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Calgary Drop-In Centre

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Our vision is a community where everyone can find their home. #MoreThanEmergencyShelter #FueledByKindness #YYC

 Calgary, Alberta - Treaty 7
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๐–๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ’› Thanks to our incredible partners for helping us provide essential services to those in need: Govt of Alberta, CHF, Govt of Canada, CREB, City of Calgary, FCSS, Calgary Foundation & more. Read more: bit.ly/46rQw9g
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๐Ÿ‚๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐“๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ˆ ๐Ÿงก Today we give thanks for our generous community, compassionate staff, and the resilience of those we serve. Wishing everyone warmth, gratitude, and connection โ€” together, we make hope possible.
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Today is World Homeless Day. Since 2016, the Calgary Drop-In Centre has reduced chronic homelessness in shelter by 70%. Progress is possible when compassion meets action. Learn what it takes to create lasting change: bit.ly/3KOrbOi
World Homeless Day: Turning Progress Into Possibility - Calgary Drop-In Centre

World Homeless Day: Turning Progress Into Possibility - Calgary Drop-In Centre

Today is World Homeless Day โ€” a time to reflect, raise awareness, and take action for those experiencing homelessness in our communities. At the Calgary Drop-In Centre, this day carries [โ€ฆ]

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We couldnโ€™t do what we do without our incredible volunteers and supporters like Wayne Food Foundation, bp Canada, and IKEA Calgary. Thank you for helping us keep food on plates, clothes in bins, and smiles on faces. ๐Ÿ’› Read more: bit.ly/46rQw9g
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Calgarians facing addiction and mental health challenges continue to be impacted by the toxic drug crisis. Barriers to withdrawal and recovery services can mean the difference between a turning point and a missed opportunity. Learn more: bit.ly/46rQw9g
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People experiencing homelessness often face physical, emotional, and systemic barriers to care. Learn how the DI is expanding health services to provide compassionate, trauma-informed support in our latest report: bit.ly/46rQw9g
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According to the 2024 PiT Count, 3,121 Calgarians experience homelessness on any given night โ€” 74% in shelters. Many lack a safe place to rest, eat, and connect. Learn how our housing-focused shelter supports them in our Report to Community: bit.ly/46rQw9g
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The affordability crisis forces many Calgarians to choose between food and furnitureโ€”especially those moving into unfurnished spaces with little to their name. Learn how our Free Goods Program helps people rebuild lives while reducing waste: bit.ly/46rQw9g
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Calgary faces a severe housing shortageโ€”especially affordable and supportive housingโ€”while our most vulnerable struggle with financial hardship, health challenges, and the toxic drug crisis. Read more: bit.ly/46rQw9g
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We are lucky to have strong relationships within the sector. Thank you @Calgaryhomeless for your kind words and your ongoing support for Calgarians experiencing homelessness. Read this yearโ€™s report here: bit.ly/46rQw9g
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We are in year two of our ambitious strategic plan, Pathways to Home that focuses on staff and culture, people accessing the DI, organizational vitality, and collaborating with community. Learn more about our impact and read this yearโ€™s report here: bit.ly/46rQw9g
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Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. In Calgary today, there is so much happening to witness, support, and walk this journey together. Learn more here at bit.ly/4nPhDB0
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Today, on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we honour Survivors, families & communities. This week, we joined a beading workshop with our colleague Curtis, who shared how it supports healing & culture. Reconciliation is a journey we walk together.
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๐Ÿงก ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž! Read this yearโ€™s report here: bit.ly/46rQw9g
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๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐโ€ฏ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ˆ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌโ€ฏ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? ๐Ÿ  Bridgeland Manor ๐Ÿ  Sundial ๐Ÿ  Greenview Rise ๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐งโ€ฏ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐žโ€ฏ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ž ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž.
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๐’๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ. Every donation, up to $25,000 will be matched ๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐š๐ญ bit.ly/3VkGNuT
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๐Ÿšฐ ๐–๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š ๐›๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฏ๐ž. Help us stock up on drinking water to ensure folks stay hydrated. ๐Ÿ‘‰ Double your impact now at bit.ly/3VkGNuT
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๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐š๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ! Every donation you make (up to $25k) will be matched by our generous donor. Donate now: bit.ly/3VkGNuT
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๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐‚๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ž Did you know staying in a shelter is often just one step on the path towards permanent housing? At the DI, all of our work is done through assertive engagement.
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๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ -๐…๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐’๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ? It is more than just a place to sleep โ€” itโ€™s a launchpad to stable housing. While meeting immediate needs like safety, food, & hygiene, our main goal is to help people move out of homelessness quickly & permanently.
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