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A Guide to Building Your Own Coping Toolkit

A coping toolkit can help you cope with anxious thoughts and feelings. When your thoughts or feelings are overwhelming, pull out your toolkit to help ground yourself and break those negative thoughts. Coping toolkits focus on the five senses - things you can touch, see, hear, smell and taste. Check out our video and download [...]

Challenging and Reframing Negative Thoughts

The way we think, feel, and behave are continuously affecting one another. Negative thoughts affect our emotions and distort our perception of reality in a negative way. Challenging and replacing these thoughts is one of the best ways to manage stress, anxiety, and depression, and over time can really make a difference to our mental [...]

Racing Repetitive Thoughts

Sometimes we can experience racing repetitive thoughts – these can also be referred to as ruminating thoughts. Ruminating involves a cycle where you keep thinking the same thoughts or worrying the same worries without getting anywhere. It can be exhausting and it can affect your sleep and your mental and physical health. Here is the [...]

Yoga Snacks

Nourishment for your mind and body. Join Shauna, from Yoga Centre Winnipeg as she leads a class of beginner friendly yoga. Beginner classes provide a safe environment to learn the correct form of the basic yoga postures. Basic yoga postures are the building blocks of a healthy yoga practice. Classical sun salutations, standing poses, gentle [...]

FGWRC

Providing free supports and services including counselling, workshops, information and referrals and outreach programs. Fort Garry Women’s Resource Centre is committed to creating a community where women, gender diverse people & children are safe, healthy, valued and empowered.

Masks are Optional.

Starting July 1, masks are no longer required to be worn at FGWRC. Please note physical distancing is still required.However, individuals may choose to wear a mask based on personal preference. FGWRC will also continue to provide free masks to those requesting one. Thank you for your cooperation!

Comedy for a Cause Success!

Our Comedy for a Cause Fundraiser was a great success, and we were thrilled to have our first in person event after these past few years. Most importantly, with the community’s help we raised over to $11,000 for FGWRC!This money will help us to continue to provide free counselling and supportive services to the clients [...]

Summer 50/50 Raffle- We Have a Winner!

WE HAVE A WINNER to our summer 50/50 draw hosted by @fundingchangeca!Congrats to David B. on your win: 50% of the $1,875.00 pot ! Check your email for details on how to claim.What a great way to start off the summer!THANK YOU to everyone who purchased tickets! Your support allows Fort Garry Women's Resource Centre to [...]

Closure

Fort Garry Women's Resource Centre office will be closed April 13-18 and will re-open on Tuesday, April 19th at 9am. We are able to respond to messages via phone and email on April 13 & 14. For additional support, visit our Resource Page. Stay Safe!

Programming Update – May & June 2022

Women's Counselling: Virtual, Telephone or In-PersonChildren's Counselling: In-PersonOutreach: Drop-In & Harvest: In-Person (limited capacity)Workshops & Groups: Virtual and In-Person (limited capacity)Information/Resources: In-Person, Call or EmailEmergency Food/Hygiene: Pre-Arranged Pick up (when available) Mandatory mask use & Physical Distancing still required! The health and safety of our community and staff is our first priority.

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