YWCA has a new Regina facility [Video]

YWCA Regina has officially opened their new Kikaskihtanaw Centre for Women and Families.

Located at 2817 12th Avenue, it will provide both shelter and wrap around supports for women, children, and families in need.

“Our women have been in this space now for three weeks, and I can already see the way that they navigate a day, how they gather together what they’re doing to support each other is different,” YWCA Regina CEO, Melissa Coomber-Bendtsen said.

Those sentiments were echoed by many who now call the centre home.

“It felt like home. It literally felt like home. Like I came here and there was no barriers or anything. It was all fresh. It was new and it was just for me…. It was like, security, safety…They went beyond anybody’s expectations for it, but it’s a gorgeous place. It’s an absolutely beautiful place.” Tanya Bunnie, a resident of the YWCA said.

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