SOS Congo is asking for support to continue our youth programs. SOS Congo works with at-risk youth in the city through a few different outreach programs. SOS Congo has a leadership training program for youth and young adults as well as a basketball outreach program.
Clinique De L’Education Ltd wants to upgrade its core operation and services delivery due to the quickly increasing number of people who continue to knock at the door of the organization to request services. The amount of people that the organization serve has increased from 200 people to 325 people in the last 12 months. Revenues are not following the same trend and the organization is struggle to cope with this situation given the ongoing increasing of the needs.
Glenbow at the Edison opened in April 2022 as a temporary gallery space, allowing Glenbow to stay connected to a community of art lovers, and continuing to be an anchor destination in downtown Calgary. Glenbow introduced a Free Admission model, to provide an engaging, welcoming and stimulating place, free of barriers, with access for all visitors. Offering free admission will grow Glenbow’s audience and be a pre-cursor to a Free Admission model when the new building opens.
INFBS Health & Wellness Program is an emergency food hamper program that provides monthly food hampers to vulnerable clients of the Stoney Nakoda Nations in Morley, Eden Valley, and Big Horn. The Program addresses food insecurity by providing nutritious healthy food hampers consisting of fresh produce, frozen meat, canned food and dry goods to support 715 children and 689 adults each month. INFBS is requesting funding support through the Calgary Foundation to support ongoing operation costs.
ActionDignity is designing a program in smaller municipalities in Rural Alberta to strengthen leadership capacity & collaboration among rural communities, & broadening partnerships with service providers, public institutions & three levels of government. It will conduct community consultations & document promising practices of community-based response & local collaboration. The project will culminate in a Provincial Convention that will develop a long-term Action Plan & Implementation Strategies.
The Airdrie P.O.W.E.R. Women’s Day Shelter’s Empowerment Program/Intake is the heart of our operations. The Empowerment Program is where we make our first connection, and where we can provide a safe environment for women to disclose the challenges they are facing. It is the cornerstone of building a relationship of trust, where we find out what the client needs, and how we can work together to create a safe exit strategy, while educating and supporting them at every step.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Calgary and Area is seeking funding to support the ongoing, evidence-based work of facilitating mentoring relationships for children and youth who are facing adversity. As BBBS continues to build its service delivery back up to pre-pandemic levels, general operating funds are crucial to helping the agency further its mission and impact to reach the clients that will benefit most from the developmental relationships that come from mentoring.
ERWP’s Freshwater Field Study program takes Grade 8, 9, and 11 students outside along the Elbow River to practice science. Starting upstream, near the headwaters (where the river begins) students use scientific equipment to measure water quality. As they travel downstream, students will see how industries and communities impact the landscape in different ways and implement management practices to protect water quality and quantity. Since 2005, over 24,600 students have completed this program.
Calgary Jewish Federation’s goal is to create an accessible public space within the Paperny Family JCC for children and families to read, experience interactive play, and take part in meaningful programming. This space will run free of charge and be open to the entire community regardless of religious or cultural affiliation. It is our hope that the space will improve reading and cultural literacy, bring together families of diverse backgrounds, and provide a calm space for caregivers to engage.
Calgary Opera’s ‘Let’s Create an Opera’ program has been working with and in Calgary schools since 1998. Each year, Calgary Opera works closely with two to three schools to teach and explore the fundamentals of opera. Three professional artists are brought to each school to assist students in learning about and then creating and performing their own opera. The program provides in-depth and impactful music education for free to students and teachers, often where resources are otherwise limited.