As seen in The Calgary Herald, April 15th 2022. Heather Morley is the Executive Director of Inn from the Cold family emergency shelter, Bernadette Majdell is the CEO of affordable housing provider HomeSpace Calgary families are feeling the pinch The cost of food, the cost of gas, and the cost …

Calgary youth will find a home at Boreal Place with dedicated resources aimed at breaking the cycle of homelessness   April 6, 2022, Calgary AB – After major renovations by HomeSpace, a 25-unit lodging house in Forest Lawn will open to youth in need. A recent study determined that just …

Healthy enough to be home, but too sick to live without 24/medical care, some Albertan children spend their early lives in hospitals, raised largely by a rotating staff of nurses and doctors. Folks at the Universal Rehabilitation Service Agency (URSA) imagined a better life for these children, and in 2018 …

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As a child in Fort Simpson Marty’s eldest sister gave him a pair of beaded moccasins. The smell of the moose hide and the intricate beadwork sparked a passion for embroidery in Marty that would carry him through some very desperate times. “When I’m doing something like this, even when …

It’s something voters want, all it takes is political will.           Anyone who knows him knew Chris* didn’t belong in a halfway house. In his late twenties and on the autism spectrum – he didn’t have many options. To live independently he needed affordable, supportive housing, a rare commodity in Calgary. …

Violet Stonechild came to Murray’s house to die. At 77 years old she was diagnosed with lung cancer, living on and off the streets in Calgary. “I was homeless. Well, not homeless… I’d get a place with room and board, get kicked out or they raise the rent. You know, …