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Challenges and silver linings: How COVID-19 has shaped the everyday lives of front-line staff
The Alex Community Health Centre addresses health and social issues affecting vulnerable Calgarians by offering...
Basic Needs, COVID-19, Socioeconomic Well-BeingHow you can help with food security in Calgary
In April 2020, 21% of Calgarians said they were struggling to easily buy food and...
Basic Needs, COVID-19, Poverty, Socioeconomic Well-Being“Be kind to your neighbour”: Q&A with Distress Centre Calgary volunteer on mental health during pandemic
As COVID-19 continues to affect all of us, conversations about mental health are more important...
COVID-19, Mental HealthSupporting local more important than ever in midst of COVID-19 pandemic
Vinod Rajasekeran shares why it's important to support our local communities during the COVID-19 pandemic...
COVID-19Three biggest issues facing our local community during COVID-19 pandemic
Vinod Rajasekeran shares the three biggest issues facing our communities during the COVID-19 pandemic at...
COVID-19Watch highlights from United Way of Calgary and Area virtual Kickoff 2020 event
Watch the highlights video from United Way of Calgary and Area's virtual Kickoff 2020 event...
COVID-19How “doing the right thing” helped Mawer engage employees to create lasting social change
Charles Mawer, the founder of Mawer, strived to “do the right thing” for clients, employees,...
Basic Needs, Community Impact, COVID-19, Socioeconomic Well-BeingCalgarians stand united to raise $10.3 million for pandemic relief efforts through the COVID-19 Community Response Fund
Two weeks after Calgary recorded its first presumptive case of COVID-19, United Way launched the...
Community Impact, COVID-19Seven ways to be the strong ally the LGBTQI2S community needs you to be
Pride is a celebration that's hard to rival. Across the world, Pride has grown into...
Community Impact, COVID-19, Mental Health, Social InclusionPreparing for the Return to School
Through their United Way workplace campaigns, volunteers from The City of Calgary and Symcor filled...
COVID-19, Mental Health, School & Career SuccessShell Canada’s 30-year, $100 million commitment to being a good neighbour changes thousands of Canadian lives
A group of Shell Canada smiling with sign, saying, "Change Starts Here". Shell Canada and...
Basic Needs, Community Impact, COVID-19, Socioeconomic Well-BeingCommunity spirit shines in Calgary’s first #UnitedApart Basic Needs Round-Up
Despite being four months into the COVID-19 public health crisis, Calgary’s community spirit and local...
Basic Needs, Community Impact, COVID-19, 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.