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Highlights from the 2021 Community Impact Awards
Celebrating Calgary’s giving spirit at the Community Impact Awards.
#DoLocalGood, Basic Needs, Community Impact, Mental Health, Socioeconomic Well-BeingInternational Women’s Day: Working to #BreakTheBias
This International Women's Day, our Women United group is hosting a free virtual panel featuring...
Basic Needs, Community Impact, Diversity & Inclusion, Domestic Violence, Financial Stability, Mental Health, Socioeconomic Well-BeingAfghan refugees welcomed in Calgary
#RefugeesWelcome seeks to change perceptions and build relationships.
Basic Needs, Community Impact, Mental Health, Socioeconomic Well-BeingUnited Way of Calgary and Area closes winter 50/50 jackpot at $103,950
United Way of Calgary and Area has wrapped up its winter 50/50 with an amazing...
Basic Needs, Community Impact, Mental Health, Socioeconomic Well-BeingWhat we’re doing with our half of the 50/50 jackpot
The great thing about 50/50 draws is that half of the jackpot goes to a...
Basic Needs, Community Impact, COVID-19, Socioeconomic Well-BeingGiving Tuesday: A Little Does a Lot, Locally
With the global buzz, it can become easy to lose sight of the local significance...
Basic Needs, Community Impact, Mental Health, Socioeconomic Well-BeingENMAX increases support to United Way's Basic Needs fund
Recognizing the growing complexities of need due to the pandemic, ENMAX is increasing its ongoing...
Basic Needs, Community Impact, COVID-19, Socioeconomic Well-BeingSecond Basic Needs Round-Up sees Calgarians coming together to help people in need
The pandemic has brought into sharp focus the enormous strain many individuals and families face...
Basic Needs, Community Impact, Socioeconomic Well-BeingPartnering up for the Basic Needs Round-Up
The Basic Needs Round-Up is a city-wide initiative to help ensure local people have access...
Basic Needs, Community Impact, Socioeconomic Well-BeingSeniors and tech: How seniors used technology to feel less lonely
In the wake of the pandemic, the “digital divide” has become even more evident. As...
Basic Needs, Community Impact, COVID-19, Social Inclusion, Socioeconomic Well-BeingFor non-emergency support, do you know who to call?
More than ever, people across Calgary and the surrounding area need support, but it’s not...
Basic Needs, Community Impact, COVID-19, Mental Health, Socioeconomic Well-BeingWatch: Calgarians’ acts of kindness light the way for 2021
This year was full of surprises and challenges, but at United Way, we will always remember 2020...
Basic Needs, Community Impact, COVID-19, Mental Health, Social Inclusion, 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 Mohk'insstsis, also known as Calgary.