carya is excited to present our Affordable Holiday Market on Thursday, December 9th from 1:00pm to 7:00pm at our new Village Commons community hub in East Village! This market is intended to showcase the local talent in East Village and to bring everyone together during the holiday season. East Village is a vibrant community with diverse populations and our Affordable Holiday Market offers the opportunity to… Read more »
carya is proud to announce the official reveal of our Sue Mallon Reading Nook at Village Commons space in East Village. The reading space is in recognition of the dedicated service and leadership of carya‘s long-time former CEO Sue Mallon, and was designed and constructed by Calgary Reads with funding support from the Burns Memorial Fund for Children. Sue Mallon served as carya’s Chief Executive Officer for… Read more »
The carya Board of Directors is excited to announce Paula Telfer has been appointed as our new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Paula will begin her new role on October 18th. Paula comes to carya from Easter Seals Alberta, where she has been CEO since 2019. Prior to her time at Easter Seals, she was Manager of Program Services at the Sheldon Kennedy Child Advocacy Centre and… Read more »
Following the 2016 Wood Buffalo Wildfire response, using funds allocated by The Canadian Red Cross Society, The United Way of Calgary & Area released a call for proposal to identify organizations to provide emergency preparedness and business continuity support to Calgary non-profit organizations individually and as part of a network to respond to an emergency. carya was selected to act as lead organization and was awarded funding… Read more »
updated June 24, 2021: there are ongoing discoveries of unmarked graves at residential schools across Turtle Island, including 751 found on June 23 by the Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan. The Indian Residential School Survivors Society 24-hour crisis line is 1 (866) 925-4419. We encourage non-Indigenous allies to read the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action, and donate to any organizations or mutual-aid funds in their… Read more »
Major Milestone Brings Village Commons One Step Closer to a Stronger, More Connected Calgary Construction at Village Commons has wrapped up and we have now completely moved in – an exciting development that bring us one step closer to realizing the vision of a new community hub at Calgary Housing Company’s East Village Place. Village Commons is a new hub located in the heart of the rapidly developing East Village…. Read more »
Thank You From The CEO In celebration of National Volunteer Week 2021, I wanted to take a moment to extend a warm and heartfelt thank you to our incredibly generous volunteers. 2020 – and now 2021 – have been years like no other. And the need for mental health supports, connection, and family support has only increased. carya has continued to meet the need in the community – supporting over 40,000… Read more »
The carya Board of Directors is pleased to introduce Theresa Watson as our new Interim CEO. Theresa has a longstanding connection to carya. She was a donor and volunteer for several years before joining our Board, serving as chair of Governance Committee. Her volunteer work in our community includes service with the United Way, leading organizational campaigns and representing public sector agencies on the United Way… Read more »
carya will be closed for the holidays between December 25th and January 1st. We look forward to reconnecting with you when we return on January 4th. If you need immediate support, please contact Distress Centre at 403.266.4357. We know that this holiday season will be different from what many of us are used to. Whatever your holiday season looks like, we hope it is restful, rejuvenating,… Read more »