Install advanced sound systems, HD video displays, production facilities and advanced lighting technology at Max Bell Centre (MBC) to enhance the community’s experience and increase accessibility in an area defined as underserved by the City (the Project). The goal is to grow the community by providing clearer audio, sharper visuals, and more immersive presentations for events, including arts and entertainment, community and religious gatherings, education, conferences, concerts, and sports.
The Calgary Jazz Orchestra Society seeks funding to hire an administrative professional for 20 hours weekly. This individual will help us expand our impact on the community by working with musicians, organizing performances at junior and high schools, administration for big bands and ensembles, and managing our partnership with United Active Living for seniors. The grant will cover their salary, allowing us to focus on diversifying our revenue streams while keeping our events affordable.
Inside Out Theatre, Calgarys Deaf, Disability, and Mad Theatre Company, is establishing The Erratics Indie Arts Club with the vision to create a thriving arts space founded on values of vibrancy, interdependence, and care. Deeply rooted in community and committed to fostering a kinder, flourishing arts scene, The Erratics Indie Arts Club will address the lack of accessible, affordable, midsized arts venues in Calgary. Inside Out will transform this spacious and bright Beltline location with a focus on Ensuring Accessibility, Equipping Creativity, and Healthy Hosting.The Erratics takes it name from erratic rock formations, those massive glacial boulders dropped on the prairies eons ago. They are strange and remarkable and out of place amongst the typical rocks. They are also not going anywhere. The Erratics Indie Arts Club will be that home for indie artists and all of us looking for where we fit in.
Calgary Meals on Wheels is embarking on a critical facility expansion to address rising food insecurity in Alberta, where rates exceed national averages, particularly in marginalized communities. This initiative will add 2,000 square feet of freezer and cooler space to the current facility, allowing the organization to increase meal production by 180,000 meals annually. This expansion will also support the introduction of culturally diverse menu items, tailored to meet the needs of BIPOC, Indigenous communities, and school programs. By expanding capacity and offering more inclusive meal options, Calgary Meals on Wheels aims to serve more clients, address diverse dietary needs, and alleviate food insecurity in Calgary’s most vulnerable populations. The project will immediately increase the organization’s ability to meet growing community demand while supporting longterm growth and sustainability.
Recognized locally, provincially, and nationally for excellence in seniors care, Wing Kei is home to 320 seniors, its centres are a testament of the profound impact that offering culturally responsive care has on an individual as they age and move towards end of life. In May 2017, Wing Kei acquired a three acre parcel of land in Highland Park for 8.5M dollars with the vision to harness and apply transformational aspects of care into a dynamic, intergenerational, and relationship oriented community. Integrated within the Wing Kei Village Phase One, our new facility, is the creation of a dedicated hospice that will increase the number of hospice spaces in Calgary by 13 percent, addressing a critical gap in end of life care in our city. Our 16 suite hospice will offer expert, culturally responsive, dignified care for over 800 individuals and their families annually. Construction for this new facility has already begun and plans to begin serving Calgarians in 2026.
Airdrie Public Library is growing and transforming from a place to get books to a community hub offering increased programs, services and loanable resources. In response to extensive community engagement, The City of Airdrie is building a new larger library that will allow APL to offer more gathering space, increased community connection, and expand our collection of loanable resources both traditional such as books, non traditional such as library of things and digital such as tech and eBooks. A diverse, and robust collection is the foundation for all the services provided to the community. The Calgary Foundation Major Grant will significantly enhance the community of Airdrie and surrounding area, will enable Airdrie Public Library to expand its collection from 80,000 to 160,000 loanable resources, ensuring it meets current and future community demands. Airdrie Public Library is committed to providing a diverse range of knowledge, technology, and creative opportunities while upholding values of inclusivenes
The Community Information Exchange is a transformative initiative designed to connect Calgarys social, health, and government services, allowing organizations to share data and coordinate care effectively. Developed by Distress Centre Calgary and partners, the CIE tackles the challenge of fragmented services by creating an interoperable platform that supports individuals with complex needs. This platform will reduce redundant assessments, improve service efficiency, enhancing and promoting holistic wrap around care to those whose needs intersect with systems and services through a consent driven model. The CIE empowers providers to see the complete journey of service seekers, reducing s gaps and duplication, and offering a more equitable, trauma informed approach to care. This initiative aims to enhance quality of life for many, creating a resilient, collaborative support network across Calgary.
Albertans greatly value wildlife and beautiful open landscapes. An important strategy to maintaining these features is a connected landscape where rivers can flow, habitats can thrive, and wildlife can move. Connected landscapes are threatened by infrastructure development humans need to survive, such as housing and roads. Miistakis Institute and partners are working in two areas experiencing high level of land use change, the Greater Calgary Region and Southwestern Alberta to develop and implement solutions to keep landscapes connected. Together we will address gaps in science, conservation planning and policy and socialization of connected landscapes. This will benefit communities through improved mental and physical health, benefit wildlife by enabling movement to access food, water and mates and benefit ecosystems by increasing climate resilience.
The Better Job Pathways: Systems Change and Innovation to Improve Career Access initiative tackles critical employment barriers for Albertans, where 47 percent live paycheck to paycheck and 39 percent of parents skip meals to feed their children. Through this initiative, Momentum will seek change in two ways. First, by pushing for regulatory reforms in the Private Career Colleges sector to protect vulnerable learners from exploitative practices, and second, through an innovative Income Share Agreement model that links training costs to participant employment outcomes. The success of Momentums efforts through this initiative will reshape the job training landscape, improve economic access for many, and create safer, more accessible pathways to financial stability for everyone.
Local volunteers design and run free crafting and conversation sessions to build community in their North Central neighbourhoods