Calgary Bridge Foundation – In School Settlement Practitioner
Available to assist New Canadian students and their families with any settlement concerns they may be experiencing.
The program operates in school on Mondays and Wednesdays during school hours.
Calgary Food Bank – Food Hampers
Confidential phone line to book food hampers for you and your family.
Required information includes basic income and expenses, and identification.
If travelling to the main Food Bank location is out of reach for you, ask for information on community depots.
Contact 403-253-2055.
Alberta Health Services - Access Mental Health
Provides information, consultation and referrals to individuals residing in Calgary who have addiction and/or mental health concerns.
Contact 403-943-1500
Distress Centre – 24 Hour Support
Provides 24-hour crisis support over the phone, through daily chat, text or email. There is also professional counseling available for clients with issues that cannot be resolved over the phone.
Contact 403-266-4357.
Connect Teen – 24 Hour Support
Confidential peer support service for youth. Youth are connected to a peer that understands their unique situation and can help you talk through some of your issues.
Call 403-264-8336 or Text 587-333-2724 (evenings and weekends)
City of Calgary – Fair Entry
Subsidy program for low income Calgarians that makes Transit Passes and Recreation Passes more affordable for students and their families. Proof of address, proof of age and proof of income is required for all applicants.
Apply online at https://fairentry.calgary.ca/Public/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2f or in person at Village Square Leisure Centre.
Calgary Women’s Emergency Centre – Healthy Relationships
Preventative programing through one on one counseling and therapeutic groups to help youth make and maintain healthy relationships and learn from harmful ones.
Contact your guidance counselor to apply.
Brown Bagging for Calgary Kids - In School Lunches
Providing nutritious lunches for students that are in need of food throughout the school day.
Lunches are served in Student Services during the lunch hour.
The Alex - Youth Health Bus
Provides general medical care, mental health supports and referrals to high school students.
At Forest Lawn High school every second Thursday.
Talk to the Student Services receptionist to sign up.
The Alex – Community Food Centre
A welcoming place for people to come together to grow, cook, share and advocate for good food for all. Provides families with access to high quality food, as well as cooking and gardening workshops.
Contact 403-455-5792 for more information.
Located at 4920 17 Avenue SE, T2A0V4.
The Alex – Community Health Centre
A community hub for vulnerable Calgarians that addresses medical and social needs that are often a result of poverty, trauma, homelessness or addiction. There is an extensive scope of cost effective services including doctors, pharmacy, counselors, psychologists, and lawyers.
Contact 403-604-9528 for more information.
Located at #102, 2840 2 Avenue SE T2A 7X9 for more information.