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Tag: School & Career Success
How basic needs have evolved a year into the pandemic
The needs in our community are so far-reaching that many of United Way’s agency partners...
Community Impact, Innovation, School & Career SuccessSix tips to help kids cope in tough times
To help the young people in your life push past tough times, we have six...
COVID-19, Mental Health, School & Career SuccessPreparing for the Return to School
Through their United Way workplace campaigns, volunteers from The City of Calgary and Symcor filled...
COVID-19, Mental Health, School & Career SuccessCalgary Flames Foundation helps 500 local students during COVID-19 pandemic
As schools across Alberta closed their doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many students and...
#DoLocalGood, COVID-19, School & Career SuccessHelping children cope with COVID-19
Families have been dealing with the unprecedented COVID-19 situation as offices and schools have shut...
COVID-19, Mental Health, Readiness for Success, School & Career Success, Social IsolationWatch: The Social Impact Lab discusses new kids' mental health tool
Did you know that anxiety in children is one of the most common mental health...
Mental Health, Readiness for Success, School & Career SuccessOvercoming childhood challenges paves way to brighter future
...kids without foundational development skills often struggle to make connections, finish high school, and find...
#DoLocalGood, School & Career SuccessRecognizing anxiety in children when they can’t express it themselves
Not only is anxiety the most common mental health issue in kids, according to the Canadian...
#DoLocalGood, Mental Health, School & Career SuccessPlanet Youth: reducing substance use
On February 11 and 12, United Way of Calgary and Area brought together more than...
Addictions, Mental Health, School & Career SuccessIn 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 Wesley First Nations. We would also like to recognize the Métis people and the Inuit people who have made their home here in Moh'kins'tis, also known as Calgary.