Inspiration to Share Kindness This Season
December 18, 2020
With the holidays lingering near, and a strange year coming to an end, it is a difficult time for many. It’s times like these, with shorter days and cold weather, […]
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Kickstart Your Spring Cleaning with Community Cleanups!
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Calgary shelters have space available for those seeking shelter, meals, and access to resources
December 5, 2020
Edited: December 10, 2020 As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Calgary and the rest of the province, local homeless-serving agencies are doing everything they can to provide safe beds, […]
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Calgary Drop-In Centre celebrates the 20th Annual National Housing Day
November 22, 2020
The Calgary Drop-In Centre (the DI) is proud to stand alongside our peers in the homeless-serving sector to celebrate National Housing Day. This year is special as 2020 marks the 20th anniversary of National Housing Day. […]
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Charity Intelligence Canada names Calgary Drop-In Centre Top 5 Impact Charity in Calgary
November 19, 2020
The Calgary Drop-In Centre thanks Charity Intelligence for recognizing the 59-year-old organization as a Top 5 Impact Charity in Calgary. “We have all worked really hard to be good stewards […]
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Thank you to our friends.
November 7, 2020
COVID-19 has changed everything. Yet, one constant has been the DI being fueled by kindness. During this pandemic, incredible support has been shown to us on behalf of our donors […]
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Watch: 2019-20 Report to Community
October 28, 2020
This year, we can’t celebrate our 2019-20 Report to Community in person. That said, we still wanted to find a way to personally share our many achievements, positive outcomes, and even our challenges.
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COVID-19 Update: Shelter Capacity
October 23, 2020
“Wherever we end up with this overflow shelter site, I am hopeful that the surrounding community will recognize that all people deserve a safe and warm shelter through the winter. At this time, during the pandemic, we all should keep an open mind and a warm heart as our community’s homeless population faces impossible decisions, life-and-death realities, more than ever before.”
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Thank you to our friends.
October 19, 2020
Thank you Blakes Canadian Lawyers; Tim Horton’s East Village, Community Foundation of Northwestern Alberta, Better Together COVID-19 Response Fund and Seven Generations Energy; MHCare Medical; and Fresh Slice Pizza in East Village.
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Watch: The DI housed 250+ Calgarians during COVID-19
October 13, 2020
When the pandemic shifted the reality of day-to-day life in Calgary, it was said repeatedly that one of the safest things anyone could do was to stay safe by staying […]
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It Takes A Community: Temple B’Nai Tikvah
October 13, 2020
Despite all of the changes that the COVID-19 has brought to the Calgary Drop-In Centre this year, one of the things that has remained consistent throughout this all has been […]
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