Nonprofit Organizations in Calgary
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We are a caring, inclusive, and open Anglican community of faith. We seek to support each other in the events of life and share God’s love with the greater community we serve.
Our goal is to work with our community partners and all people of good will to enhance our common life together.
Breaking the Cycles by Creating the Circles
For over 25 years, Stardale Women's Group has empowered the lives of Indigenous girls, strengthened their families, and inspired communities to engage in the core values of reconciliation. We are a community and safe space for participants aged 10-17 years to learn, grow, and explore what their futures hold.
Start2Finish’s mission is to break the cycle of child poverty by providing ongoing educational support to Canada’s at risk children throughout their school years, nurturing mind, body and social health so they are empowered to succeed and become role models for change.
For the last 20+ years, what has driven us is the desire to make Canada one of the best places to raise a child. Our work targets three outcomes for school-aged students living on the margins: increased physical activity and develops social-emotional agencies, aid in reaching and maintaining literacy skills and develop skills and agencies that contribute to success in high school. Achieving these outcomes is the key to making our ambitious vision of success for all Canadian children a reality.
Start2Finish programming addresses the need for enhanced literacy and physical activity among children experiencing poverty/deprivation in the communities it services.
StoryBook Theatre is Canada's largest volunteer-driven Theatres for Young Audiences and families. In our almost 46 years of serving Calgary, we have fostered the love and passion for theatre arts in over one million people. Each season we bring together some of the industries brightest emerging talents both on and off the stage to create some incredibly accessible theatre for the whole family.
We bring stories to life in a way that encourages children and their families to dream about who they are and may become, to explore the story from different perspectives, to think using inductive reasoning, and to connect to other people and ideas.
Street Sisters Society is 100% women powered. We work to provide vulnerable women in Calgary with basic life necessities. We provide connection, resources and hand up to those who need it most. We provide lunches, warm clothing, harm reduction supplies, bras and hygiene supplies while building up trust and connection.
Street Sisters Society is 100% women powered. We work to provide vulnerable women in Calgary with basic life necessities. We provide connection, resources and hand up to those who need it most. We provide lunches, warm clothing, harm reduction supplies, bras and hygiene supplies while building up trust and connection.
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Teenswork Freesports mission is to provide organized sports leagues throughout communities as well as sponsor children for city sports.
“Removing financial barriers for all kids to play organized sports!”
TeensWork FreeSports is a nation-wide Not-For Profit organization created to remove the financial barriers of being part of a team, that prevents so many kids from developing positive and healthy habits through organized sports.
The Terminator Foundation is a non-profit organization rooted in understanding the challenges individuals face with mental health and addiction. We champion individuals battling these issues using Activity Based Recovery Therapy (ABRT).
Founder and CEO, Vanisha Breault initiated the first Terminator Foundation 5k run for Youth Addiction Awareness took place in 2015 and we are excited to celebrate our 10th Run this year.
Taking a holistic and community-centered recovery approach, ABRT is an intensive 12 week program requiring athletes' dedication and full effort. Through the duration of the program, athletes amplify their physical strength while improving their mental and emotional resilience, building lifelong habits for a sustainable recovery. This revolutionary approach combats hopelessness, reduces withdrawal and relapse, strengthens both body and mind, boosts resiliency and teaches self-regulation.
The Alberta Seventh Step Society is a self-help organization working within the Criminal Justice System to prevent crime and to reduce recidivism. The self-help philosophy is applied to all pre and post release programs and services that are offered to persons in conflict with the law.
Weekly meetings are held in the community and federal institutions to provide a forum for free and open discussion of problems addressed to support individuals in becoming non-offending members of society.
BeaYOUtiful is a non-profit organization that was initially established in January 2012. Reaching out to young girls between the ages of 8-14, this organization provides mentorship programs for those struggling with confidence, lacking self-esteem, or simply looking to build a more positive outlook.
BeaYOUtiful works directly with young girls throughout Canada, providing a safe and fun environment enrolled in the after school program. Classes range from learning to balance a healthy lifestyle, dealing with bullying and family issues, to key steps towards finding the inspiration to chase your dreams. Although each class exemplifies a different life lesson, the same moral is focused on in the end: never forget you are beautiful.
The Brenda Strafford Foundation is a registered Canadian charitable organization established in 1975 by Dr. Barrie I. Strafford to honour his late wife, Brenda Strafford. The Brenda Strafford Foundation's core business is seniors care. The Foundation now owns and operates five Long Term Care and Assisted Living seniors care facilities in Calgary, AB, and Okotoks, AB, with over 1000 beds and approximately 1,200 staff. As a registered charity, The Foundation is involved in a number of projects for innovation in seniors health and wellness. The Foundation supports local charitable projects to serve women and children who are fleeing domestic violence, families at risk of homelessness, and persons in need of health services abroad in Haiti, Jamaica and Dominica. The Foundation also has a close affiliation with research at the University of Calgary.
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