About Us
Vibrant Communities Calgary (VCC) was incorporated on April 15, 2005. VCC works to achieve a substantial and sustained reduction in the number of Calgarians living in poverty.
VCC works to grow the social, economic and political engagement of Calgarians in their community, and believe that everyone has a right to fully participate in their communities.
There are important systemic factors that contribute to poverty, and VCC believes that the whole community has a vital role to play in changing these conditions. Change occurs through engagement, inspiration and action.
VCC values leadership, collaboration, social justice and pragmatism
As of January 1, 2015 VCC became the stewards of Calgary’s community-driven poverty reduction strategy: Enough for All.
Connect
We’re always looking to connect with new organizations and passionate individuals who
share our goal of reducing poverty in Calgary. If you’re interested in helping this cause,
we’d love to chat!
Our Team
VIBRANT COMMUNITIES ACROSS CANADA
Calgary is one of 50+ Cities Reducing Poverty in Canada. Vibrant Communities Canada is the convenor of this remarkable initiative, with the mission to create a connected learning community of 100 Canadian cities with multi-sector roundtables addressing poverty reduction. Vibrant Communities Calgary is proud to be a member of this vast, national community. find out more about Vibrant Communities Canada and the Cities Reducing Poverty movement at vibrantcommunities.ca.
VIBRANT TEAM
Franco Savoia
Executive Director
Ivan Sierralta
Director, Strategy & Impact
Lee Stevens
Community Facilitation & Engagement Specialist
Hagir Sail
Community Facilitation & Engagement Specialist
Stephanie Rösch
Communications & Engagement Specialist
Buddie Dixon
Indigenous Engagement Facilitator
Holly DeSimone
Social Media Coordinator
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Barb Barclay
Cori Ghitter
Patti Dolan
Al-Karim Khimji
Nigel Kirk
Jeff Loomis
John Te Linde
Karen Whiteman
Cathy Williams (Chair)
James Zachary
GOVERNANCE CLIPS
Supporters
Vibrant Communities Calgary’s work is made possible by:
