The cold running streams of Calgary’s headwaters are home to two threatened native trout – bull and westslope cutthroat trout. While momentum is building on individual actions to recover trout, we must also look at landscape level policy solutions. This project looks at the key land-use threats to native trout and potential policy and regulatory approaches to protection and recovery.
Cerebral Palsy Alberta is seeking funding for its ongoing Music Therapy Program for Adults with Disabilities. This program is an accessible, welcoming and inclusive community space for persons with disabilities to participate in therapeutic musical activities in a group setting, including singing, rhythmical exercises, listening to different styles of music and creative fun! This is the CPAA’s most popular in-person program, and has been a vital support in the community for the past 15 years.
ECSSEN Career School launched Chinese Emotional Support Hotline (CESH) on April 12, 2021 to provide free emotional support, crisis intervention and resource information/referral in the Chinese language. CESH seeks to eliminate Chinese community barriers to access mental health services and community resources through a cultural sensitive lens, which will lower the risk of mental health concerns and manage stress from their daily lives. CESH runs 24/7 and has received 2900 calls by Jan 2023.
The Indigenous Youth Mentorship Program (IYMP) is an after-school healthy living program that is grounded theoretically in teachings of Indigenous scholars Drs Brokenleg and Kirkness. IYMP is delivered by Indigenous high school students for elementary children with the support of a Young Adult Health Leaders (YAHL) chosen by the community. This grant is to expand this evidence-based and successful program to Kainai, Piikani, Siksika and Tsuut’ina Nations to support child and youth mental health.
Excel Family & Youth Society is expanding an existing program. Excel is looking to expand to a community hub that is an accessible amenity encouraging social gatherings that strengthen citizens’ sense of place and connectedness and that appeal to and bring together, diverse groups of community members to be empowered and equipped.
This project will provide translated and accessible resources to support the participation of ethnocultural and grassroots groups in the nonprofit sector. IntegralOrg will create an education platform to build knowledge and provide guidance on nonprofit incorporation, charitable registration, governance, and basic financial practices. Written content and videos offered in multiple languages to reduce barriers that many ethnocultural and grassroots groups face in key foundational information.
Kali’s Wish will expand their Community Outreach program by making the summer Community Outreach Coordinator position a year-round role. Additional funding will grow this program to cover volunteer management, hosting a memorial event in August, and building on community and non-profit partnerships. Kali’s wish has started several partnerships with local organizations such as the Calgary Seniors Resource Society and the Alex, but needs additional staff time to foster these partnerships.
Lunchbox Theatre (LBT) will take on a three-year project to develop Community Engagement and Outreach initiatives. LBT will establish new models to increase our accessibility and deepen our connection to our communities, specifically 1) new audiences, 2) local Indigenous communities, and 3) industry colleagues including emerging artists. Lunchbox will hire a new full-time staff member to lead this initiative, develop and pilot new activities and build long-term strategies and resources.
The Blackfoot Confederacy Tribal Council is collaborating with the Miistakis Institute (and many other entities) to explore the development of an Indigenous Protected Conservation Area on traditional Blackfoot Territory lands in the Alberta east slopes, to strengthen their relationships to their lands and water, inform local and regional land use policies and prioritize site-specific protection, conservation and restoration actions based on these objectives and to elevate their traditional rights and role in land use management.
MPC Fdn will deliver an enhanced program to help seniors gain competency in 2 core skill areas that are essential to independent living. This includes practical English Lang. functionality focussed on pertinent areas such as health, banking, finance & essential services. Additionally, the TechBuddy program will be enhanced with an in-person intergenerational component and small group learner-driven environment focussed on language & technical proficiencies in devices that seniors routinely use.