Migrant workers and their supporters promote learning and friendship through free online film screenings and panel presentations
In 2014, the Shared Intake and Referral Program was created to coordinate intakes for all second-stage domestic violence shelters in Calgary: Discovery House, Brenda Strafford Foundation Heart Home Network and Sonshine Community Services. This program ensures a single point of contact for clients, allows them to share their stories only once, creating a common referral path from emergency shelters into longer-term transitional housing. Due to the evolving scope of the program and the current housing crisis, an external strategic review is needed to determine the efficacy, relevance, and impact of the Shared Intake Program. The resulting evidence will be used to inform continuous improvement and adaptations, or changes, as required.
To support the African Cancer Support Group’s Christmas Hamper Program.
Parents and community gather to celebrate the achievements of youth
Immigrant Outreach Society aims at filling the service gaps that exist for ethnic minorities by providing culturally appropriate trauma informed services. Black refugee are underrepresented in the mental health system and face discrimination as the current system does not acknowledge their racial trauma their unique culture and language needs. As a consequence the rate of mental illness occurrence substance abuse GBV child abuse and neglect among blacks is disproportionally higher than their white counterparts.
Alberta Ecotrust Foundation and Green Economy Canada are partnering to deliver the Green Economy Calgary Pilot. Using the proven Green Economy Hub model this initiative will empower Calgary enterprises to take meaningful climate action and overcome common challenges together. Program members will publicly set GHG reduction goals and track progress. Along with local and network-wide celebration this public disclosure ensures accountability and motivates new and continued business participation.
The more Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation is known the more we can help Alberta’s wildlife and Albertans. This project will allow us to hire a Communications Coordinator that will be responsible for the organization’s overall messaging. From social media planning to representing AIWC in the media. Our messaging will be streamlined through one position and provide more resources to reach new audiences especially youth newcomers to Canada and Indigenous populations.
Inside Out Theatre is partnering with Woezo Africa Music and Dance Theatre to expand the Black Arts Development Program offering training and mentorship to emerging black artists in Calgary.
As a well-established community food support organization BB4CK understands that no one knows better than our community about the supports they need to thrive. The Moving from For to With project invites families in our community to participate in engagement opportunities that will encourage them to share their lived experience to help design future programs and increase the capacity for the sector to provide dignified trauma informed programming to address food insecurity in Calgary.