Bree Denning is a central advocate for social justice in the NWT. She is currently the Executive Director of the Yellowknife Women’s Society.
In her role as ED for the Yellowknife Women’s Society, she is responsible for the establishment of a Housing First Project in the NWT, a Street Outreach program, two day healing camps for vulnerable and homeless women, an eight bed single-room occupancy rental unit for homeless women, as well as the Yellowknife Work Ready Program (an employment program for people experiencing homelessness and unemployment). Bree also provides leadership and guidance for the existing programs of the Yellowknife Women’s Society, including a women’s shelter, a day care, and a program for marginalized pregnant women and new parents. Her service to the community of Yellowknife, as a social worker who has justice and reconciliation at the core of her work, is meriting of the Canadian Association of Social Workers (2020) Distinguished Service Award.