Connect. Learn. Empower.
Welcome to the Nelson and District Women’s Centre, and thanks for visiting our website! The Women’s Centre provides a welcoming space, support, and free resources for women, gender diverse individuals and children to learn, connect, and become empowered in their own lives and engaged in their community. For over 50 years, the Women’s Centre has worked to build healthy community by playing a positive role in the lives of women, and advancing gender equality. Our umbrella organization, the West Kootenay Women’s Association, is a registered charity founded in 1972. That makes the Nelson Women’s Centre the longest-running rural women’s centre in Canada! To learn more about the history of the West Kootenay Women’s Association and the Women’s Centre, click here. The Women’s Centre is located in Nelson, and serves the West Kootenay region which is the traditional unceded territory of of the Sinixt, Ktunaxa and the Sylix Peoples. Take a look around our site and learn about what we do, and how you can get involved! Donate now through CanadaHelps.org! If you, too, believe that a strong and healthy community is built by feeling supported, empowered, valued, and heard, you can have a profound impact by clicking this donation link and supporting the Women’s Centre. Thank you for your generosity and your commitment!