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2011-2012 ANNuAl REpORt

Providing emergent, transitional and long-term housing

solutions for women and their children, YWCA Saskatoon

Crisis Shelter & Residence is a critical component of

Saskatoon’s social housing solutions.

Last year:• we served 892 shelter clients (including 345 children),

42 at-risk youth and 36 Turning Point resident clients;

• the average stay at the shelter was 12 days;

• a total of 5,317 requests were not able to be

accommodated because there was no room;

• 13 resident clients successfully transitioned into the

community from the Turning Points program; and

• we provided crisis counselling to 156 women, men and

youth through our 24-hour hotline service.

When families are assured that their children are in a safe,

caring and nurturing environment, they can focus on the

daily necessities of work or school.

Last year:• 50% of our children were from visible minorities—many of

these children did not speak English at home;

• 25% of the families received government subsidies due to

limited family income; and

• Continued donor support and fundraising by the

Parent Committee enabled us to provide the University

of Saskatchewan Community Music Program for

twelve weeks.

empLoyment & Learning centre Fitness on 25th

crisis sheLter & residence chiLd deveLopment centre

YWCA Saskatoon is committed to serving the whole person

–mind, body and spirit. With a wide variety of offerings for

physical well-being, Fitness on 25th provides activity options

for everyone to achieve success.

Last year we ran:• 2,517 land and aqua fitness classes;

• 102 Red Cross swimming lessons; and

• 8 weeks of summer day camps.

and we saw:• 5,820 community members;

• 3,480 special needs patrons;

• 34,000 participants in classes and lessons;

• 108 subsidized fitness memberships; and

• 180 families through our day camp programs.

Offering a broad variety of supports and services

for women and men facing barriers to sustainable

employment, the YWCA Saskatoon Employment &

Learning Centre plays a key role in helping clients on their

journeys to financial independence.

Last year:• 277 women and men found work;

• 95 women and men undertook further education or

training opportunities;

• 370 women and men registered for YWCA classes

or workshops.

2 Paper sculpture image courtesy of Helen Musselwhite

Thanks to the continued generosity of our partners,

YWCA Saskatoon is able to deliver important

social services to make Saskatoon a better place

to live for all of us. Our programs depend on the

commitment of many diverse partners, including all

levels of government, the United Way of Saskatoon

& Area, community foundations, service groups,

corporations and individual donors. Targeted

government contracts are designated for specific

operations at YWCA Saskatoon, but do not cover the

full spectrum of services we must offer. This is where

our donors become critically important.

Gifts from our donors help fill the gaps, so that we

are able to meet the ever-growing needs of women

and children in Saskatoon.

Our doors are always open, and we encourage you

to come in and get to know us better. There are

many ways to help. You can serve on our Board of

Directors, participate on a fundraising committee,

volunteer your time or services, or give your financial

support. Together we offer hope and help to families

in our community.

Thank you for your ongoing support.

YOU & The YWCA

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MeSSAGe FROM The PReSIdeNT & eXeCUTIVe dIReCTORturning pointsAs YWCA Saskatoon enters its second century, it is staggering to think about the number of lives we have touched in our 101 years. It has been an honour to connect with women, children and families in so many ways. Often, we become consumed with daily tasks and forget to reflect upon our impact on the people of Saskatoon. This year we want to stop and smell the roses—and give you an opportunity to do the same.

“Turning points” is a phrase that you hear often in the conversations at YWCA Saskatoon. But what does it mean? Sometimes a person or a family comes up against a roadblock they cannot overcome—that is a turning point. It is a time that can mark a change for the better or worse, depending on what happens next. YWCA Saskatoon exists to help turning points create positive forces for change. This year we helped many people at turning points in their lives and saw our city improve, one person, one family at a time.

• We helped a mother, concerned her lack of education would impact her ability to provide for her children, to achieve her GED. She gained confidence, knowledge and better job prospects.

• Resulting from domestic violence in the home, a mother lost custody of her children and arrived in our care with broken bones and a broken spirit. We counselled her and encouraged her, and she left saying, “You have helped me realize I am worth it and I am strong.”

• When a father providing for a special needs child needed to change careers so he could be home more, we helped him discover a new career path.

• A young boy with delayed speech received love, support, and daily coaching in our daycare and his speech began to improve. He brings joy every day as he visits us and delivers mail.

• Personal trainers in our fitness facility helped a wheelchair-bound woman build enough strength to accomplish greater mobility and, according to her family, acquire a new lease on life.

We have visions of growth for YWCA Saskatoon as we meet community needs and ensure individuals at turning points have somewhere to go. We know that helping clients build resumes they can be proud of will improve their confidence and job prospects, and that assisting mothers in search of housing or work will ensure their children are

safe and cared for. It is our commitment to remain a strong and vocal advocate for our clients, and provide quality child care and fitness services that contribute to making Saskatoon a whole and healthy community.

As YWCA Saskatoon works to eliminate poverty, homelessness and violence, we hope you will continue to see the difference our work makes in individual lives and in our community.

We are all better off when we care for each other.

patricia roePRESIDENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BarB macphersonExECUTIvE DIRECTOR, YWCA SASkATOON

Working to eliminate poverty, homelessness and violence for women and their families.

YWCA Saskatoon exists to help turning points create positive forces for change.

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PReSIdeNT | Patricia Roe

PReSIdeNT eLeCT | Deborah Parker-Loewen

TReASUReR | Frances Lapointe

Board memBers

Zeba AhmadJocelyn Allardkelly CarukSmita Gargkelly GouldAlice kuipersShirley LarocqueTracy Laschiliervlatka TustonicJenn WaygoodTerri Woods

ywca management team

Barb Macpherson, Executive Director

Darla Hufsmith, Director of Finance & Administration

Genine Neufeld, Director of Development & Communications

Elaine Brosnihan, Manager, Child Development Centre

Dawn Linnick, Manager, Employment & Learning Centre

kim Newransky, Manager, Crisis Shelter & Residence

Barb Yanciw, Manager, Fitness on 25th

2011/2012BOARd OF dIReCTORS

100,000 women and children in Canada every year, leave their homes fleeing violence, risking poverty and homelessness in order to find safety.”Prosperity for the Majority: Toward Economic Security for Women, 2010.

50.0% of Canadian women will experience an incident of violence in her life, likely before her 25th birthday.Digital Conversation about Women, Gender and Violence in Social and New Media, 2011.

66.7% of Canadian workers earning minimum wage are women.YWCA Canada International Women’s Day Bulletin, 2012.

254.0%is the return on investment of every dollar invested in quality early learning and childcare in our community.Educated, Employed & Equal: The Economic Prosperity Case for National Child Care, 2011.

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In 2011-12, YWCA Social Good community

fundraising continued to represent an exciting

growth area, with two special campaigns.

In homes and businesses across Saskatoon, a

network of YWCA Social Good fundraising events

and parties popped up. Women and men partied

with a purpose, made a donation, and helped

thousands of women and families who depend on

YWCA Saskatoon.

In December, the Magic 98.3 Social Good Adopt-

A-Room campaign raised funds for families staying

in the YWCA Crisis Shelter & Residence. Our

community continues to give generously to shelter

families to make Christmas extra special.

In February, the Cameco Social Good campaign

hit the street as valentine’s Day approached.

Broadway merchants joined the movement,

hosting customer events in restaurants, shops and

clubs all down the strip.

YWCA SOCIAL GOOd

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OUR dONORSSalma Ackbar and Donna HodgsonAction Plumbing and Heating Ltd.Agriculture and Agri Food CanadaAgriumAirline Hotels And Resorts Ltd.kim AliAlliance EnergyMichelle AndrosoffAnonymousAnonymous Foundation Brenda AntonopoulosTony AntonopoulosDeb ArndtDonna BaileyPhyllis BakerBDC Holdings Ltd.Lois BeggsCurtis BellPaulette BenningSharon BensonSherry BentleyIsabel BerntsonBeverly Ashdown Nail StudioBliss Fine Foods Inc.Jeret BodeLeeann BodieJohn BoersmaGreg BoschmanBeverley BrennanBroadway Shoe RepairPatricia BrobergMarion L. BrownMarilyn BrownleeEv Burnett and Dean JonesJohn and Betsy BuryWendy BusaCalories Bakery & RestaurantCameco CorporationDebora CampbellCanada Post East Depot Letter CarriersCanadian Women’s FoundationCANE (Community for the Awareness of Native Employment)Ted and Sharon CardwellGeorgia CelicChristie’s Mayfair BakeryCathy ChronesCigar Lake Mining CorporationCity Hospital Out PatientMarcia ClarkClaude Resources IncConcentra FinancialWayne CopelandMargo CouldwellLesley CourtneyAnn CoxworthJackie Crosby-Cuthill

Sheila DenysiukDiscovering Enterprises Ltd.Wanda DrewDutch Growers Garden CentreDutka Investmentsvicki and David DuttonEarly’s Farm & Garden CentreSheryl FoxLarry GaucherDavid E. GauleyHolly GiassonCamille GionetDorothy GoodBruce and Susan GossenFlorence GrahamMargaret GruberSara GullifordBetty HaldermanPeggy HalePat Harcolt-PeeverLaura HartneyShirley HaskinsClaire HawkinsJames HaySusan Hayton and Dr. Grant StonehamTrina and Patrick HealElaine HnatyshynStormy HolmesD. Jean HopkinsMarita and ken HorbayMary HoustonLeone HowLouise HumbertNorma HustonJohn and Sheila HyshkaImpact Marketing Services LtdIndustry CanadaInterior Designs by EdiePat JacksonAlexis JamiesonD’Lee JohnsonLaurel JonesJust Tri ItLana kassianMildred kerrkinette Club of Saskatoonkinsmen Club of Saskatoonklass-A-AuctionsBarbara klassenHolly Ann knott,QCBrenda korchinskiNaida kornutaJennifer kouryAlice kuipers and Yann Martel Daryl LabachFrances and Patrick LapointeTracy LaschilierJessica LeMayTerri LemkeMyrtle LemkePatricia LeverickNoella Leydon

Dawn LinnickJanice MackinnonBarbara MacphersonMagic 98.3 (Christmas 365)keitha and Tom McClocklinSusan McConkeySharon McEachnieMargaret L. MckercherSelma McMahonLinda McMillanDiane McPhersonPeter McPhersonPauline MelisJoyce MeyerMeyers Norris PennyRita MirwaldJody MitchellErica MoirMargaret MonksMoore Financial Services CorporationTracy MuggliJean NahachewskyGenine NeufeldNew Horizons Senior Fellowship CentreElva NixonLinda NobleSuzanne OlenikShane OlsonFerron OlynykElla OphirOutter LimitsBeverly PalibrodaDeb Parker-LoewenRosanna ParryDiane ParthevShauna PearceLynne PearsonRosemary PeetLea PennockRobert PerverseffPike Lake Provincial Park Staff Fundkaren and Patrick PitkaPotashCorpPro-Western MechanicalSusan PutzQueen Esther Rebekah Lodge #5Barbara RacineJudy Rathiekathy RatzlaffMr. John Rayner and Dr. Damara RaynerDonna RederburgReed SecurityJason ReeseRichelle ReidWilliam RichardsTeresa RichardsonDoug and Jocelyn RichardsonPatricia Roe

Erin RohlicekRoyal LePage Shelter FoundationRunning Room Canada Inc.Chris RyderGerlinde SarkarSaskatchewan Mutual Insurance Co.Saskatchewan Union Of NursesSaskatoon Community FoundationSaskatoon Women’s Community CoalitionAngie SchmidtCarolyn SchurRoberta SchurmanScotia BankDonna Scott and FamilySusanne SebestyenIrene and Larry SeiferlingNatalie SharmaCheylyn Shipley O’NeilJean ShortSilver Street JewellersMargaret SmithRene SoubolskyTom and Jennifer SpeedEsther StenbergDr. Grant Stoneham and Susan HaytonMaria StyackoThe Better GoodThe Grandey Family Foundation Inc.The JBL Charitable Foundation Inc.Trent and Aimy ThiessenPatricia TimmermanLynn TimmermanTraxx FootwearUnited Way of Saskatoon & AreaMaya WagnerAnne and Patrick Wallacekathy WatsonWawanesa Insurancekate and Bruce WaygoodErica WeberWeczeria Food and WineCatherine WeenkWendy WhiteWestern Economic DiversificationWMCZ Legal Professional CorporationEvelyn WojcichowskyWomen’s CollectiveConstance WongBarb and Mark WoutersYWCA Opportunity ShopYehua Zhang

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Working to eliminate poverty, homelessness and violence for women and their families.

opening our arms to FamiLiesThe parents of two young boys who now attend the YWCA Child Development Centre came to us when they needed care to meet their complex needs. With a loving home and much ambition for their family’s future, both parents had decided to make significant life changes, and enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan. They thought they were making the right decision, but as time passed, the road seemed strewn with obstacles.

Only a single Child Development Centre spot was available at first, which meant juggling two daycare providers as part of the daily commute for a busy family of four. Then, their younger son began experiencing health problems, spending months in and out of hospital, finally diagnosed with allergies and severe asthma. With a calendar of frequent medical visits, precious family time with their older son was slipping away. Better daycare arrangements were becoming increasingly urgent. Again, the mother approached us to care for her younger son.

The team at the YWCA Child Development Centre responded and opened their arms to care for both children.

Our child care workers recognized the younger child was struggling with communication. Together with his family, our experienced staff brought in an expert speech pathologist to help them work better with a vulnerable little boy in need.

Today, the older brother is smiling, making friends, running in the gym, laughing and telling jokes. The younger boy is speaking in full sentences, listening to everyone and exercising his right to make choices.

We celebrate with this family. Thanks to the extra time and care from our Child Development Centre staff, the children have developed in amazing ways. Their mother is continuing to excel at her classes and plans to enter medical school. Someday she might be the doctor who treats another young child’s asthma attack.

pushing herseLF even on the hard daysA former runner who misses being able to run, Fran was diagnosed 20 years ago with multiple sclerosis (MS). She now finds it difficult to get out of her wheelchair, let alone walk or run. But she is an active member of YWCA Fitness on 25th and participates in a class designed by our certified personal trainers for an MS group that meets a few times a week.

With the encouragement of her YWCA Fitness on 25th trainer and other MS participants, Fran has progressed to getting out of her wheelchair and onto the recumbent bike for five- to ten-minute workouts. She has trained faithfully and is now lifting heavier weights, doing more repetitions, and completing more advanced exercises. “It makes me happy when I can lift heavier weights, I feel like my arms are working,” she says.

“I really enjoy coming here; there is a special camaraderie that exists between the participants and I have made a lot of friends. I feel more confident with myself that I can do the exercises.”

Her hard work shows. Fran’s husband has seen that her increasing strength makes transferring in and out of the wheelchair easier. In spite of the daily struggles living with MS brings, Fran has learned to push herself, even on the hard days. She has earned new strength and greater independence.

For the staff of YWCA’s Fitness on 25th, working with clients that push themselves like Fran does makes their jobs rewarding. Michelle, one of our fitness staff, says, “We are a full-spectrum fitness facility to many members in the community who come and go without any special needs and we are proud to serve them. However, when we deliver specialized programs such as our stroke recovery program, our new breast cancer recovery program or classes designed for living better with autism, MS or fibromyalgia, we see more clearly how Fitness on 25th contributes to the YWCA’s commitment to health in mind, body, and spirit.”

GReAT AChIeVeMeNTS

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On June 7, 2012, over 960 people gathered to honour 44 women and celebrate their contributions to Saskatoon. We were again inspired by the passion, enthusiasm and commitment these women have for strengthening the social fabric of Saskatoon. The 2012 Women of Distinction Awards Dinner was another record breaking event, raising over $112,000 to support YWCA Saskatoon’s work to eliminate poverty, homelessness and violence for women and their families. All the nominees are true examples of how each of us can make a difference in our community. In addition to the nominees, our success is due to the commitment of many: sponsors, volunteers, nominators and attendees. Thank you from everyone at YWCA Saskatoon for your support. You enable us to offer hope to women at turning points in their lives. The Women of Distinction Awards Dinner gives an opportunity for all of us to let our spirits shine and provide hope for every person who walks through the doors of YWCA Saskatoon.

Bronze sponsorsAMEC

Butler Byers Insurance/SGI

Canada Life

Meyers Norris Penny

Rosanna Parry Photography

Saskatchewan Mutual

Insurance Company

Saskatchewan Lotteries

Wallace Meschishnick Clackson

Zawada Lawyers & Mediators

community deveLopment

sponsorsSaskLotteries

Dr. Shaw

pLatinum media sponsorsThe Bull 92.9

C95 fm

CJWW 600

Global Saskatoon

köhfa

Magic 98.3

News Talk 650

Rock 102 fm

Shaw

The StarPhoenix

William Joseph Communications

award recipients

Arts, Culture and HeritageChris Lindgren

AthleticsLorrie Dobni

Community BuildingPeggy vermette

EducationTerri-Lynn Gresty

Entrepreneurshipkrista Neufeld & Lynette Zacharias

Health and WellnessCheryl Hand

Leadership and Management May Henderson

Science, Technology & ResearchSuzanne Abrams

YouthAmy Gryba

Lifetime AchievementEllen Remai

pLatinum award sponsorsAirline Hotels & Resorts Ltd.

Cameco Corporation

CIBC

Conexus

MD Ambulance Care Ltd.

RBC Royal Bank

Scotiabank

SaskPower

Saskatoon Health Region

West Wind Aviation

Women Entrepreneurs of Saskatchewan

goLd sponsorsAgrium

The Barn Playhouse

Saskatchewan Blue Cross

Saskatoon Express

SaskEnergy

siLver sponsorsBourassa & Associates

Rehabilitation Centre

Handy Special Events

PGI Printers

Sheraton Cavalier

TvZ Media

SaskTel

Sheraton Cavalier

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YWCA Saskatoon is committed to offering its clients the greatest possible variety and quality of programs and

services. This is achieved through efficient operations, conservative administration costs and effective use of

core funding and donor support.

Administration costs as a percentage of total expenses were 11%. Development costs were 4%.Audited Financial Statements available at www.ywcasaskatoon.com

22%FEE FOR SERVICE

$1,028,934

25%FUND DEVELOPMENT & GRANTS

$1,125,714

6 %OTHER INCOME

$271,583

47%GOVERNMENT CONTRACTED PROGRAMS

$2,132,504

REVENUE

37 %CRISIS SHELTER & RESIDENCE

$1,438,709

21%CHILD DEVELOPMENT

$840,310

21%EMPLOYMENT & LEARNING

$804,275

EXPENSES

21%FITNESS ON 25TH

$830,411

TOTAL 4,558,735

TOTAL 3,913,705

SUMMARIzed FINANCIAL ReSULTS

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