ArchivedThe Sudbury Women's Centre is teaming up with Réseau Access Network to offer HIV testing and naloxone training May 30. Pictured are Sudbury Women's Centre executive director Giulia Carpenter and Stephanie Fournier, women and HIV/AIDS community development co-ordinator with Réseau Access Network. (Heidi Ulrichsen/Sudbury.com)Every Wednesday evening, upwards of 40 women gather at the Sudbury Women’s Centre for its Sisters Offering Support (SOS) program. The program offers free access to the centre’s My Sister’s Closet program (clothing room), arts and crafts, snacks and a once-a-month bingo evening. But it also has a more serious purpose. “It’s to be able…
ArchivedSudbury Women's Centre executive director Giulia Carpenter shows off some of the formal dress donations the women's centre has received. Those dresses are being offered free of charge for those in need. (Heidi Ulrichsen/Sudbury.com)Whether it’s graduation or prom, special occasions for abound for young people this time of year. But those special occasions can be expensive, with formal wear sometimes costing hundreds of dollars. This year, Sudbury Women’s Centre is stepping in to help girls find the prom or grad dress of their dreams, and at the right…
