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Tag: Healthy Relationships
Who 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-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 InclusionMaking big GAINs: Professionals offer time for small agencies
Giving local agencies a professional lift with the GAIN team.
#DoLocalGood, Community Impact, Healthy Relationships, InnovationShell Canada Country Chair on why giving back is critical
When you've been active in a community for more than 80 years, you have the...
#DoLocalGood, Community Impact, COVID-19, Healthy Relationships, Social InclusionHelping families in crisis avoid disconnection
Since the fund kicked off in 2017, the Direct Energy Emergency Fund has delivered much-needed...
#DoLocalGood, Basic Needs, COVID-19, Healthy Relationships, Socioeconomic Well-BeingBeing an ally to an Indigenous person
As Canadians, it’s our responsibility to honour the histories, diversities, and cultures of First Nations, Metis, and Inuit...
#DoLocalGood, Healthy Relationships, Intergenerational TraumaNational Indigenous Peoples Day
June 21st is National Indigenous Peoples Day and the last day of Aboriginal Awareness Week in...
#DoLocalGood, Community Impact, Healthy Relationships, Intergenerational TraumaStanding against racism and injustice, united in building more equitable and inclusive communities for all
United Way of Calgary and Area is deeply committed to our core values of diversity...
#DoLocalGood, CEO, Healthy RelationshipsIn 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.