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

Systems change: getting to where we need to go

VCC's Meaghon Reid discusses the provincial government announcement with the Calgary Herald and how single people are excluded from the help 

UCP's cash payouts to Albertans is 'ideal way' to weather inflation: economist

Meaghon Reid discusses how investments in people living on low incomes can save the City money

Calgary city councillors to juggle affordability as budget debate continues

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

VCC reflects on how Alberta was the only province not to increase its minimum wage in 2022  

Living wage higher than minimum wage: Alberta Living Wage Network

Investing in business, people and community

PODCAST: Shared Prosperity – the Role of Business in Society

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

VCC's Meaghon Reid discusses holiday meals and food insecurity with City News

Affording Thanksgiving: How some Calgarians are stepping up

A new report on emergency food assistance highlights that there is no end in sight for food assistance measures started in response to the pandemic

News Release: “More than hampers” required to combat alarming level of food insecurity In Calgary

Five things you should know about Calgary Eats!

Help us spread the word about poverty in Calgary

VCC's Buddie Dixon discusses Orange Shirt Day 770 CHQR

Expected growth in Calgary has got us thinking about vibrant, affordable and inclusive communities

Urban sprawl is not the answer to affordable housing

How can you support and honour healing journeys of survivors and their families this Orange Shirt Day?

Exploring what’s required to create transformative and sustainable change

PODCAST: Social Innovation, Mapping Systems & Building Trust

It is time to STOP doing what we always do to address household food insecurity

VCC and Poverty Talks! are calling on the province to help struggling Albertans with expected surplus

Alberta government called on to share the wealth

The legacy of discrimination against the 2SLGBTQ+ community and ongoing impacts are important to recognize

The latest living wage calculations have sparked a discussion about the need to change the National Living Wage Framework

Single people now have higher income needs than a family

Single people now have higher income needs than a family

The latest living wage calculations have sparked a discussion about the need to change the National Living Wage Framework