Come join CHF, the RESOLVE Campaign, Cedarglen Living and all our partners in a celebration of new beginnings in the Beltline. Before we demolish the old building on the site to make room for a 30 unit assisted living building that will commence construction this summer, This is My City Art Society will be covering / Read More
When Jon Bon Jovi came to Calgary during his world tour, it was the first time his longtime lead guitarist, Richie Sambora, would not perform with him. To make up for the unexpected absence of Sambora, Bon Jovi donated $100,000 to the Calgary Homeless Foundation. In January of this year, Marlene Clay, an avid Bon / Read More
Meaghan Bell and Nicole Jackson, work every week with the CHF Client Advisory Committee to ensure the critical client voice that measures the ‘on the street’ impact of the work we do has a place to be heard and acknowledged. Recently, Meaghan and Nicole invited the members of the Committee to give a noon-hour presentation / Read More
For individuals working on the front-line of homelessness, recognition can be hard to come by. The successes are often private, while failures can often be public. Now more than ever, it has become increasingly important to tell the stories of these individuals. Not because they need it, but because they deserve it. On March 6th, / Read More
I graduated with my Masters in Public Policy not long ago. Among the most basic tenets of making good policy – making any good kind of decision, really – is asking the people who that policy will affect for their thoughts and contributions. There are lots of ways our sector talks about this – meaningful / Read More
Last week while Canadians checked online to see Olympic medal standings, I checked the numbers on a different website – the amount being raised on the Coldest Night of the Year walk. This is the first year Calgary joined this walk – an all-age 2K, 5K or 10K walk held across the country to raise / Read More
Six years ago, when Calgary’s 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness was launched in January 2008, I sat in a room with a few hundred other Calgarians and listened to the details and wondered, “Who are they kidding?” They’ll never end it. Not unless, of course, they end addictions and family violence and divorce and / Read More
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(Written by: Amanda St. Laurent, Program Manager, Community Development, CUPS) For those living at or below the poverty line, making ends meet is always a struggle. Between rising rents, utility bills, food and other necessities, low income individuals and families often find themselves in a constant struggle to get by. Many find themselves in the / Read More
