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The City of Calgary Pulls for a Better Tomorrow
City of Calgary employees banded together to see who could pull a 40-foot, 13-ton bus...
CEO, Community Impact, Socioeconomic Well-BeingPlanet Youth Calgary’s Indigenous Pipe Ceremony: Celebrating a Milestone with Sacred Tradition
In a world where youth face increasing challenges, we came together to mark a new...
Community Impact, Diversity & Inclusion, Healthy Relationships, Social Inclusion, Socioeconomic Well-BeingWho Helps the Helpers: The affordability crisis hits our social sector
Canadians are in the thick of an ongoing affordability crisis. Inflation and the cost of...
Basic Needs, CEO, COVID-19, Financial Stability, Healthy Relationships, Mental Health, Social Inclusion, Socioeconomic Well-BeingBeyond bedtime stories: Early childhood literacy sets kids up for a bright future
More than one million children in Canada have below-grade-level reading skills—and one in five Albertans...
Basic Needs, Healthy Relationships, Mental Health, School & Career Success, Social InclusionMeet 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-BeingRising Above: looking back at the Calgary Floods
In June 2013, Calgary faced one of the most devastating natural disasters in its history....
Community Impact, Socioeconomic Well-BeingPlanet 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 HealthA Big Book Sale Reading List
As the weather gets warmer and the days get longer, now is the perfect time...
Community Impact, Healthy Relationships, Readiness for SuccessHealthy 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 InclusionIn 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 Mohk'insstsis, also known as Calgary.