Civic Engagement and Community Connections
Learn more about who to connect with on the issues you care about
Projects
Working to reduce poverty in Calgary
Projects
2023 Report to Community
Research, advocacy and engagement drove a marathon year of advancing Enough for All
Alberta Budget 2024
A review from the Alberta Social Policy Collaborative
Calgary’s Living Wage is $23.70 per hour
The cost of living, particularly housing, continues to drive the living wage up
Calgary Poverty Profiles
Highlighting the experiences of poverty in Calgary's communities
Unaford
Basic living shouldn't be a luxury
Advancing Enough for All
With affordability and inflation top of mind for many in 2022, VCC continued work advocating, educating and mobilizing
Provincial Election Priorities
This guide will help you meaningfully engage with candidates on affordable housing, income security, and public safety
2023 Community Conversation
A discussion about ending child and family poverty
Tax Filing Help
Not filing your taxes? You could be missing out!
Indigenous Knowledge Circle
Test your knowledge of the rich culture, history and language of Indigenous peoples and communities around Alberta
Get the facts!
This End Poverty Month learn how poverty impacts all of us
More Important Than Ever: Enough For All Evaluation Report
Every year Enough for All is evaluated by an independent third-party. The evaluation captures our community's progress towards achieving systems change priorities. The evaluation also provides direction to Vibrant Communities Calgary on its role in successfully advancing the Enough for All Strategy.
2022 Community Conversations
Discussions focused on public transit, housing, and food insecurity
Report to Community
Our collective progress towards achieving Enough for All
Principles in Action
Allyship tools & resources
Indigenous Gathering Place Timeline
Learn more about the steps taken to advance the development of an Indigenous gathering space within the City of Calgary
Poverty Snapshot
Taking Decisive Action
Transit – moving the conversation beyond ‘affordable’
Public transit must be connected, convenient, accessible, and affordable
Building Back Better – Enough for All in action
2020 Evaluation Report highlights progress in poverty reduction
Enough for All Changemakers constantly ask ‘what’s possible?’
Collective impact and collaboration at the centre of reducing poverty in Calgary
Report to Community
Evaluating our collective progress towards achieving Enough for All in 2020
Poverty Snapshot 2020
Laying Bare Inequities: COVID-19, Gender, Race and Precarious Employment
The Building Blocks of Early Literacy
Combating poverty in the earliest stages of life
2020 Community Conversations
Discussions focused on the Enough for All strategy's Levers of Change
Challenge Poverty YYC
Calgary influencers met with community partners who have first-hand knowledge of what it’s like to live in poverty
