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Tag: Community Impact
Watch: 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-BeingHow a northeast community came together to feed 5,000 Calgarians during the pandemic
When The City of Calgary mandated a city-wide lockdown in March due to the pandemic,...
Basic Needs, Community Impact, COVID-19, Socioeconomic Well-BeingWatch: Calgary’s social agencies adapt to meet high demand for services
The impacts of COVID-19 are continuing to unfold in our local communities. In the context...
Basic Needs, Community Impact, COVID-19, Socioeconomic Well-BeingSix tips to maximize the impact of your charitable giving
This year has been especially difficult for many people in Calgary and area who have...
Basic Needs, Community Impact, COVID-19, Mental Health, Socioeconomic Well-BeingHow “doing the right thing” helped Mawer engage employees to create lasting social change
Charles Mawer, the founder of Mawer, strived to “do the right thing” for clients, employees,...
Basic Needs, Community Impact, COVID-19, Socioeconomic Well-BeingCalgarians stand united to raise $10.3 million for pandemic relief efforts through the COVID-19 Community Response Fund
Two weeks after Calgary recorded its first presumptive case of COVID-19, United Way launched the...
Community Impact, COVID-19Seven ways to be the strong ally the LGBTQI2S community needs you to be
Pride is a celebration that's hard to rival. Across the world, Pride has grown into...
Community Impact, COVID-19, Mental Health, Social InclusionUnited Way campaign co-chairs, Alec Clark and Beth Reimer-Heck, on stepping up in times of crisis
Every year, thousands of Calgarians donate their time and money to United Way of Calgary...
Community Impact, COVID-19Shell Canada’s 30-year, $100 million commitment to being a good neighbour changes thousands of Canadian lives
A group of Shell Canada smiling with sign, saying, "Change Starts Here". Shell Canada and...
Basic Needs, Community Impact, COVID-19, Socioeconomic Well-BeingCommunity spirit shines in Calgary’s first #UnitedApart Basic Needs Round-Up
Despite being four months into the COVID-19 public health crisis, Calgary’s community spirit and local...
Basic Needs, Community Impact, COVID-19, Socioeconomic Well-BeingDisrupt-ATHON leads to inspirational ideas to disrupt food system in a responsible way
On Wednesday, July 15, eight teams of Calgarians pitched their ideas on how to break...
Basic Needs, Community Impact, Poverty, Socioeconomic Well-BeingLocal agencies providing hope and help to Indigenous community in response to pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified existing vulnerabilities that several populations in our communities already face....
Basic Needs, Community Impact, COVID-19, 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 Moh'kins'tsis, also known as Calgary.