By: Kara Layher and Teresa Hiser Kara Layher is a Communications Specialist at Calgary Homeless Foundation. Teresa Hiser is a Development Manager at Calgary Homeless Foundation. Both worked on the opening event for Prelude in Radisson Heights. Last week, the Calgary homeless-serving community celebrated the opening of Prelude in Radisson Heights, a brand new permanent / Read More

A few weeks ago Jenn and Adam Douglas decided to host a dinner party. Their dinner party had a unique goal of engaging discussion on philanthropy, homelessness, and mental health, while also enjoying a group of friends, and a great meal!   “We’ve been very fortunate in our brief time in Calgary to have made / Read More

News Items for May 11, 2017: Garbage cans in Kensington designed to help bottle pickers and the environment ‘This offers hope’: Affordable housing complex breaks ground in Banff Health centre ‘cart parking’ offers safe area for homeless to keep belongings Employed and homeless: Housing crisis in Nunavut hamlet forces shelter to expand ‘Sobering’ findings in / Read More

By: Shane Rempel Shane Rempel is a System Planner at Calgary Homeless Foundation. Shane oversees CHF funded youth housing and support programs, and sits on the Youth Sector Committee, the Youth Placement Committee and co-facilitates the Youth Advisory Table. Friday May 5th is the official launch of the 2017 Refresh of the Calgary Plan to / Read More

By: Kara Layher Kara is a Communications Specialist at Calgary Homeless Foundation. Finally, Calgarians have a way to simultaneously feast on tacos and give back to their community! Over thirty Calgary and area restaurants are serving up tacos for a good cause this week. YYC Taco Fiesta is a week-long event (Friday April 28th to / Read More

Every year Calgarians donate money to charities to support the causes they most dear to them. Many others donate for the generous provincial and federal tax incentives available for those who donate to charities. Tax season is coming to close, and we want to ensure all of our donors and supporters know about the tax / Read More

  Homelessness in Metro Vancouver up 30% since 2014, according to new homeless tally More women over 50 seeking shelter, homelessness report finds $11 Billion Can End Homelessness In Canada Alberta Researchers Focused on Turning Homelessness Research into Action Ending Yellowknife homelessness would help 1,500 people but may cost $170M, says consultant Liberals aim to / Read More

The following blog post was written by researchers Stephen Gaetz, Director of the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness and Erin Dej, Postdoctoral Fellow with the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness. You can find the original blog post on Homeless Hub here. Over two hundred years ago, Benjamin Franklin said, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of / Read More

By: Nick Falvo Nick Falvo Ph.D, is Director of Research and Data at the Calgary Homeless Foundation. On January 24, I gave a presentation to students at the University of Calgary as part of the Certificate in Working with Homeless Populations program. The goal of this presentation was to discuss ways students could advocate to / Read More