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COVID-19 means it is not possible to travel or meet in person with Albertans. Our project is an interactive, discussion based webinar series designed so that Albertans can share their experiences and insights and contribute evidence to inform what policy...
Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame (CSHoF) is a Registered Charitable Organization and a vital cultural institution in Canada for the past 65 years. As one of North America’s oldest sports museums, we focus on recognition, education, curation, thought leadership, and...
Our idea involves the improvement of our website including the publicizing of our comprehensive Mental Health Resource Database in an easy to use and navigate online platform. We currently have an extensive database of various types of mental health resources...
Canadians are less financially literate today than ever before. In 2019, only 24% of millennials showed basic financial literacy skills. With unlimited resources at our fingertips, why are the numbers so low? And worse: why are they declining? Finances aren’t...
Host a series of workshops for Indigenous adult and youth in the Grande Prairie area who attend traditional ceremonies events such as round danced and pow-wows with ready-to-wear regalia. 1. Introductory “Ribbon Skirt Workshop” - This workshop will teach you...
To provide exceptional personal training for the families and youth in my community. As a 10-year old girl from Jamaica who moved directly to Edmonton with a desire to train and compete to obtain a Gold medal for Canada. That...
ABOUT CANADA’S SPORTS HALL OF FAME Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame (CSHoF) is a Registered Charitable Organization and has been a vital cultural institution in Canada for the past 65 years. CSHoF is one of North America’s oldest sports museums...
Thousands of homeless, abandoned and surrendered animals across Alberta depend on Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society (AARCS) each year. AARCS provides a safe haven for these animals and a second chance at a new beginning. It has become crucial for...
The project will help younger and newer self-employed immigrants improve and accelerate business success in the Edmonton area. It will collect and share information on best practices of successful self-employed New Canadians. Research participants and their peers will benefit from...
Families living in the West Calgary Area can connect with our Family Resource Center - Calgary West Hub. This is a wonderful collaboration of programming among partner organizations, providing a wide range of programs for families with children under the...
Children First Society operates an Early Learning and Care Centre in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. Pre-COVID19 we offered an extensive outreach program for all children 0-12 years of age and their families. As the pandemic started, we closed all our in-house...
Through challenging times like the Southern AB floods, Slave Lake/Fort McMurray fires and recessions Calgary Counselling Centre has been there for the community. COVID-19 is no different. Our idea is to increase access to mental health services for adolescents (ages...
To purchase equipment to be used for community functions. This could be at least one high quality large barbecue and/or a tent or other portable shelter. Funds permitting, other equipment would be looked at.
We operate a community thrift store where any member of the community can purchase high quality second-hand clothing and other household items for cheap prices. We are planning a week long community event. Our idea is to have at least...
We would like to start up a Celebrate Recovery program. "Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered, 12 step recovery program for anyone struggling with hurt, pain, or addiction of any kind. Celebrate Recovery is a safe place to find community and...
The Spruce Grove and District Agricultural Society is entering the second year (Phase II) of operating the City's only Community Garden. The project has transformed a bare, grassy knoll into a beautiful, productive garden space. 46 individuals/families, who are currently...
In May 2019, CMHA Edmonton (CMHA), launched Recovery College in our region. The "recovery learning centre" (RLC) model used by CMHA was introduced as a new approach to community based mental health promotion. It is based on an educational model...
The Humanities 101 program at St. Mary’s University brings free university level courses to low income, vulnerable individuals who have experienced barriers such as poverty, abuse, addiction, war, violence, homelessness, and interruptions to their education and personal growth. Funding from...
The Beaverhill Bird Observatory’s (BBO) New Digital version of our BirdSmart Education program will partner with schools across Alberta during the continuous challenges of COVID-19, to provide engaging and educational interactive webinars to students about the importance of bird conservation...
Prosper Place is a psychosocial rehabilitation centre where people with lived experience of severe and persistent mental illness – peer members – come to take part in a purposeful work-based day. Peer members choose their unique paths of recovery, wellness,...
AILA is a non-profit organization in Edmonton that consists of volunteers and self-advocates desiring to support adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who have moderate needs. Our objectives are to enable individuals with ASD to live to their full potential,...
Wood’s Homes has an idea to help families in need while creating an engaging learning opportunity for students in our learning centre. Students in our EXPLORE classroom, will gain life skills and earn school credits by planning and executing a...
The Idea is to introduce free, accessible virtual programming to and increase technological learning aids for marginalized adult learners in the Edmonton area. The Idea falls into providing support and opportunities in the following areas: education, homelessness, diversity, equality and...
We are seeking funding for the 2020 Osgoode Cup Scholarship provided by the University of Calgary Moot Court Society. The University of Calgary Moot Court Society is an Undergraduate Club on Campus aimed at providing a learning experiences for those...
For the past 15 years, Neubauer Farms has offered an on-farm agriculture education program to students from Medicine Hat & area. During this time, we have proudly welcomed over 20,000 students through our farm gates to teach them all about...
Inuvik Native Band is the Indian Act Band responsible for approximately 640 registered Indigenous Status members. Many of our indigenous members have difficulty in confronting their mental health needs with western style medicine and support people through the existing mechanisms...
The Board of the Red Deer Community Band Society endeavors to maintain a fair and equitable fee structure. There are individual situations where the financial burden of fees, uniforms, camps and tours can be substantial. The Adopt a Royal is...
We want to help end Period Poverty by providing northern girls with Moon Time kits! Plan International Canada reports that up to 30% of girls and young women struggle to afford menstrual products. In the Northwest Territories, some girls miss...
A 2018 Stats Canada survey on care giving and care receiving revealed 1 in 4 Canadians are unpaid family caregivers. In addition, there are still many people who are unaware they are caregivers and are therefore not accessing the supports...
My name is Scott Chomistek and I am the treasurer for our Scouts Chapter and also a Beavers leader. We run an amazing program for youth aged 5-18, and we would like to make our program even more vibrant. Currently...
During this time of strict hospital isolation policies, seriously ill children receiving treatments and care are under even more challenges. Visits are limited or not allowed, support services are restricted, playrooms and all activities are closed and, in a time,...
The impact of mental health on society is significant and it became more prevalent with the introduction of the COVID-19 virus. Research shows that there has been a marked increase in mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, substance abuse, suicide,...
Winterguard - Spin Class with a Twist combines the beauty of performing arts with the discipline, sportsmanship and fun of sports! A definition of Winterguard, taken from the Winterguard International Website (www.wgi.org; the governing body of the WGI competitive programs):...
Every month Autism Calgary assists individuals and families who struggle to buy food, household and hygiene essentials. Therefore in late 2018 Autism Calgary started a small Food Pantry program. Since the COVID-19 pandemic we have experienced a surge in not...
What follows is an overview of Forest and Nature School and how I plan to run the program. Forest and Nature School’s philosophy is based in place and play and is guided by the child’s interests. The children are free...
AWNNE (Autism Women and Non-Binary Network of Edmonton) is an exciting new group of women and non-binary individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) looking to make a difference in the lives of autistic women in the workplace. Phase I of...
Vecova’s idea is to move our Essential Skills training courses into an eLearning environment. These courses provide important training and skill development for employees at Vecova and other disability service providers. Courses cover a variety of topics related to the...
Youth Can Vote Calgary (YCV), a project of Youth Central, is a youth-driven, youth-involved web-based program that provides non-partisan, election related resources to students interested in learning about and participating in the municipal election process. Youth Central is a charitable...
The Pregnancy, Infant & Child Loss Support Centre is a registered charity in Calgary whose mission is to connect people who have experienced pregnancy and infant loss to comprehensive and inclusive support offerings through each phase of the journey. The...
Calgary International Film Festival's GENERATION NEXT is a groundbreaking program - the first of its kind in Canada - to engage high school students directly in all aspects of the film festival experience. Local high school students preview and select...
Jasper Place Wellness Centre (JPWC) and its Food4Good division are piloting the “Good Food 2 Go” program, which will provide access to healthy, affordable food while developing food skills and engaging people in meaningful activity at home. This program will...
NO SENIOR IS FORGOTTEN Traditionally Edmonton Meals on Wheels (EMOW) has requested community donations of small gift items such as toiletries, toques, scarves, gloves, puzzle books, etc. for distribution to clients at Christmas time. At Meals on Wheels we believe...
MEOW Foundation celebrates its 20th anniversary this year and as a special project, we are planning to add a vehicle to our organization, lovingly referred to as the “cat-mobile”. 10 years ago, even 5 years ago this would have been...
Providing programs and support via phone and online has been deemed an essential service by our members. We address the fear, isolation, disruption & practical challenges cancer brings to the lives of patients, their caregivers & families. Currently, we are...
Parachutes for Pets is a Calgary Charity that assists Calgary's most vulnerable with essential pet care. We offer a pet food bank, vaccine and wellness vet clinics. Before COVID 19 we were undertaking the initiative of opening a pet friendly...
The IoT Fast Track is a technology ecosystem program to help established businesses (in Calgary and surrounding areas) in IoT (running IoT as a business or leveraging IoT for their growth) to scale up, gain access to resources, increase collaboration...
Women+Power is a community developed for women of all levels of experience who are associated with Alberta’s power industry. Women+Power was established to provide opportunities for members to connect with, support, inspire and recognize each other and to empower women...
Some of our younger members think we have closed our doors for good. We would like to offer our LAAFS (Little Autism Aspergers Friendship Society 4-9 years of age) members, a read-a-long book program. Books would be bought, dropped off...
Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Northern Alberta (SBHANA) is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for people affected by spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus through advocacy, education, and support. SBHANA addresses the key issue of individuals having ".....significantly lower...
We host an annual "Men's Mental Health" event every February in our community. We partner with the local men's hockey team and bring in a guest speaker whose message is related to the topic of mental health. We have found...
Dare to Care was founded in 1999 to address the pervasive and crippling issue of bullying and the associated mental health crisis in school communities. Dare to Care was created with the understanding that a child's mental well-being and sense...
The majority of the roughly 16,000 South Sudanese in the Calgary area came from a life-long ordeal as refugees living in camps, as child soldiers, and as people who fled for their lives, carrying with them a heavy burden of...
Cancer survivors and caregivers face physical, emotional and financial challenges as a result of a cancer diagnosis, and when medical treatment ceases, so does care. Our mission is to empower survivors and caregivers to take action and make lasting positive...
Supplies for Success would be a grassroot project to support families with children and youth impacted by COVID-19. Supplies for Success will provide basic school supplies and winter outerwear to needy students in the area elementary school districts within Rockyview...
Museums across Canada have been providing enriching educational experiences to community members for decades. When children, youth and adults step through the museum doors they immediately enter upon an adventure with endless opportunities to explore, learn and engage in the...
The Doorway welcomes all young people (17-24 years old) who want to get off the street. We are a community here to listen without judgement. We give young people a safe space where they can tap into their innate wisdom...
To foster literacy and a love of writing and reading among young people in Alberta by providing access to Alberta's literary artists, their mentoring expertise, and their works. YouthWrite is committed to the creative development of youth and exploring opportunities...
Three Crazy Ladies On A Mission supports families recovering from domestic violence and/or trauma that could use a hand up at Christmas. The families that we help are the families that either don't qualify for help at other larger organizations...
SkirtsAfire Festival is Edmonton's only 10 day theatre and multidisciplinary arts festival featuring women. Heading into our 9th annual festival in March 2021, we are excited to be a continued platform for women's stories to be shared and heard, presenting...
Kindergarten is the foundation of a child, during which time teachers and educational staff have the opportunity to instill a sense of confidence and love of learning. We know that a number of students are arriving in the Kindergarten classroom...
Create, manage and maintain a pollinator corridor in East Calgary. The corridor would stretch throughout the school property and our neighbors across the street (Calbridge Homes and Righteous Gelato) to attract native bee and butterfly populations (pollinators)and provide essential food...
Our idea is creating and delivering Welcome Home Hampers for Vulnerable Calgarians moving into our newest affordable housing development in Bridgeland, which is set to open in early 2021. This building will have 104 multi-family units made up of 1,...
12 CSI is a one of a kind organization that won the 2018 Solicitor Generals Award for Community Collaboration. Our vision is that the Twelve Communities (District 4 of Calgary Police Services) are vibrant, inclusive and free of crime. Our...
Art influences society by opening minds, challenging opinions, instilling values and translating experiences across space and time. Art in this sense is communication; it allows people from different cultures and backgrounds to communicate and accept each other through their images,...
When the COVID-19 pandemic led to the economic shut down in Calgary, Soccer Without Boundaries immediately shifted our focus from children, youth, and women’s programs to food security. We began by providing food hampers to families in our community and...
The Iniskim Campus Ecology Project aims to build long-lasting relationships between the University of Lethbridge and Blackfoot Confederacy. In 2018, the Agility Program was advised by several Elders about the project idea, and we have since started working with over...
Whisker Rescue is a Stray Cat Rescue Organization based in Red Deer, Alberta. The organization started in 2008 and is a volunteer run, non-profit charitable organization run by a few cat-lovers. We are a no-kill organization and rely on volunteers...
Youth Employment Currently, youth are over represented in unemployment estimates and are facing challenges in becoming gainfully employed because of changing labor market patterns. This is even more challenging for youth facing economic poverty, mental health challenges, coming from a...
We know that supporting the social well-being of people living with disabilities in Alberta is vital to maintaining an inclusive community. During this COVID-19 pandemic, the social well-being of Albertans living with disabilities has been compromised as they remain at...
The Silver Skate Festival is a 10-Day celebration that invites visitors to experience the beauty and diversity of winter programming in Edmonton. Celebrating 31 years in 2021, Silver Skate Festival represents Edmonton's diverse multicultural community and embraces winter as a...
Making Changes is a community of women helping women through life transitions, promoting leadership, belonging and confidence and building skills which encourage participants and volunteers to contribute to the community socially and financially. The Conference Board of Canada indicates that...
Background In 2014, The West Village Theatre Society was founded by a group of Calgary theatre companies to fulfill their need for production, performance, and administrative space. The West Village Theatre (WVT) is an 83-seat black box venue located in...
Every newborn baby has the right to the best possible care in those first critical months of the child’s development regardless of their parents social, economic, racial and financial situation. That care should include a safe place to sleep, the...
We are looking to host the 2nd annual Canadian Rockies Youth Summit. Last November, our group of students organized an event that brought over 40 students together in Jasper National Park to discuss conservation issues in the Rocky Mountains of...
Since its inception in 2009, containR, by Springboard Performance, has functioned as a flexible, roving platform bringing together artists, activists, and community to gather and engage with the possibility of living a creative life. containR connects thinkers, dreamers and doers...
Birthday Wishes Kids Up Front was founded in 2000 by a man named John Dalziel, and since then, the organization has grown immensely with locations in Edmonton, Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa and Halifax! Since 2000, we've delivered over 500,000 experiences worth...
YWCA Camp Yowochas has been offering overnight camps and outdoor education on the shores of Lake Wabamun since 1916. Over 100 youth groups, and over 1400 summer campers, visit camp each year for team building, outdoor education, and leadership training....
The Community-Based Doula Project is a collaboration between local Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association (CAPPA) trainer Sonya Duffee, Espirito Edmonton, and Multicultural Health Brokers Cooperative. By training multicultural health brokers and others from different cultural community organizations to become Certified...
The Inuvik Community Greenhouse is the main source of fresh, organic food in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. Situated above the Arctic Circle, most food in the community is trucked and flown in and sold at high prices, particularly fresh fruit and...
Our idea is to develop and execute a train-the-trainer style program for grassroots initiatives supporting 2SLGBTQ+ communities across the province. Our organization has worked for over a decade in serving 2SLGBTQ+ communities across rural Alberta, key amongst our services has...
With the onset of the COVID-19 Global Pandemic, Soup Sisters immediately followed the recommendations of the Canadian Public Health Agency and cancelled our community soup making events beginning in March 2020. This immediate change to our programming did not deter...
Linking Generations is thought of as the organization where kind souls meet. LG created programs to address the essential needs of community connectedness and social isolation. The benefits of Intergenerational programming are huge for all involved. The youth are learning...
The Bowness Community Association is proposing a new Artist-in-Residence Program in order to promote resident leadership and volunteerism, create connections among residents of Bowness, and provide opportunities for residents to share and learn new skills. Other outcomes of the project...
Our project idea seeks to empower immigrant and refugee women and their families with the financial independence and autonomy to be able to provide necessary resources for their children in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Horizon Housing builds and operates affordable housing for vulnerable Calgarians. The people we house have diverse backgrounds and we partner with over 35 social agencies to ensure residents have the support they need to maintain stable housing. Our vision is...
The Wellness Centre at the Calgary Women’s Emergency Shelter provides medical intervention for physical and mental health concerns of women and children experiencing family violence and abuse. Research indicates that investment into physical and mental health care of our clients...
For more than 55 years, Hull Services has been supporting the mental health and behavioural needs of our most vulnerable children, youth and families across Calgary. Every year, over 4,000 children, youth and families are supported by one of Hull's...
From the beginning of the pandemic, we had several clients who were unable to leave their homes, whether they had been diagnosed with or exposed to COVID-19, or were immunocompromised. To ensure that they could still access food they needed,...
Carya plans to execute a new program, Farms to Futures, in our new Village Common’s community kitchen. Village Common, a partnership with the City of Calgary’s Housing Company, is a multi-generational community space located in the lower floors of a...
Distress Centre Calgary (DCC) has provided 24 hour crisis support in Calgary and southern Alberta since 1970. We do this through our 24 hour crisis line, email, daily chat, and daily text for our youth. We also have professional counselling...
Foundation for Cohesive Communities' idea is to have communication boards set up around our community in about 10 different parks to start. (I have included a picture of the communication board) These communication boards will and can be used by...
2020 marks the first summer since 1993 that we have not run any in-person programs. DiscoverE prides itself on providing high-impact, fun and exciting in-person programming. Since we weren't able to provide that this summer we decided to pivot, and...
Little Warrior's Be Brave Ranch is an evidence-based, trauma-informed treatment program and is the only program of its kind to offer intensive, specialized, multi-modal treatment to child sexual abuse survivors between the ages of 8-16. Published results from data collected...
I am writing to you as an employee at (as well as a donor and supporter of) the University of Lethbridge, which is a liberal education university in Southern Alberta with approximately 9,000 students. Outside of our usual job descriptions,...
For over 22 years Starfish Family Resources has been supporting Alberta’s children and families transitioning through a divorce or separation. We have partnered with over 110 community-based organizations (schools, churches and non-profit agencies) to deliver the Internationally acclaimed Rainbows program,...
For over 30 years, the Red Deer Symphony Orchestra (RDSO) has been committed to community programming, and has taken a strong leadership role in providing relevant programs for all age groups. We have endeavored to meet the need in our...
As a result of the COIVD-19 pandemic, many children living with physical disabilities have been left extremely isolated. Due to their complex medical needs, children living with physical disabilities have limited social interaction outside of their family. Danceapalooza Pop-up is...
NSTEP is a registered charity, bringing its programs to where children youth live, learn and play. Chef on NSTEP is our food literacy initiative, teaching basic food preparation skills, along with why we are preparing and eating these foods, and...
Creating the Brenda Strafford Centre Computer Lab The Brenda Strafford Centre’s Computer Lab aims to provide a safe learning place where women can build career and life skills, take definite steps to regain financial independence, access online resources and communicate...
City of Calgary has rapidly mobilized to distribute in urban communities, but the Library both serves and depends on all of Treaty 7. The Library is seeking support that we are uniquely positioned to deliver on behalf of Indigenous People...
The Dunmore Equestrian Society was formed in 2014 to create a safe inclusive environment to celebrate our western heritage and build on our future. We provide opportunities for recreation, personal development and rehabilitation for all ages through equine related activities;...
This new program “Game Plan” will be a comprehensive mental health program that will assist athletes, coaches & team staff as well as parents & billets: To learn about mental health, mental illness and substance use. To build...
The Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation saw a need within the Hospital to give families some comfort while away from home. When parents are rushing to the Hospital quite often they can only focus on their child. Perhaps a phone charger...
During this time of social distancing, seriously ill children can’t go outside, play and be distracted like healthy children can. Starlight children have pre-existing conditions and are exponentially at risk as they are strongly immunocompromised. Many of these families have...
Thrive Teens COVID Mental Health Project is a 4 month project to support Alberta teens who are struggling with increased feelings of isolation, depression, anxiety, relationship or family issues, during these challenging and difficult times of COVID-19. Thrive Teen Counselling...
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For the past few years, the Food First Foundation has run a Great Big Crunch event in schools across the NWT. The Great Big Crunch NWT is a special day, class, assembly, lunch hour, or even 5 minutes dedicated to...
The NWT Breast Health/Breast Cancer Action Group (Action Group) wants to strengthen the connections and mutual support among NWT women experiencing any type of cancer, empower women to support others dealing with the same disease in their community, and reduce...
Through the support of the Alberta Cancer Foundation, the Cross Cancer Institute is undertaking a project to create a purpose-built space for cutting edge Stem Cell, or Bone Marrow Transplant Therapy (referred to most often on site as BMT). This...
To create a multi-cultural display featuring artifacts from around the world. The artifacts will be displayed in 20 lockable glass cabinets and will have details describing each artifact. There are at least 30 countries involved in addition to Canadian and...
Description of Program: We would like to incorporate the Food Bank’s Community Learning Garden into one of our programs, so we have designed the Seasonal Cooking, Healthful Living program. It will consist of using some of our garden produce and...
Most women and children who are the victims of abuse experience despair, violence, loneliness, lack of resources and isolation, among others. Without tools to process past trauma and present stresses, they often have great difficulty coping with their negative emotions....
SUNIA is a program that engages high school students in international affairs, and its success comes from the diverse group of participants. We want to provide scholarships for eight students who wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford the program. SUNIA,...
Redefin’d is a trauma recovery community that uses therapeutic work to engage at-risk young people in meaningful relationships and experiences that heal the human spirit. Our program participants, known as Krew Members, are young people ranging in age from 18-30...
We are seeking support to start a Caring Dads Program this fall to help children in homes with family violence and abuse. The Caring Dads Program encourages fathers to make healthier choices. Programs that work to shift attitudes have a...
In 2018/19 CanLearn piloted a very successful individualized reading program for struggling school-aged children. Recently our coordinator received a great deal of interest from staff that support school-aged children at several women's shelters. Academic achievement and literacy levels is a...
We are requesting $2000 for our Suite Ambassador volunteer program. Every year, we receive over 200 suites at the Saddledome for hockey, lacrosse, concerts or other special events. We fill each suite with deserving kids and their families from our...
Throughout its history, the Brenda Strafford Centre has not addressed the complexity of violence within diverse cultures. As developed in the Centre’s 2019-2024 strategic plan, a new goal of the Centre is to increase the inclusiveness of our service provision....
Bissell Centre has a long history of empowering people living in poverty or experiencing homelessness in the Edmonton area towards a more prosperous future. Over 100,000, or 1 in 8 people, are living in poverty in our city. The rate...
Young people today are under big pressure. Think about it. Everyone knows that making mistakes is part of growing up. Yet in today’s world—where money is invisible and spending intangible—quick and easy decisions can mean big consequences costing thousands for...
The work of the Children's Cottage Society is made possible everyday by the work of volunteers, especially at the Crisis Nursery. We are seeking funding to continue and expand our volunteer program. The Crisis Nursery in Bridgeland provides a safe...
To enhance the lives of those affected by Head and Neck Cancer; patients and their caregivers. About our Society: The Head and Neck Cancer Support Society is the first of its kind in Canada. It was formed on the principle...
Boys & Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters (BGCBigs) provides programs and services to over 5600 children every year. Many of our 19 afterschool Clubs are spread throughout Edmonton communities that face poverty and crime, areas that traditionally see a...
The Michel First Nation family has been badly broken beginning with enfranchisement in the 19th Century, followed by residential schools and the 60s scoop. Families became separated and connections lost. Individuals lost their identity, their traditional values and their community....
Impact Society’s definition of a hero is someone who uses their gifts and abilities to make a positive change in themselves and others. Since 1994, Impact Society’s HEROES® programs have been preventing youth from becoming youth-at-risk by awakening and building...
Kinette clubs across the country work to better their communities, enhance the well-being of Canadians and improve the environment. The Association boasts a proud history dedicated to fostering life-long friendships while ‘Serving the Community’s Greatest Need’. The Smoky Lake Kinette...
For over 30 years, the Red Deer Symphony Orchestra (RDSO) has been committed to community programming, and has taken a strong leadership role in providing relevant programs for all age groups. We have endeavoured to meet the need in our...
A 2016 report from the Institute of Museums and Library Services found that a museum is a “hub for members of the public to engage in informal learning, access collections for educational or aesthetic purposes, and participate in civic dialogue.”...
The Starlight Fun Center is a mobile entertainment unit featuring a flat screen television and a Nintendo Wii U gaming system preloaded with a wide variety of games. This latest generation of Starlight Fun Center systems are also Internet ready...
Vecova's idea is to provide our Empower Abilities program participants the opportunity to engage in community-based recreation activities that are not based out of Vecova’s facility. These activities will present a unique opportunity for children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)...
The Edmonton Reggae Festival Society would like to bring to Edmonton some top international and independent Reggae musicians to participate in the 3rd Edmonton Reggae Festival. This family friendly event combines a diverse genre of reggae music, in a festival...
Established in 2004, Level is a Canadian charitable organization that has been combating injustice and advancing equality in rights and opportunities for 15 years. Our mission is to level barriers to justice by building empathy, disrupting prejudice and advancing human...
To create attractive and safe alley ways in my community - Alberta Avenue. Painted murals on fences, a general cleanup of the alley way with installation of more lighting to create safer spaces and deter crime and individuals from dumping...
The BALM Society will present its Second Annual Sing-Along Messiah on December 14th, 2019. All Edmontonians are invited to become the chorus and sing along to one of the most beloved masterpieces of the holiday season, accompanied by an orchestra...
Strategic Alliance for Alberta Students with Learning Challenges is registered under the Societies Act in the Province of Alberta. The society, led by a volunteer board of directors, is a grassroots group concerned that students with learning challenges within Alberta's...
Westglen Elementary School in the heart of the Westmount Community is experiencing huge population growth with an influx of young families to the area! The number of kids enrolled at the school has nearly doubled in the past 10 years,...
Tiny Footprints is an organization founded in 2016 by two amazing women; Kristina Oriold and Jen Woods. In 2013, Kristina and her husband tragically lost one of their twin daughters, Riley at birth. This loss served as her personal inspiration...
Our idea is a business conference from the University of Alberta. The Rocky Mountain Business Seminar (RMBS) is Canada's longest running student-led business conference. Every winter reading week in February our executive team, 100 delegates and corporate professionals attend a...
We are requesting funds to continue an in-school food bank that we started with a United Way "Make Your Mark on Poverty" grant. Unfortunately, that $1000 grant has been used up, and we are seeking more money to keep the...
This project is to co-produce (co-developed by people with lived experience of mental illness and Prosper Place staff) and co-facilitate (co-delivered through workshops, focus groups and seminars) two educational courses at Prosper Place. The focus of these courses will be:...
R.E.A.C.H. Ministries is a non-profit organization that feeds the homeless and low income throughout Calgary and surrounding areas. Not only do we give food to churches for distribution, we also have outreaches we support with food and cook for the...
DirectHer Network (“DirectHer”) is a collective of seven, young professional women. Based on our varied professional and volunteer experiences, we are dedicated to empowering Alberta women aged 20 to 45 with the knowledge and confidence needed to serve as board...
We would like to launch a youth group for at-risk youth in the community of Bowness. We would provide a safe place for youth to come and hang out, have some fun, have young adults and adults to talk to,...
WINGS - Women in Need Growing Stronger - operates a second-stage shelter and affordable housing (the Home Next Door) for women with children who are leaving situations of family violence. Our facilities provide long-term accommodation and accompanying support services for...
The Youth Restorative Action Project is seeking support for our Cell Phone Project. The Cell Phone Project was created due to difficulties maintaining contact with our most high risk youth, and concern for their safety. These youth are impoverished and/or...
Mrs. Li is the partner of Li Hua Professional Corporation. Through Mrs. Li's more than ten years public practice, she was educating lots of start-up entrepreneurs regarding the topic of separate legal entities between individual and corporation, dividends or salaries,...
Our First Link program is an early intervention program that connects people living with dementia to the Alzheimer Society for services and support. Often, when a person receives a diagnosis of Alzheimer's or other dementia, they are given a prescription...
SkirtsAfire Festival is Edmonton's only 10 day theatre and multidisciplinary arts festival featuring women. Heading into our 8th annual festival in February 2020, we are excited to be a continued platform for women's stories to be shared and heard, presenting...
Citizens living healthy active lives, physically, mentally, spiritually by leveraging partnerships with CASE and Canada Skateboard. Did you know skateboarding is now legal in downtown Calgary? This bylaw change is just one of the incredible things happening! With skateboarding appearing...
The Lung Association’s YYC Powered By Breathing™ (PBB) Fun Walk/Run event: The Lung Association is hosting an annual fundraising event called the PBB Fun Walk/Run, which is organized by a volunteer committee in Calgary comprised of SAIT Respiratory Therapy students....
The Paul First Nation occupies a tract of land along Wabamun Lake, AB. This land was set aside by the Government of Canada in 1892 and is known as Wabamun Indian Reserve 133A and B. It is situated approximately 70...
Strengthening the infrastructure and functional architecture of our still new cooperative/social enterprise platform.
For many young people on the spectrum taking some time out from family and caregivers who provide daily support can be difficult. However, spending time away can be extremely beneficial and can provide much needed space and independence for both...
We are a non profit organization registered under the Societies Act. We have been hosting workshops/events in our community of Westlock since 2015 - all pertaining to mental health & wellness and suicide prevention. We have been reaching out to...
We feel that as a community we have a responsibility to help those are in dire need; mothers, children, survivors. We are truly honoured and grateful for support from the companies within this same community who wish to build awareness...
The Community Village want to create a new larger modern classroom. GP Volunteer Services bureau is a heavy user of our classroom and need an adequate space to receive at least 20 clients and allow the implementation of new programs....
December 8th, 2018 my husband had a heart attack resulting in a double by-pass in the Calgary Foothills Hospital. He was one of several people that week who would be with their family for another Christmas because of the cardiac...
Making Changes is a community of women helping women through life transitions, promoting leadership, belonging and confidence and building skills which encourage participants and volunteers to contribute to the community socially and financially. Empowerment, our core value, is embedded within...
The Oskayak Police Academy is a program that is driven by Indigenous organizations and police supported. The objective of the program is to build relationships between Indigenous youth and Edmonton police officers, and this is done by creating a culturally...
Reaching out into the community serving Christmas day, Easter Drop in for seniors at a no cost
The most successful way to beat prostate cancer is to catch it in its early stages, when the disease is most treatable. The problem is that many men do not make regular doctor visits a priority, unaware that a simple...
Every woman who has suffered abuse deserves an opportunity for respite and healing, away from the extraordinary pressures of her daily life. Every child deserves the chance to simply be a kid, carefree and unafraid. Lakeside Haven is a retreat,...
The Parkdale Community Association (PCA) is focused on building a vibrant community and quality of life for our residents and the city of Calgary. The PCA is replacing the outdoor rink, as it has failed an engineering assessment and qualified...
Thank you for your interest in helping us promote Calgary’s 7th Annual Recovery Day celebrations. These events are possible with the support of those in recovery from addiction- and those that support recovery- to be able to engage, have our...
Volunteer Airdrie has been approved to open and operate a Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC) franchise in Airdrie, Alberta for youth ages 11-18. YVC is a program with a 32 year old track record of making an impact on youth development...
Camp Wright is a recreational lease property, owned and operated by the Air Cadet League of Canada, Alberta Provincial Committee. The prime purpose of this lease is to support training of the Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadrons located in Alberta....
AAFMP has observed a steady increase in the number of internationally trained individuals (ITIs) inquiring about forestry professional designation within Alberta. Applicants are faced with the challenge of participating in a credential assessment to determine if their international schooling has...
Have you ever heard of Children’s Wish? How about an AirBand competition? Air guitars and Lip synching to your favourite songs and getting to be a Rock star on a real stage! As an entertainment company, we come up with...
Have you ever heard of Children’s Wish? How about an AirBand competition? Air guitars and Lip synching to your favourite songs and getting to be a Rock star on a real stage! As an entertainment company, we come up with...
We would like to host some coach mentoring sessions aimed at young female coaches, designed as full day meetings/seminars, and a weekend-long retreat in the summer of 2020. We believe that “Young Ringette players (predominately girls) benefit from the positive...
Gentle Giants is a registered not-for-profit. The money raised will go 100% to support families with legal assistance with deal with child protective services. Government is often too quick to apprehend children and the power that social workers have to...
A collaborative effort among 7 communities in NE Calgary to create a hyper-local newsletter to better inform & engage NE residents by encouraging them to utilize programs & services available to them and by cultivating pride and appreciation for the...
Over the last decade, Soup Sisters has been offering the warmth and comfort that come in a homemade serving of soup to women, children and youth in crisis across Canada and the US. Since 2009, we have delivered over 2.5...
Metro Cinema is investing in our future at the Garneau Theatre. We have installed a hearing assistance system, added subtitles to some of our screenings to accommodate the deaf community, adding a universal-access washroom and better wheelchair access to our...
Have you ever heard of Children’s Wish? How about an AirBand competition? Air guitars and Lip synching to your favourite songs and getting to be a Rock star on a real stage! As an entertainment company, we come up with...
Our organization has been helping people in the Grande Prairie area for 6 years with the basic needs of everyday life. Clothing, furniture, diapers, formula, and most importantly, healthy food options. We believe that everyone deserves the dignity of quality...
The Thorsby Mobile Concession Kitchen is a project idea that the Thorsby Communities In Bloom Society has had for quite a few years now realizing that there has to be an easier way to fundraise as fundraising is hard work...
Med Wise and IMAGINE Citizen Ambassadors come together to provide medication life skills to Seniors in Alberta. The project has two complimentary components: test basis for Med Wise and test basis for Community Ambassadors. The intent is to pilot an...
To continue our dream of teaching fiddle and fiddle dance in the remote communities. We have brought fiddles to 15 communities to date and begun teaching and reaching out to adult mentors in each of the communities. We as a...
The Town of Taber’s current animal shelter is in a state of disrepair and doesn’t meet overall needs of the dogs kept there. The town was looking for a group of people that would be willing to come forward and...
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul for the Relief of Poverty (Edmonton Particular Council) is a social justice organization that has been serving the disadvantaged in the Capital Region of Alberta since 2000. We are part of a worldwide...
At Rideau Park School, we serve a very diverse demographic from new immigrants to Canada, students from the Sheriff King home, bussed students from Inglewood & Ramsay, and from the surrounding neighbourhood: the Rideau Park/Parkhill areas. Our French as a...
Fort McMurray male youth have recently started a traditional pow wow drum group. It was a request from the youth to have an activity in the community that connected them to their roots. What started off as a small request,...
The Skylines Dance and Film series has been a collaborative production project between myself and my colleague, Laura Elliott of Winnipeg, MB. The aim of the series is to act as a platform organization for professional Canadian dancemakers to present...
The Quinterra Legacy Group represents our five families who tragically lost our children as they were celebrating the end of the school year at a party in the community of Brentwood on April 15, 2014. Our families have come together...
Kids Kottage is Edmonton’s only 24-hour crisis nursery. Our mission is to keep Edmonton area kids safe, offering them shelter when home is in crisis. Whether the danger comes from homelessness, the threat of family violence, a parent’s mental illness,...
In 2012, I met my partner, Doug Visser on an organic agricultural tour of Cuba. Little did we know that we lived 15 minutes apart in Edmonton. He lives on the best vegetable growing land in central Alberta, on a...
Indigenous youth are overrepresented in the criminal justice system due to the effects of intergenerational trauma and abuses that have created many complex social issues that continue to affect younger generations of our peoples. Although the numbers of youth engaged...
Our foundation was established in 2016 and we've been operating in Sierra Leone. We are very much wanting to work with the greater Edmonton African community groups to foster and to support adolescent girls. Our mission is to Protect, Educate,...
The project we are specifically requesting funds for is the Adopt-A-Royal Program. It is a program designed to maintain a fair and equitable fee structure for youth age 12-21, wishing to join and maintain membership in the Red Deer Royals...
On behalf of the Pelvic Floor Clinic (PFC), Women’s Health Ambulatory Care at the Foothills Medical Centre, we are writing to make you aware of the inaugural Pelvic Floor-It Run/Walk (1km, 5km, 10km) being hosted on September 8, 2019 at...
The Health Sciences Career Academy is holding health career camps in August 2018 for grade 10 to 12 students. CAREERS: The Next Generation and Alberta Health Services (AHS) have partnered with local post-secondary institutions to offer an interactive, educational and...
The University of Alberta Hospital (UAH) campus is one of Canada’s largest hospital networks. Comprising the Walter Mackenzie Health Science Centre, the Mazankowski Heart Institute, the Stollery Children’s Hospital, and the Kaye Edmonton Clinic, the UAH services a region as...
Imagine a moment when a family can focus on the health of their child and not the financial cost associated with a medical disability. Cerebral Palsy Kids and Families provide a collection of resources to help families raising a child...
HELP We answer cries for help. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP) provides basic goods and services needed for survival to those living in poverty. It is imperative that we respond appropriately and quickly to requests for assistance....
Crystal Kids is a drop in centre for at-risk inner city youth. By declaration just about 80% of youth attending Crystal Kids are urban Indigenous. It is a sad fact that as a result of Indian Residential Schools and other...
A classically trained violinist and fiddler from Saskatchewan, Dr. Norman Burgess, came to Calgary in the 1970's to teach classical violin and Academy at the Mount Royal College Conservatory of Music. His dream was to create a musical revolution. In...
OUR GOAL To create a space, and a culture, of acceptance for business owners who are parents. The idea is an extension of the work we strive to do as entrepreneurs, as a Cowork space, and as a hub for...
Springboard Performance and the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS) want to make it possible for New Canadians to experience their stories on the stage. We will offer 200 free tickets for youth and families, to Akram Khan's Chotto Desh, an...
We have a few initiatives that require financial support: 1. Community Outreach potential. Example: BARS recently had the opportunity to help a local Edmonton family that found themselves overwhelmed and overrun with too many pets. They were unaware that a...