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Beyond 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-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 InclusionRising 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-BeingA 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 SuccessFor 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, PovertyGeneration COVID: Seeking Mental Health Solutions for Calgary's Youth
"By focusing on the entire student, it means that social and emotional learning is just...
Community Impact, COVID-19, 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.