Community Impact - Social Need & Health
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Sometimes a little individual time and attention can make all the difference in the world. Through its Mentorship Program, the Big Brothers/Big Sisters organization provides both. Community volunteers are invited to spend just one hour a week mentoring a 'little' person who could really use some support. Read more...
"I call my scooter my life extender," says Ron Hutton. The scooter is one of eight provided to Lethbridge residents by the Easter Seals March of Dimes through a grant from the Lethbridge Community Foundation. Read more...
St. Paul's United Church in Milk River realized that their congregation was getting older and that the stairs into the church could become a barrier preventing members from joining the weekly church service. Read more...
"We've been feeling a lot like Old Mother Hubbard's cupboard, as increasing demand has outstripped the resources in our medical equipment loan program," said Gary Cook, Manager at the Canadian Red Cross in Lethbridge. "We've had waiting lists of people needing to borrow wheelchairs." Read more...
For more than 30 years, the Lethbridge Handi-Bus Association, a non-profit organization, has provided accessible and safe transportation for the disabled and elderly. As the city grows, there has been dramatic growth in demand for Handi-Bus services. Read more ...
Whenever a loved one is lost, dedicated volunteers from all walks of life leave their homes, jobs, and activities to join the search with their trained dogs. "It is amazing work that takes a huge amount of training and dedication on the part of the volunteers and the dogs" Read more...
Everyone has gifts and one of L'Arche resident Virginia Fawcett's gifts is the ability to paint. The cards have become a way for Virginia to contribute to her community because the funds raised from their sale go to support the local L'Arche Society. Read more...
Not all disabilities are easily seen or understood, as the Southern Alberta Children's Advocacy Association can attest. In an effort to help people under stand what children with mild to moderate learning disabilities experience. "Often these children are overlooked, or they flounder in frustration," said Kerry Milder, President of the Southern Alberta Children's Advocacy Association. Read more...
Imagine having to handwrite more than 250 discharge reports each year, then retype them if they need to be sent to other organizations or institutions. The non-profit residential treatment centre helps people suffering from alcohol, drug and gaming addictions, working with clients from across the province. Read more...
An underused space fill of dead grass, weeds, and old playground equipment has become an inviting and interesting lush green space with colourful new playground equipment, a playhouse, rumbling waterfall, bright flowers, and park benches. Read more...
Specialized medical equipment can save lives, but only if it is available. Not that long ago, the Crowsnest Pass Health Centre did not have a piece of equipment necessary to safely and quickly transport infants in distress to a facility where higher levels of medical attention can be provided. Read more...
Keeping useful materials out of the landfill is the goal of the Recycling Crew at the Cardston & District Association for the Handicapped. The CDAH workers are proud of the work they are doing and proud of the quantity of reusable materials they have kept from being wasted and taking up space in the landfill. Read more....
Consumers can find a great deal on home building supplies, businesses have a place to send perfectly good materials they don't need, and clients of the Schizophrenia Society of Alberta have the opporunity to learn about working in a retail setting. Read more...
Updated September 2009
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