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Advancing Research to Reduce Poverty in Calgary
E4A and VCC’s 2025 Evaluation highlights real policy advocacy through local research and engagement.
Strengthening Alberta’s Income Support Landscape
The second Income Support policy brief sets out recommendations to improve Alberta’s non-disability income support programs
PODCAST: Building a stronger, accessible Calgary
Learn about the need for more accessible housing options, and find out what makes housing truly accessible
Celebrating Indigenous History in Calgary
Events and resources to meaningfully engage in National Indigenous History Month in June 2026
The hidden mental health crisis inside food-insecure families
Food insecurity takes a profound toll on mental health – affecting parents and children alike.
Thousands of Albertans face shift under new disability program rules
About 50,000 Albertans are expected to transition to the province’s new Alberta Disability Assistance Program
Making the case to keep the Free Fare Zone
Many Calgarians are voicing opposition to a new proposal at city hall aimed at getting rid of the transit Free Fare Zone downtown
A new chapter for Calgary’s poverty-reduction strategy
A renewed, community-driven approach is critical to ensuring all Calgarians can thrive in today’s shifting economic landscape
The Calgary Drop-In Centre is considering big changes. What should come next?
A decentralized shelter is just one option as the shelter assesses how it should evolve
Province meeting with grocers to lower food prices, says Premier Danielle Smith
The UCP govÂernÂment will meet with groÂcers in a bid to lower food prices
New report details increasing food insecurity in older Calgarians
More seniors are seeking food bank services due to rising costs outpacing fixed retirement incomes
Increasing access to the disability tax credit through alternative pathways
Seventy-five per cent of eligible people are not accessing the Disability Tax Credit, missing out on vital benefits
