VCC discusses minimum and living wages with CTV News Calgary

With federal minimum wage rising, will Alberta follow? Nope

Meaghon Reid discusses the rise in prices that were ushered in on January 1, 2024 in Calgary and Alberta.

Calgarians to pay more at the pumps and on property taxes in 2024

Meaghon Reid says Alberta has some of the highest income inequality in Canada 

It now costs more to afford basic necessities in Calgary than in Vancouver, Toronto: StatsCan

With affordability challenges dominating the conversation in 2023, Vibrant Communities Calgary continued its advocacy, education and mobilization efforts

VCC's Tessa Penich and Meaghon Reid discussed the new living wage with several news media outlets

$100,000 income no longer enough: Families struggle to meet modest living standard, report says

VCC launched a new End Poverty Month campaign discussing how inflation has impacted the community

Calgary's new faux boutique sheds light on the struggles of rising costs

Join us to learn, engage and act on poverty reduction in our community

University of Calgary researcher, Yun Lee, describes what was discovered in a study exploring experiences and perceived outcomes of I Can for Kids' grocery gift card program

Grocery gift cards for food-insecure households offer greater autonomy, flexibility and dignity

We spoke to the Canada West Foundation's Janet Lane about her recent study about literacy in Alberta

Literacy is a necessary skill for every Albertan to thrive in their work

We’ve assembled resources to help you tell Calgary City Council that affordable housing can't wait

Action on affordable housing is needed now

It's type for more affordable housing in our city says VCC's Lee Stevens

Calgarians struggle to find affordable housing as number of low-cost rental units decreases

VCC reflects on how Alberta was the only province not to increase its minimum wage in 2022  

Living wage higher than minimum wage: Alberta Living Wage Network

On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty community conversations were about food as one grocery retailer announces their prize freeze

VCC and Poverty Talks! weigh in on high cost of food

VCC and Poverty Talks! are calling on the province to help struggling Albertans with expected surplus

Alberta government called on to share the wealth

VCC’s community joins together to recap 2021

Should new policies be implemented to avoid debt loading Calgarians living on low incomes?

Vibrant Communities Calgary executive director says some households are making sacrifices to tackle expenses

Heat, power could be shut off on Friday for Alberta households behind on utility bills

Free tax filing support is available for Calgarians living on low incomes

Feds add $16.6 million for affordable housing in downtown Calgary

CityNews profiles a new pay-what-you-can market and new poverty-related statistics

VCC weighs in on latest numbers on rising food costs and affordable housing

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