A lack of housing and connection to resources in the community often leads to recurrent visits, lower quality of care and an increased burden on our health care system for vulnerable Calgarians.
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The World Health Organization has a goal to eliminate Hepatitis C by 2030, which makes days like World Hepatitis Day so important.
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In the midst of a pandemic, Albertans are feeling the stress. And with increased stress comes an increased sense of trauma.
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Did you know there are an estimated 90,000+ households in Calgary in need of affordable housing, including those who are homeless?
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With her two daughters at the CDC, CUPS mom Dalila wondered how schooling-from-home would affect their learning and life at home.
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Many individuals and families we support at CUPS experience racism that impacts their ability to overcome the adversity of poverty and trauma.
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In honour of Men’s Health Week, which takes place from June 15 to 21, 2020, we’re sharing a special CUPS client story from our Connect 2 Care (C2C) team.
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How to connect with students and shape young brains when our educators could not be physically present? Though it seems counter-intuitive, they took to the screen.
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Mealtime is one key family time that our partners at Cenovus wanted to ensure held true through the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In response to COVID, the CUPS Nurturing Parent Program team looked for innovative ways to keep the sessions going so participants could graduate from the 16-week program!
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As we celebrate National Physicians' Day on May 1, we want to recognize the incredible commitment of CUPS doctors to to improving the health of Calgarians living with the effects of poverty and trauma.
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In honour of National Volunteer Week, we’re shouting out a few of the thousands of incredible volunteers who have helped out at CUPS and highlighted a few from the past few months.
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From connectivity to education, health staff support and basic needs, now is the time to give, if you can, to support our most vulnerable community members.
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At CUPS, and across organizations throughout Calgary, our goal is to build resilience and create change that can not only help people through this crisis, but that can last beyond.
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The COVID-19 health crisis is a test of resilience for every single person in our community, as we deal with ever-changing, daily impact.
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CFS and CUPS partner with the express purpose of offering more effective services.
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Some sobering statistics to remind us that at the root of economic productivity, responsible citizenship, lifelong health, strong communities and successful parenting is education.
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What a blast! On January 21, 2020, CUPS hosted our annual Christmas in January event for 500 vulnerable Calgarians looking for a warm meal on a cold evening.
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Seeking to make an impact in the community and building resilience in vulnerable Calgarians, the CUPS team rolled up their sleeves in the 2010s and started researching brain science.
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In Alberta, where patients pay more for dental care than elsewhere in Canada, the impending 4.4% increase to the Alberta Dental Fee Guide will be very impactful for low-income earners in our community.
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