What's Available

What’s Available To You

AT THE CENTRE

The Women’s Place Resource Centre is dedicated to being a place for women to come together, share, learn, experience, express and grow.

What’s available at the Centre includes;

· Computers: The Centre has computers equipped with Microsoft Office 2007 Suite including Word, Powerpoint, Publisher, Excel and access to high-speed internet. Computers are open and available to women in the community during office hours.

· Research: As a Centre dedicated to the empowerment of women in our communities, we have engaged our staff, external consultants and the broader community in research that will positively impact policies that in turn impact women including pensions. To obtain copies of previous research, please contact the centre.

· Library: At the Centre is an open library with books, videos, cds, dvds and other reference material relating to all manner of issues to support women, their families and communities.

· Brochures: The Centre publishes brochures on issues and programs as well as making available brochures on other relevant community services.

· Space to Gather: The board room and common room are available for women to use to gather, share and learn from one another.

· Staff: The staff at the centre are available to provide information on resources, emotional support, refer to appropriate community services and offer programs that empower and support women.

· Programs: The Centre offers a variety of programs throughout the year reflecting requests from the community, available funding and resources.

· Frances Mills-Clements Bursary: This bursary is awarded annually to a woman within the community desiring to move forward to post-secondary education.

Please watch here for announcement of future programs.

Þ Stepping-Out ...2012 February 6,13,20,27 March 5,12,19,26 April 2,16,23 9am-2:15pm

Self-esteem, Assertiveness, Identifying Your Values, Relationships, Setting goals & Implementing

Held at: DALA @ Digby Career Resource Centre, 151 HWY 303, Digby

Change, Work Search/Interview Skills, customer Service, Budgeting/time Management & more!

• a place to share • a place to grow • a place to be •