We are Survivors Helping Survivors
Meet Crystal
Crystal Wood is a survivor who has reclaimed her power and dedicated her life to helping others do the same. As the Director of Programs and Development at U Grow Girl, she crafts the transformative retreats that provide survivors a space to heal and rediscover their strength. Crystal’s own healing journey fuels her work, guiding every program with empathy and purpose. Her vision is bold: to create spaces where shame dissolves, resilience is built, and survivors find their voice again. With an entrepreneurial spirit and an unshakable belief in the power of community, Crystal drives the organization forward, ensuring that no survivor walks this path alone.
Meet Leha
Leha Ward is a survivor, a leader, and a fierce advocate for healing. As the Executive Director of U Grow Girl, she has taken her own journey of overcoming childhood trauma and transformed it into a powerful mission to uplift others. With unwavering strength, Leha leads the organization’s vision to provide safe, transformative spaces for survivors of child sexual abuse. She stands as a beacon of hope, ensuring that U Grow Girl not only grows but thrives, offering community, healing, and a voice for those often left unheard. Her leadership is rooted in compassion, resilience, and the belief that together, we heal.
Our Community Impact
Our goal is to create an inclusive community for adult survivors of child sexual abuse centred around healing and empowerment. At U Grow Girl, we empower survivors by gifting them attendance at the Time To Heal Retreat, where we arm them with the tools they need to catapult their healing journey.
We believe that when you heal a survivor, you heal future generations and help to break the cycle of abuse.
1 in 3 women are sexually abused before the age of 18.
This is what drives us every day.
Our Environmental Impact
We take our environmental impact seriously.
Did you know? Valentine's Day alone, produces some 9,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from field to florist.
By growing and delivering our fresh flowers within a 100 mile radius we greatly reduce CO2 emissions.
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We only use organic, sustainable farming practices.
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We make our own organic compost tea, and compost.
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We only buy non GMO and organic seeds from Canadian farms and an employee owned USA company.
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We never use chemicals or pesticides
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We choose female owned, family run companies to source our products, whenever possible we choose businesses in the Okanagan or British Columbia. These companies must follow ethical sustainable practices.
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We only use eco-friendly packaging
We do all of this and more because we believe we are responsible for the health of our planet and we MUST take action know ensuring we have a healthy thriving planet for generations to come.
We acknowledge we are located on the unceded traditional lands of the Secwépemc Territory/Nation.
