CTV News anchor, Women Build Ambassador

Posted on Mar 7, 2016 11:49:18 AM

I love Women Build! It’s the best opportunity to prove to everyone that women can empower each other and help the community.

I love experiencing the female comradery and then seeing the final product after a day of work, knowing that what we’ve done is going to serve a family well for their future.

Posted on Mar 7, 2016 11:46:53 AM

I became a Habitat home owner nearly four years ago, and it felt like winning the lottery.

It’s been one of the greatest experiences I’ve ever had.

Having the security of owning my own home has allowed me to focus on so many other things in life. I don’t have the huge stressor of where my family’s going to live or if we can afford to live there anymore.

Posted on Apr 11, 2015 5:56:21 PM

Women Build is a unique community fundraiser and volunteer activity designed to address the affordable housing crisis facing thousands of families across Southern Alberta.