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By Lee Stevens This year, Vibrant Communities Calgary (VCC) had a revised Enough for All strategy to guide, steward, and establish with stakeholders how implementation would look different going [...]

October 1, 2019, Calgary, AB – The month of October is “End Poverty Month”. It was initiated to raise awareness for the serious social issue of poverty. It is centered around the United Nation’s [...]

Mayor Naheed Nenshi and City Council has proclaimed October to be “End Poverty Month”. Proclamation End Poverty Month was initiated to raise awareness for the serious social issue of poverty and [...]

Media Release  Calgary, AB, August 15, 2019 – In a new report by Vibrant Communities Calgary (“VCC”), A snapshot of poverty in Calgary 2019, states that there has been a reduction in the [...]

Vibrant Communities Calgary (VCC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Meaghon Reid as the Executive Director of the organization as of September 11, 2019. This appointment follows the [...]

Vibrant Communities Calgary is inviting you to contribute to the #KeepCalgaryStrong campaign (www.keepcalgarystrong.ca). This campaign expresses concerns about the $60M cut the city is planning, [...]

By Holly DeSimone Many years ago, when I was a single mom, my children and I lived in poverty. I worked two and sometimes three jobs, took care of my parents, when my father had open heart [...]

(To view a pdf copy, click here.) May 22, 2019, Calgary, AB – A three-year memorandum of agreement (MOA) between The City of Calgary, the United Way of Calgary and Area, Momentum, and Vibrant [...]

May 15, 2018, Calgary, AB – Vibrant Communities Calgary (VCC) is pleased to be releasing the latest living wage rate for Calgary. Calgary’s Living Wage Initiative adheres to the National Living [...]

Click here to read the online article from The Calgary Herald. May 14, 2019 Alberta is a prosperous province, but our poverty rate has hovered around 10 per cent for decades, costing the [...]