Aspire Calgary is a multi-sector collaborative of over 30 organizations working to implement financial empowerment in the city of Calgary as part of the City’s poverty reduction strategy, Enough for All. Aspire Calgary improves the financial wellbeing of Calgarians living on low income by building the capacity of our partners to implement financial empowerment strategies and interventions.
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The Calgary Alliance for the Common Good is a non-partisan and non-profit alliance of congregations, unions, school and community groups in Calgary representing more than 30,000 people. These organizations came together to form the Calgary Alliance for the Common Good in order to organize the power of our communities to shape a just and compassionate city.
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Calgary Learns is a granting agency that supports foundational learning for adult Calgarians. Through community consultations, research and needs assessments, we help our members respond to current learning issues. We make community-based learning accessible, and promote the value of learning.
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Calgary Reads asks the question, “What if every child had the opportunity to read with confidence and joy?” We imagine a world where reading flourishes and every child has the literacy skills to learn something new, travel the world, and find inspiration, connection, and comfort – all within the pages of their favourite books. Ours is a story of collaboration, with schools, educators and community partners who work with us to offer programs, events and resources that nurture a love of reading. Together, we are igniting a movement to strengthen literacy and give children a brighter future.
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The Community Housing Affordability Collective (CHAC) is the collective engine for improving housing affordability in Calgary through cross-sector collaboration and community-based advocacy. We are a network of individuals and organizations that are working together to make housing moreaffordable for Calgarians, guided by a Steering Committee and a high-level Action Plan.
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Through integrated healthcare, education and housing, CUPS and its partners assist adults and families in Calgary living with the adversity of poverty and traumatic events to become self- sufficient.
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The Burns Memorial Fund provides financial assistance to children, youth, and their families. The Burns Fund also allocates funding to Calgary- based charities working with vulnerable children and youth and participates in community-wide collaborations intended to address the systemic issues which negatively impact low-income individuals.
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The First 2000 Days Network is a collective response of community members, organizations, professionals with a passion for making progress on our vision. The First 2000 Days Networkacts as a catalyst for linking, aligning and leveraging efforts in the Early Childhood Development (ECD) system to enable collective action toward improving ECD outcomes.
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The mandate of the Justice Sector Constellation (JSC) is to intervene at the intersection of poverty and the legal system so that everyone facing a legal issue can access the justice sector resources and services he or she needs. The JSC is comprised of organizations, agencies and individuals representing a wide variety of government departments, non-governmental agencies and community members active in the justice sector in Calgary
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YW Calgary is the largest and longest serving women’s organization in Calgary. We support our clients in meeting their immediate and most basic needs, then work directly with them to create positive change in their lives. We believe that healthy women and healthy families lead to thriving communities.
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The Women’s Centre provides a safe and supportive space accessed by thousands of women in Calgary. We offer women opportunities to both receive and provide support, connect with others and build community through a variety of programs.
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The City of Calgary works to make life better every day and help ensure that Calgary is a great place to make a living, and a great place to make a life. The City of Calgary supports a variety of initiatives that allow people experiencing vulnerabilities to access improved support and resources and is proud to be a key partner and funder of the Enough for All poverty reduction strategy.
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United Way of Calgary and Area brings together donors, corporations, agencies, and government to solve complex issues and improve the lives ofmore than 150,000 people every year. United Way invests in programs and collaborations with common outcomes, brings people together to coordinate systems change, and designs solutions that address root causes to create lasting social change. Collectively, this work deepens community impact.
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Momentum is a change-making organization that combines social and economic strategies to reduce poverty. We use a holistic approach that covers everything from financial literacy, entrepreneurship and skills training, to developing communication skills, and building self-confidence. At Momentum, everything we do is grounded in a community economic development model, which means we work with individuals, businesses and systems to build a more inclusive local economy.
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