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Tag: Community Impact
Rounding Up the Community
The Basic Needs Round-Up is a city-wide initiative to lessen the stress of people in need in...
Basic Needs, Community Impact, Socioeconomic Well-BeingUnited Way Month
September is United Way Month in Calgary! From volunteering with United Way to organizing a...
Community Impact, Healthy Relationships, Mental Health, Social Inclusion, Socioeconomic Well-BeingHope is in Your Hands: Making a Difference Together
This year I’m excited to introduce our new awareness campaign, "Hope is in Your Hands,"...
Basic Needs, Community Impact, Diversity & Inclusion, Healthy Relationships, Mental Health, Poverty, Social Inclusion, Socioeconomic Well-BeingUnited For Action
Early successes at six-month mark, as Calgary agencies unite to support individuals with complex needs.
Community Impact, Mental HealthPassing the torch: In conversation with Board Chairs past and present
We had the opportunity to ask Stephanie Pankratz and Kent Ferguson a few questions and...
Community ImpactUnited Way joins the Calgary Surge for the Home Team Tour
This exciting collaboration is about placemaking – a concept involving hands-on activities that improve local...
Community Impact, Readiness for Success, Social InclusionThe Bowness Community Association: Standing Strong During Water Crisis
On June 5, 2024, the Bearspaw South water main suffered a critical break, leaving thousands...
Basic Needs, Community Impact, Healthy Relationships, Social Inclusion, Socioeconomic Well-BeingPlanet Youth speaks up: What our basketball court means to me
“The basketball court in my neighbourhood has always been a place for me and other...
Community Impact, Diversity & Inclusion, Healthy Relationships, Mental Health, Social Inclusion‘Making Relatives’ – A Tale of Cross-Departmental Bonding
United Way of Calgary and Area is working to create opportunities to bridge departmental divides...
#DoLocalGood, Community Impact, Diversity & Inclusion, InnovationA Celebration of Caring at the 2023 Community Impact Awards
Highlights from the 2023 Community Impact Awards.
Community Impact, Healthy Relationships, Mental Health, Social Inclusion, Socioeconomic Well-BeingLet’s #InspireInclusion by investing in women and girls
This year, the theme of IWD is #InspireInclusion. True inclusion requires we break down barriers,...
CEO, Community Impact, Diversity & Inclusion, Social InclusionAction Table Calgary: A New Approach to Crisis Support
Action Table Calgary is a pioneering community approach that aims to assist Calgarians with multiple...
Community Impact, 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 Mohk'insstsis, also known as Calgary.