VCC’s policy and research specialist Lee Stevens reflects on the 2023 Alberta Budget

It’s challenging to write about this day says VCC’s executive director Meaghon Reid

I tried to write a blog post about International Women’s Day...

VCC's Lee Stevens discusses a new report on Calgary's well-being with CBC

Amid the rising cost of living, Calgarians are looking out for each other, says new report

VCC's latest report examines the multifaceted layers of wellbeing in Calgary

Calgarians are invested in the wellbeing of their neighbours amid the affordability crisis says a new report on the city’s state of wellbeing

News Release: Beneath the Surface, the layers of poverty in Calgary 

Tax filing can often boost income for people in poverty; Rise Calgary’s Nancy Cobber explores why some people don’t file

Poverty Talks!'s Sue Gwynn talks about the difficulties people face when dealing with utility arears and disconnection

The unseen costs of utility disconnection

Point-in-time counts provide only a part of the information we need to understand the size of the homeless problem, says researcher Dr. Ron Kneebone

VCC's executive director says Calgarians are being squeezed when they're already facing an affordability crisis

Rental vacancy at lowest levels since 2014, affordability gap grows: CMHC

Poor mental health and access to affordable housing are intertwined

'Our next pandemic': Calgary's housing fragility takes a heavy toll on mental health

VCC's executive director says many of the lowest wage employees are forced to work multiple jobs 

Life on minimum wage in Calgary was always stressful, but it's even harder now

Here’s what I learned from a recent workshop with housing expert Nick Falvo

Government actions to tackle inflation are a move in the right direction, but more can be done

New affordability measures will help many Albertans

Collective strengths, connection and collaboration were the focus of VCC’s champion gathering

Systems change: getting to where we need to go

VCC weighs in on how organizations responding to poverty are being pushed to their limits 

Calgary non-profits call for $30M injection from province to keep sector afloat

CBC called on two financial experts for the best advice and we've got their answers here

The latest living wages for Alberta confirm that affordability measures and higher wages for low income workers are needed now

Living wages: one solution to working poverty

Poverty Talks! and VCC talk poverty with CBC News Calgary

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty community conversations were about food as one grocery retailer announces their prize freeze

VCC and Poverty Talks! weigh in on high cost of food

17 community organizations are raising the profile of affordable housing with three policy recommendations as the Alberta election heats up