Improving the success rate for people newly housed

Since the 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness began three years ago, 1,789 people in Edmonton have a new place to live. A fresh start and an opportunity for a new way of life through the Housing First philosophy, based on the premise that having a home is the foundation for building a better life.. This is a monumental accomplishment for our community, but unfortunately for a variety of reasons, some of these people will lose their housing.

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We All Have Mental Health- Even Babies!

Success By 6® helped fund a survey conducted by the Alberta Centre for Child, Family & Community Research (ACCFCR) that explored “What Adults Know about Child Development.” The purpose of the survey was to identify gaps in understanding about a child’s development in order to help inform programs and services available to families with young children.

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Walk With Me

Imagine waking up in a shelter or on a bench one chilly morning - only to be told to move along. Your stomach aching because you haven’t gotten enough to eat for days, you throw your entire life on your back and start your daily search for food, a job and hopefully a shower. You make your way downtown to an employment agency and there are a few construction jobs that you are qualified for, unfortunately you need steel toe work boots. The thought of trying to attain work boots to secure a paycheck seems completely unattainable.

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Let's Talk About Domestic Violence

According to a recent survey measuring men’s attitudes towards domestic violence, nearly one in ten men in Alberta believe it is acceptable to physically assault a woman if she does something to anger him.

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I Have to Praise You Like I Should

April 15-21 celebrates National Volunteer Week (NVW), recognizing the contributions of citizens all across our great nation who are active contributors to their community. Millions of you dedicate your time, talents and abilities to participate, and that is reason to celebrate good times, come on!

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GUEST BLOG >> A Welcome Interruption

It’s Thursday afternoon, and I’m running out of time. I have one more deadline to meet and three phone calls to return. There’s a quick face to face meeting I need to have with one of my staff and then I’m free to hang out with the youth and chat about life over grilled cheese sandwiches!

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