Volunteers organize a neighbourhood Pow Wow to advance cultural understanding, provide opportunities for healing, and collectively remember the Indigenous children who died at residential schools
Volunteers provide consistent belonging-based activities to connect their community
Volunteers bring together the diverse range of the hip hop community to strengthen their shared sense of belonging rooted in acceptance and generosity
A grassroots granting program to help more people put into action their ideas for community betterment
Residential school survivors and their friends organize an event to build connections across community and honour the children who did not return from the schools
A community soccer program to engage youth in leadership and friendship
Client volunteers and staff build a garden space to serve the community
Neighbourhood volunteers build belonging through a free multicultural festival
The Poet Laureate program is a wonderful way to reflect our city and its citizens through the power of words and language. Shone Thistle will serve as Calgary’s Poet Laureate, an artistic ambassador for the citizens of Calgary, for a two-year term from 2024 to 2026. The grant is to help pay for the position’s annual honorarium.
To provide core support of $75,000/year for 2 years.