First Calgary Financial leverages business assets for social change
Alberta Community and Cooperative Association: May 15, 2012
Vibrant Resources
Alberta Primetime Interview with Joe Ceci
See this interview with Action to End Poverty in Alberta’s Coordinator and friend of Vibrant Communities Calgary, Joe Ceci.
Premier Redford announces the plan for poverty reduction
PC Alberta – Election 2012: April 11, 2012
What is Poverty?
Why Does Poverty Exist?
Who Is Affected By Poverty?
How Is Poverty Reduced?
Session On Poverty Reduction Strategy Set For Later This Month
HQGrandPrairie.com: March 13, 2012:
Why are there huge differences in voter turnout in Calgary communities?
Calgary Herald: March 12, 2012:
International Avenue BRZ Winter 2012 Newsletter
International Avenue BRZ: February 27, 2012: Top of Page 3
Lineup of Speakers Announced for TEDx Fort Townshend Event
The Telegram: February 13, 2012:
Poverty Costs on CBC Calgary Nightly News
CBC Calgary: February 6, 2012: Starts at 12m35s
Poverty Costs Info Graphic
Poverty Costs Report
Poverty Costs Alberta Up to $9.5B a Year, Report Suggests
Calgary Herald: February 6, 2012:
Poverty Costs Alberta
February 6, 2012: Poverty Costs Alberta
Support an Alberta Poverty Reduction Strategy
Take ACTION!
Falling Vacancy Rates Raise Fears of Another Boom-Time Rental Crunch in Calgary
Calgary Herald: February 3, 2012:
Calgary Transit Changes May Be En Route For Low-Income Riders
Metro Calgary: January 12, 2012:
Transit Officials Eye Change on Rules for Low-Income Passes
Calgary Herald: January 7, 2012:
Income Inequality And Cities: Calgary’s Two Faces Show Pitfalls Of Unbridled Growth
Huffington Post: December 5, 2011:
2011 Women’s Centre of Calgary Fast Facts on Women and Poverty
Calgarians Tell Council They Want More Budget Spending
November 22, 2011: Calgary Herald:
Living Wage Leader Program Package
Shop Owners Take Precautions As Protesters Ready For Occupy Calgary March
October 15, 2011: Edmonton Journal:
Mayor Nenshi Discusses Poverty-Reduction Initiative and Jane Jacobs at Tamarack Event
October 6: Marketwire:
Calgary ‘Happiness’ Survey Reveals Need for Improvements, Analyst Says
October 4: Calgary Herald:
$150,000 secondary suites plebiscite not legally binding
September 15: Calgary Herald:
Plebiscite on basement suites: $150,000 and legally iffy
September 14, 2011: Calgary Herald:
VCC Secondary Suites Plebiscite Summary Position
September 2011: One Page Summary of Secondary Suites Plebiscite Position
VCC Secondary Suites Plebiscite Position
September 2011: Full Secondary Suite Plebiscite Position
2011 Living Wage Fact Sheet
Calgary Considers Giving Low-Income Transit Users A Break On Passes
July 21, 2011: Calgary Herald:
Living Wage Leader Application and Pledge Form
Be A Leader
Benefits to My Business
My Community, My Reputation
Secondary Suites & Plebiscite Discussion
June 28, 2011: QR77 Discussion with Angela Kokot:
Effecting Policy Change: Lessons from the Canadian Caregiver Coalition
VCC at Pecha Kucha #8 ‘Inspire’
May 30, 2011: Pecha Kucha:
How paying people’s way out of poverty can help us all
May 5, 2011: Globe and Mail: “Calgary’s business community crunched the numbers: It costs four times more to pay for a year’s worth of emergency shelter, emergency-room medical care and law-enforcement for one homeless person than it costs to fund that person’s supportive housing for a year.” Read More.
A Living Wage is Needed
May 1, 2011: Calgary Herald, Letter to the Editor: LWAT Letter to the Editor addressing needed Living Wage.
The quandaries of local women living in poverty
April 29, 2011: Calgary Journal: WTEP profiled in story on poverty disproportionately affecting women. Read More.
Poverty, child care should top political agenda
March 30, 2011: Edmonton Journal Op-Ed
Vibrant Communities Calgary YYC Budget Consultation Phase 1
March 25, 2011 Budget YYC: Dan Meades discussing importance of low income priorities (transit, affordable housing, etc.) being addressed in Calgary Budget Consultation process to provide holistic equal access to services.
Lost Opportunity for Leadership, Inspiration, and Action on a National Poverty S
March 10, 2011
Calgarians Mark Centennial: Rally Seeks Help for Low-Income Families.
Calgary Herald March 9, 2011, 2011 marks 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day; here’s one way it was celebrated in Calgary.
Free Tax Clinics for Calgarians Living on Low Incomes
March 9, 2011, Poster indicating the locations and dates for free tax clinics for Calgarians living on low incomes. These clinics run during the months of March and April and are being offered through Calgary Public Libraries.
CBC Calgary News Report: 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day
CBC Calgary, March 8, 2011 Starting at 16Min 00Sec; Coverage of Calgary Women’s Day Event put on by WTEP. Listen for Living Wage mention.
Canada’s Cities Reducing Poverty | Response to Federal Poverty Reduction Plan Report
March 3, 2011, Vibrant Communities Canada Response Letter to Ms. Candice Hoeppner, MP
Words and Actions - Engage! March 2011
March 3, 2011 Welcome! In this month’s issue Tim Brodhead calls for a new narrative for Canadian society that includes an essential role for our community sector. Evolutions in the evaluation of community change efforts are profiled and wisdom and cautions for neighbourhood-based collaboration are highlighted. Growing interest in community collaboration from a variety of perspectives demonstrates how this idea is gaining momentum. Finally, be inspired by Canadian Moses Coady whose groundbreaking work eighty years ago continues to inspire community builders around the world.
~ Paul Born
A Federal Poverty Reduction Plan: Working in Partnership Towards Reducing Poverty in Canada
February 2011, Vibrant Communities Canada commends the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities for the recent report A Federal Poverty Reduction Plan: Working in Partnership towards Reducing Poverty in Canada.
