Community Summit

Thank you for attending!

On Thursday, March 10, the Calgary Homeless Foundation hosted a Community Summit, in order to build on the momentum generated in the first three years of the 10 Year Plan and move forward with lasting, long-term changes to the homeless-serving system.

Thank you to the Government of Alberta, Community Spirit Program for its support.

Arthur R. Smith Awards
Congratulations to Stacie Buttee, Natalie Ross, Bradley Fisher, Joe Schreiber, Krista Mergel and Viviane Theriault for receiving this year's awards. Named in honour of the CHF's founder, the awards recognize outstanding staff and volunteers in the homeless-serving sector. 

Information Materials

Follow-up Information Session:
The CHF held an information session to answer common questions that came out of the 2011 Community Summit. The presentation covered:

  • The 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness
  • Homeless Management Information System
  • Aboriginal Homelessness

World Cafe discussion summary:
The Calgary Homeless Foundation (CHF) will incorporate this feedback into the strategy and processes going forward with the 10 Year Plan. The discussions provided the CHF with feedback on what is considered the biggest gaps in the homeless-serving system, and an understanding of what information needs to be better communicated to agency members and the larger community.

Speaker Sessions:

  • Affordable housing for Aboriginal peoples (view presentation)
  • Sue Marshall's presentation on the system of care in the District of Columbia (view presentation)
  • Video interviews from Mark Horvath on Calgary's streets
    • Terry, terminally ill and living at the Drop-In Centre
    • Donny, homeless for 21 years and sleeping rough
Jeremy Swain

2010 Community Summit

On Wednesday March 3, 2010, the Calgary Homeless Foundation (CHF) hosted a Community Summit to get input into the next steps in Calgary’s 10 Year Plan. Community members also heard about local results to date and ‘best practices’ from other regions of the world.

More than 300 delegates attended, including representatives from front-line agencies, business leaders, all levels of government, the faith community, formerly homeless individuals and families, volunteers and other concerned Calgarians.

View presentations from last year's speakers here.