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The COVID-19 Community Response Fund in action: Ensuring Calgarians have access to basic needs
Calgarians are struggling to meet their basic needs while dealing with COVID-19. Funded by the...
#DoLocalGood, Basic Needs, COVID-19, Socioeconomic Well-BeingCalgary Flames Foundation helps 500 local students during COVID-19 pandemic
As schools across Alberta closed their doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many students and...
#DoLocalGood, COVID-19, Healthy Relationships, School & Career SuccessIndigenous COVID-19 Task Force helping the most vulnerable
Providing basic needs to the most vulnerable is a priority. But the task force also...
Basic Needs, COVID-19, Mental Health, Socioeconomic Well-BeingLeadership in a time of crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic is uncharted territory around the world and in our own communities. We...
#DoLocalGood, CEO, Community Impact, Healthy RelationshipsHelping children cope with COVID-19
Families have been dealing with the unprecedented COVID-19 situation as offices and schools have shut...
COVID-19, Mental Health, Readiness for Success, School & Career Success, Social InclusionMental health journey: Karen McPherson shares her story
The following is a guest blog by Karen McPherson, community mental health advocate, on her...
Mental HealthWatch: kids' mental health is #UNIGNORABLE
A child's mental health affects the way they think, feel and act. It also affects...
Mental HealthWatch: From war to hope: Malalai’s story of resilience
In Afghanistan, women have no rights, they have no value. It’s so hard for a...
Mental HealthThe long shadow of bullying
Although bullying typically tends to start early in life, the impacts of bullying can affect...
Mental HealthWatch: The Social Impact Lab discusses new kids' mental health tool
Did you know that anxiety in children is one of the most common mental health...
Mental Health, Readiness for Success, School & Career SuccessCaregivers: the unsung heroes
Caring for a loved one with an illness, disability, or age-related challenges can be tough....
Mental HealthHow to help nurture kids' mental health
We often forget that being a kid can be downright hard. Remember the pressure to...
Mental HealthIn 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.