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How to respond when someone shares their domestic violence experience
Domestic violence looks different for everyone, and it can take many different forms. That’s why...
Domestic ViolencePembina’s culture of giving transforms communities
Over the last 30 years, Pembina and its employees have donated thousands of volunteer hours...
#DoLocalGood, Healthy RelationshipsDomestic violence: why women don't "just leave"
Do you find yourself in an abusive relationship? Watch this video and learn from Laurie's...
Domestic ViolenceThe impact of domestic violence on children
Family violence and abuse hurts everyone, from the children, women, and men who experience the violence...
Domestic ViolenceCalgary’s Shift project creating big-picture change in Canada and abroad
Alberta has the third highest rate of police-reported intimate partner violence in Canada. Specifically in...
Domestic ViolenceFinding a place to call home: Mike's story
Mike lived his life on the streets, selling scraps to survive. Then a United Way...
#DoLocalGood, Healthy Relationships, PovertyInternational Day for the Eradication of Poverty Twitter Chat
October 17th is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty and October is End Poverty...
#DoLocalGood, Healthy Relationships, PovertyFood is social
Food brings people together. Whether it’s family gathering at the dinner table, colleagues eating lunch...
#DoLocalGood, PovertyCalgary's Community Hubs are connecting residents to their basic needs
In Calgary, poverty is clustered in certain neighbourhoods, where up to 1 in 3 residents...
#DoLocalGood, Basic Needs, Poverty, Socioeconomic Well-BeingStronger sector collaboration improving lives in Calgary
Collective impact is when groups from different sectors work together to solve a specific social...
#DoLocalGood, Community ImpactQuiz | How much do you know about poverty in Calgary?
Accessing basic needs like food and shelter can be a struggle for many people living...
#DoLocalGood, Basic Needs, Poverty, Socioeconomic Well-BeingWorking together to end LGBTQ2S+ poverty
By promoting diversity, inclusion, and acceptance, we can reduce poverty and ensure the safety and...
#DoLocalGood, PovertyIn 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.