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Meet United Way of Calgary and Area’s 2023 Campaign Co-Chairs
Read about our 2023 Campaign Co-Chairs Jana Mosley and Vivek Warrier and their involvement in...
Community Impact, Healthy Relationships, Socioeconomic Well-BeingB.C. and N.W.T. fires: Supporting our neighbours
Like many Calgarians, we watch the news out of British Columbia and the Northwest Territories...
Community ImpactThe Community Services Recovery Fund: bolstering Canada’s non-profit sector
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian government recognized the immense challenges faced...
Community Impact, COVID-19, Financial Stability, Social InclusionPlanet Youth Calgary invited to speak on the world stage
Planet Youth will help create stronger connections between young people and their families, caregivers, peers,...
Community Impact, Healthy Relationships, Mental HealthHealthy Aging Alberta: Making Alberta one of the best places in the world to grow older
On April 24, 2023, the Alberta government announced a $3.5 million investment in Healthy Aging...
Healthy Aging, Healthy Relationships, Social InclusionFor the first time in history, it’s a second term, for United Way Board Chair
KPMG Audit Partner, Stephanie Pankratz, returns to lead Board of Directors in 2023.
Community ImpactCelebrating a Better Tomorrow: The 2022 Community Impact Awards
Spotlighting the people and workplaces who stand with us to create a more equitable, diverse,...
Community ImpactAdvancing Equity and Inclusion for Transgender Individuals
On the 2023 International Trans Day of Visibility, United Way of Calgary and Area reaffirms...
Diversity & Inclusion, Readiness for Success, Social InclusionGeneration COVID: Support and success with All In for Youth
We recently had the privilege of speaking with a group of AIFY Success Coaches. They...
Community Impact, COVID-19, Mental Health, School & Career Success, Social InclusionIn 2023, it’s time to #EmbraceEquity for our women and girls
International Women's Day is celebrated globally on March 8th to acknowledge women's social, economic, cultural,...
Community Impact, Diversity & Inclusion, PovertyUCeed Social Impact Fund: A supported start for Calgary social enterprises
The Social Impact Fund was created in collaboration with United Way of Calgary and Area...
Basic Needs, Community Impact, Financial Stability, Innovation, Socioeconomic Well-BeingA Better Tomorrow Starts with Thanking You
As we look ahead, we see more of the same challenges and undoubtedly many new...
Basic Needs, Community Impact, Diversity & Inclusion, Financial Stability, Social Inclusion, Socioeconomic Well-BeingIn the spirit of our journey to promote reconciliation, we would like to honour the truth of our shared history and acknowledge Treaty 7 territory and the traditional lands of the Blackfoot Confederacy, that includes the Kainai, Siksika, and Piikani First Nations. We acknowledge the traditional lands of the Tsuut'ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda, including the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations. We would also like to recognize the Métis people, and the Inuit people who have made their home here in Moh'kins'tsis, also known as Calgary.