Beginning in 2000, in partnership with the Calgary Board of Education and the Catholic School District, Calgary Meals on Wheels has been working to change the reality that some children are attending school with no lunch.
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Almost three decades ago a few neighbourhood friends who were new mothers, marvelled at how many articles of clothing their children had needed throughout their first months. They thought how difficult it must be for some households to provide all of those basics. They wanted to help. Gathering their own gently-used items, they searched for an organization that could get the supplies to families who needed them but none existed.
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For more than 55 years, Hull Services has been supporting the mental health and behavioral needs of the most vulnerable children, youth, and their families in Calgary and area. Building on the inspiration, vision, and generosity of their founder, William Roper Hull, more than 7,000 children and families are helped each year by one of Hull’s 28 programs and services.
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One in two women will experience one incident of physical or sexualized violence, says the Calgary Women’s Emergency Shelter’s website. More than a shelter, the Calgary Women’s Emergency Shelter provides many innovative safety, healing and prevention programs to the community. Programs and services include a 24-hour family violence helpline, an emergency shelter, a wellness centre, child and adolescent services, and more.
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During ordinary times, Youth Centres of Calgary addresses the after-school needs of at-risk youth aged 11 to 16 by offering daily free hot meals, sports, mentorship, music lessons and homework help. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization has switched gears.
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Children with learning disabilities are frustrated by traditional schooling, disheartened by a lack of support for their learning style and perhaps bullied because they just don’t fit in. Fortunately, Foothills Academy Society offers some relief.
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Hospice Calgary has been providing specialized grief support to children and teens for the past 25 years. However, the organization continuously heard things like, “I had no idea you were here,” or “After suddenly losing my husband, I never would have thought to call a hospice for my kids.” The support for children and teens wasn’t recognized under the banner of Hospice Calgary.
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