Making Changes is one of my favorite charities and is
based out of Calgary. Making changes is focused around empowering women to make
meaningful contributions to the community. Their core values reinforce
empowerment through: educational success, meaningful work, promoting change. optimism,
women helping women, ethical practices and respect.
- Educational success
- Meaningful work
- Promoting change
- Optimism
- Women helping women
- Ethical practices
- Respect
Making Changes has three programs:
The Walk-In
Closet
The Walk-In Closet offers women with financial constraints free access to a broad collection of new and
gently used clothing to create a wardrobe for themselves.
Employment and Life Skills Program
The Employment and Life Skills Program provides immigrant women various opportunities to gain self confidence and receive important information in regards to returning to work, going back to school, finding new jobs and foreign qualifications.
My Best Friend’s
Closet
My Best
Friend’s Closet offers teenage girls (ages 12-18) from low-income homes
with an extensive selection of fashionable and functional clothing to meet their school and recreational needs for an entire year
I had the opportunity to tour Making Changes and provide posters and brochures for them to be used to increase awareness about it's My Best Friend's Closet program. I also donated clothing to them. I believe there should be more organizations like Making Changes in Canada and around the world. I loved touring their facility and seeing first hand the smiles on the faces of the women and girls they were helping empower. I encourage my girl friends to donate their unused clothes to this organization as un-used clothing can have the ability to change a life.
http://www.makingchangesassociation.ca
Julie Cann
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