Nov 30, 2023
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- Nov 27, 2023
'Everyone deserves to have a roof over their head': How some are turning to motels and campgrounds for housing
VCC's Meaghon Reid says she isn't surprised that people are turning to these options with a vacancy rate of less that 2%
- Nov 23, 2023
Calgarians weigh in on city's new budget
VCC's Meaghon Reid discusses the City's new investments and increases to property taxes with CBC
- Nov 22, 2023
PODCAST: Shifting the Models for Support
Providing wraparound supports for domestic violence victims
- Nov 16, 2023
A Guaranteed Income? Alberta Shows the Need
Lee Stevens discusses the need for a basic income for Alberta to create certainty and security for people
- Nov 16, 2023
Cost of energy forcing many to go without necessities, StatsCan survey says
VCC's Ameera Shivji discusses the tradeoffs people are making as cost of energy in Calgary continues to rise
- Nov 8, 2023
News release: Calgary’s 2023 Living Wage is $23.70
The hourly wage needed for a modest standard of living has increased by more than a dollar
- Nov 8, 2023
The top 5 things to know about Calgary’s new living wage
VCC, along with municipalities across Canada, released new hourly wages reflecting what it costs to live
- Nov 8, 2023
$100,000 income no longer enough: Families struggle to meet modest living standard, report says
VCC's Tessa Penich and Meaghon Reid discussed the new living wage with several news media outlets
- Nov 7, 2023
City proposing $10 million in emergency funding in response to skyrocketing electricity fees
VCC says it's pleased to the City moving forward with some relief for Calgarians living on low incomes
- Nov 6, 2023
Opinion: Western Canada left out of federal energy efficiency supports
VCC's Ameera Shivji and Brendan Haley from Efficiency Canada discuss how federal energy efficiency programs are not working for low-income Canadians in their Edmonton Journal op-ed
- Oct 26, 2023
40,000 Calgary households could be at risk of homelessness: UCalgary report
VCC's Lee Stevens and the School of Public Policy's Ron Kneebone discussed the study with Live Wire.
- Oct 26, 2023
How many housed Calgarians are at risk of homelessness?
A new University of Calgary report is shedding light on financial challenges that put people at risk of homelessness and policy interventions that could make a difference
- Oct 17, 2023
Calgary's new faux boutique sheds light on the struggles of rising costs
VCC launched a new End Poverty Month campaign discussing how inflation has impacted the community
- Oct 16, 2023
Calgary’s Newest Luxury Store Sells Toilet Paper
From October 17-31, the public is invited to Unaford, a faux luxury storefront highlighting the growing issue of poverty in Calgary
- Oct 5, 2023
Deconstructing the system of remanding people into custody
The John Howard Society’s Cassandra Curtis discusses system barriers encouraging repeated criminal offenses among people remanded while waiting for trial and sentencing
- Oct 3, 2023
‘I live in instability’: Survey shows one in four Calgarians can’t meet basic financial needs
Meaghon Reid discusses how the lack of affordable housing may lead to younger people leaving Alberta
- Sep 27, 2023
PODCAST: Everything We Need Is Here
The importance of Indigenous ways of knowing and being
- Sep 26, 2023
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