Kyra Women's Project

10/11/2026

⭐ Prize Spotlight Time! ⭐

We’re delighted to spotlight just 6 of the fantastic prizes up for grabs in our Kyra Advent Raffle 🎁✨

Whether you’re treating yourself or looking for the perfect Christmas gift for a loved one, these incredible prizes are sure to bring some festive cheer.

And this is just the beginning... we’ll be revealing even more amazing prizes over the next few days, so keep watching! 👀

A massive thank you to all the incredible local businesses and organisations that have generously donated prizes. We have been truly blown away by the support from our community, and every donation will help us raise vital funds for Kyra. 💜

Every ticket purchased helps support Kyra Women’s Project and the life-changing work they do to empower women, reduce isolation, build confidence, and create brighter futures across York.

🎟️ Tickets are just £2 each
🎄 Perfect to keep for yourself or gift this Christmas
💜 Support an incredible local charity
🎁 Win amazing prizes throughout December

Get your tickets via the link in our bio or story and help make a difference while being in with a chance of winning!

This raffle is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram.

04/11/2026

🎄✨ WIN BIG THIS CHRISTMAS WHILE MAKING A DIFFERENCE ✨🎄

The Kyra Advent Raffle is officially here, and thanks to the incredible generosity of local businesses and supporters, we already have over £2,000 worth of prizes up for grabs! 🎁

For just £2 per ticket, you’ll be supporting the life-changing work of Kyra Women’s Project, helping women across York access the support, opportunities and community they need to rebuild their confidence, improve their wellbeing and create lasting positive change in their lives.

🎉 How it works:
🎟️ Buy your tickets before 24th December
🎁 A new prize will be revealed every day throughout December
⭐ Every ticket is automatically entered into all remaining draws from the date you purchase
🎉 Watch out for our special Double Door Days, where we’ll reveal two prizes and pick two winners!

Please check out the amazing businesses who have donated prizes including family days out, afternoon tea, spa experiences, fitness memberships, workshops, hampers, vouchers and so much more, there’s something for everyone!

💡 Top tip: Buy your tickets before 1st December to be entered into every draw throughout the month and give yourself the best chance of winning!

❤️ Every ticket sold helps Kyra continue providing vital support for women across York.
🎟️ £2 per ticket
🎁 32 amazing prizes and counting
⭐ Over £2,000 in prizes
❤️ Supporting women across York

More prizes are still being added, so keep an eye on our social media for bonus reveals and updates!

Good luck, and thank you for supporting Kyra this Christmas 💜

03/11/2026

Kyra is turning 13!

This November marks 13 years of Kyra Women's Project, and we'd love our wonderful members to come and celebrate with us!

Over the past 13 years, Kyra has been a place for women to find support, build friendships, learn new things and feel part of a community. And we couldn't have done any of it without our wonderful members and volunteers!

To celebrate, we're having a special Birthday Drop-In on Tuesday 10 November from 1pm–3:30pm

All Kyra members are welcome! No booking needed, just pop in whenever you fancy.
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31/10/2026

Here’s a throwback to our incredible “Women in Art” exhibition in May.🌼

Thank you so much to our wonderful artists, volunteers and members for helping this project come to life. What an amazing weekend it was! 🎨

All money raised went right back into the work we do supporting women in York.

An additional thank you to Bec Hudson Smith ✨ Photographer for being such a fantastic photographer and capturing this event for us 🦋❤️ and SPARK:York CIC for allowing us to use your wonderful space!

15/10/2026

A huge thank you to Eboracum Lodge 1611, York, for your incredibly generous donation of £500! 💜

We’re so grateful for your support of Kyra Women’s Project and the women we work with. Donations like this make a real difference, helping us to continue providing a safe, welcoming space where women can connect with others, build confidence and improve their wellbeing.

Thank you for thinking of Kyra and for helping us continue the work we do. Your generosity is truly appreciated! 💜

07/10/2026

Could you donate the cost of your next coffee to support women in York?

We’re launching Kyra’s Community Coffee Campaign, and we’d love our local community to get behind it.

For around £2–£5 (roughly the cost of a coffee) you can help us continue providing a safe and welcoming space for women experiencing mental health challenges, domestic abuse, loneliness and isolation, bereavement, unemployment and other major life difficulties.

Donations help us provide everything from courses and workshops to one-to-one counselling and opportunities for women to connect with others.

£500 can help fund 10 sessions of one-to-one counselling, while other donations contribute towards workshops supporting women recovering from trauma and domestic abuse.

So, if you’re able to spare the cost of a coffee, we’d be incredibly grateful. And if you can’t donate, sharing this post with friends, family or colleagues helps too.

A coffee to you. A lifeline for her.

You can click here to donate: https://www.goodhub.com/go/offerings/kyracoffee26/donations/create

06/10/2026

Looking for something to get involved in this October? We still have spaces available on a few upcoming sessions at Kyra:

Introduction to Self Employment Workshop
Wednesday 14th October, 10.00 - 12.00pm

Loss Workshop
Thursday 15th October, 14.00 - 15.00pm

Boundaries and Self Care Workshop
Thursday 15th October, 14.00 - 16.00pm

Kyra Voices Singing Group
Thursday 15th October, 18.00 - 19.30pm

Managing Emotions Workshop
Monday 19th October, 10.00 - 12.00pm

If you're already a Kyra member and would like to book a place, just email [email protected].

We'd love to see you there!

30/09/2026

A huge thank you from everyone at Kyra!

We’ve been absolutely blown away by the support for our Aviva Community Fund campaign so far.

Thanks to your donations, we’ve already raised over £2,000 to help women in York experiencing financial hardship and food insecurity.

We also want to say a massive thank you to Aviva for giving us this opportunity and for supporting Kyra to reach even more people with our campaign!

The money raised will help us provide foodbank vouchers and one-to-one support, alongside helping women access specialist financial advice and longer-term support to build their financial resilience.

We’ve made an amazing start, but we’ve still got a way to go – and every donation and share genuinely helps us get closer to our target.

If you’ve already donated or shared our campaign, thank you so much. And if you haven’t yet, there’s still plenty of time to get involved!

Take a look at our campaign and support Kyra here:
https://communitiesfund.avivafoundation.org.uk/p/financial-resilience-for-women

21/09/2026

We’ve got some exciting news: Kyra’s new crowdfunding campaign is now LIVE!

We’re raising money through the Aviva Foundation’s Community Fund to help us continue supporting women in York to build their financial resilience, confidence and independence.

Money raised will help us provide foodbank vouchers, one-to-one support to understand each woman’s individual needs, and supported referrals to specialist financial advice services.

Every donation, big or small, will make a difference. And if you’re not able to donate, sharing our campaign helps enormously too!

Take a look at our campaign and support Kyra here:
https://communitiesfund.avivafoundation.org.uk/p/financial-resilience-for-women

A huge thank you to everyone who donates, shares and supports Kyra and our members!

We will support members' financial resilience through budgeting, signposting to advice services and emotional support.

20/09/2026

A huge thank you to York's Chocolate Story for their continued support of Kyra!

We’re so grateful to be one of their Charities of the Year, and they’ve been incredibly generous to our members – from donating plenty of delicious chocolate, to giving us free tickets, and even welcoming our members for free tours and chocolate-making masterclasses!

These lovely opportunities give our members the chance to try something new, have fun together and enjoy experiences around York that might otherwise be out of reach.

A massive thank you to the whole York's Chocolate Story team for continuing to support Kyra and our members, we really appreciate it!