Vibrant Communities Calgary (VCC) is a non-profit organization seeking to engage Calgarians in advocating long-term strategies that address the root causes of poverty in Calgary. Vibrant Communities Calgary (VCC) was incorporated on April 15, 2005 to help steward Enough for All, Calgary’s poverty reduction strategy.
Articles by Vibrant Communities Calgary
How has the living wage impacted employers and staff in Calgary?
VCC’s latest report explores the impact of living wage work in Calgary and Alberta
Amid tariff war, poverty reduction measures are crucial for economic stability
Newly imposed tariffs likely to force more people into poverty
What We Heard
Summarizing the voices of lived experience around employment and access to mental health services
Discussing solutions to food insecurity
VCC explores Calgary's food insecurity and looks at the financial future of 2025
Recapping 2024
As the poverty gap continued to widen in Calgary, advancing the Enough for All strategy remained critical
Calgary's Living Wage is $24.45
Vibrant Communities Calgary (VCC), in collaboration with the Alberta Living Wage Network (ALWN), releases a new living wage for 2024.
News Release: Calgary’s Living Wage for 2024 is $24.45
Calgarians are paying more for housing and food, less for electricity and child care
Calgary’s Latest Policies on Transit, Housing, and Social Welfare
VCC Weighs in on Transit Regulations, Housing Access, and Economic Challenges for Calgarians
Calgary's Housing and Food Crisis Top of Mind
Meaghon Reid emphasizes the urgency of addressing Calgary's affordability issue
Research, advocacy and engagement drove a marathon year of advancing Enough for All
Join us in reviewing the collective progress we made towards Enough for All in 2023.
VCC Supports Citywide Zoning in Calgary
Read our letter of support for the proposed citywide rezoning to a base residential district
No one chooses to lose their housing
Telling the stories of the challenges people are facing in Calgary’s housing crisis
Canada’s poverty measure shows the high cost of necessities in Calgary
The latest Market Basket Measure numbers show Calgary's cost of living is the highest of major cities in Canada
News release: Calgary’s 2023 Living Wage is $23.70
The hourly wage needed for a modest standard of living has increased by more than a dollar
Calgary’s Newest Luxury Store Sells Toilet Paper
From October 17-31, the public is invited to Unaford, a faux luxury storefront highlighting the growing issue of poverty in Calgary
News Release: Beneath the Surface, the layers of poverty 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
Equity, diversity and inclusion: a pathway to Enough for all
It's important to examine where systems are keeping some people back
Canada’s poverty measure shows the high cost of necessities in Calgary
The latest Market Basket Measure numbers show Calgary's cost of living is the second highest in Canada
Rental vacancy at lowest levels since 2014, affordability gap grows: CMHC
VCC's executive director says Calgarians are being squeezed when they're already facing an affordability crisis
Top 10 Recapping 2022
Food security, affordable housing, allyship and incomes were the focus in advancing the Enough for All strategy
New report offers policy solutions to food insecurity in Canada
The latest numbers from Food Banks Canada shows how employment and food security are now decoupled
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Poverty Talks! and VCC talk poverty with CBC News Calgary
VCC and Poverty Talks! weigh in on high cost of food
On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty community conversations were about food as one grocery retailer announces their prize freeze
News Release: “More than hampers” required to combat alarming level of food insecurity In Calgary
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
Celebrating Pride in Calgary
The legacy of discrimination against the 2SLGBTQ+ community and ongoing impacts are important to recognize
Statement: Vibrant Communities Calgary’s statement on Statistics Canada’s Income Survey
New Statistics Canada data showing poverty declines only telling half the story
Is a basic income within reach?
A new report from the University of Calgary School of Public Policy says yes
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