Carya recently launched a new Community Development project with Calgary’s Somali people, a community which came to Canada fleeing civil war in the mid-nineties. Calgary is home to more than 4,500 Somalis, many of whom reside in the communities of Radisson, Killarney, Beltline and Forest Lawn. 39% of Somalis living in Calgary are under the age of 18 and 22% of families are single parent families…. Read more »
Demand for emergency food support in Calgary is growing at an alarming rate. Calgary Food Bank reports a 10% increase in clients year on year. Social isolation is also on the rise in our city due to immigration, unemployment and an aging population. So, how do we feed our communities physically as well as socially? BowWest Community Resource Centre in the northwest has been running community… Read more »
Next week, on Canada Day, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) will unveil their latest interactive documentary: Bread, at the Sidewalk Citizen Bakery. This exciting, online arts project originated from a Carya Community Development program facilitated by Mariette Sluyter, and has been four years in the making. We’re incredibly excited and proud to see it come to fruition. Roman Katsnelson, Managing Director of Community and… Read more »