On Wednesday, May 11th, we were pleased to unveil our new 2022-2025 Strategic Plan at our Annual Gen...
Read moreHOPE GROWS IN THE FACE OF CHALLENGES 2021 was a tough year. Albertans continued to deal with COVID-1...
Read moreDistress Centre Calgary is a non-profit agency that provides 24 hour crisis support, professional co...
Read moreMeet Adrian: Canada Suicide Prevention Service Training and Recruitment Coordinator at Distress Cent...
Read moreFor anyone thinking of volunteering with Distress Centre, Anika has this advice: “Go for it!” An...
Read moreImage: Diane at the ENMAX partnership announcement in 2013. Diane Jones Konihowski, Director of Fund...
Read moreAnd get to know Distress Centre’s off-site programs Candice Giammarino joined Distress Centre Calg...
Read moreWe’ve launched a Virtual Escape Room for youth! The pandemic has made it more difficult to reach y...
Read more2021 was another challenging but exciting year for Distress Centre Calgary. Though we faced, and con...
Read moreAs we all deal with the ongoing mental health impact of the pandemic, it’s more important than eve...
Read moreThe Calgary Police Service, Calgary 911 and 211 have begun a five-month call- diversion and co-locat...
Read moreMeet our new CEO! Though there’s a good chance this face is already familiar to you, as Robyn Roma...
Read moreLori and Jim Ryan have donated monthly to Distress Centre since 2014. In that time, they have p...
Read moreDistress Centre Calgary’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Robyn Roman...
Read moreAt Distress Centre, we know that crisis can occur at any time of the day and it’s important to off...
Read moreCheryl Bernard competed on the Canadian women’s curling team at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancou...
Read moreKaiya Gamble first started singing after her school music teacher approached her parents and told th...
Read moreDistress Centre introduces crisis text support September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day –...
Read moreCrisis line volunteer, Mortaza, is no stranger to giving back to the community. Before joining Distr...
Read moreMorrison Homes is celebrating their 60th anniversary in 2021. They’re donating over $200,000 t...
Read moreWhen you become a remote Online Services Crisis Line volunteer for Distress Centre, you get to make ...
Read moreImage: Shamir and his daughter, Ambreena, who is a Distress Centre volunteer. Shamir has donated mon...
Read moreCrisis line volunteer Elissa* is no stranger to dealing with life’s hardships. She endured years o...
Read moreSee this update as a video! Hello everyone, and welcome to spring! The days are getting longer, the ...
Read more50 YEARS OF CRISIS SUPPORT Volunteers have been answering phones at Distress Centre for 50 years. Re...
Read moreImage: Jerilyn Dressler with the Board of Directors in 2019. Together and on behalf of Distress Cent...
Read moreMark Li began his volunteering journey at Distress Centre in October 2020, when he made a strong fir...
Read moreThis is part three in our multi-part series exploring Distress Centre’s response to the COVID-19 p...
Read more“Being part of Distress Centre has enriched me as a person and a social worker. It has given me th...
Read moreThis is part two in our multi-part series exploring Distress Centre’s response to the COVID-19 pan...
Read moreOne year of pandemic response at Distress Centre Calgary This is part one in our multi-part se...
Read moreDistress Centre received accreditation from the American Association of Suicidology on February 3, 2...
Read moreSee this update as a video! Hello everyone, and Happy New Year. I hope you had some time over the ho...
Read moreWe are excited to announce that we have been selected to be a part of Shaw Birdies for Kids presente...
Read more2020 was a difficult year for most of us and one that highlighted the importance of our own mental h...
Read moreImage: Our 2020 staff and volunteer photo, taken in December. Like the rest of the world, 2020 was...
Read moreImage: ConnecTeen volunteers (Amy Li on the right) at the 2014 Calgary Hitmen game in support of Con...
Read moreImage: A celebratory cake baked for the 2016 211 launch in Red Deer County. We’re celebrating 15 y...
Read moreImage: The Distress Centre staff and volunteer team at Outrun the Stigma 2019. Read – 50 Stori...
Read moreImage: 211 staff celebrate with cake after we successfully renewed our AIRS accreditation. Read R...
Read moreImage: Joan Roy speaking at our 2014 Lend An Ear Breakfast. Read – 50 Stories Part 46 The unfo...
Read moreImage: The 2018-2019 Board of Directors at our 2018 Annual General Meeting. Read – 50 Stories ...
Read moreImage: On June 2, 2017, SORCe was honoured with a Community Justice Award from Alberta Justice and S...
Read moreImage: Riverfront Avenue in Calgary after the 2013 flood. Photo by Ryan Quan. Read – 50 Storie...
Read moreSome people know from early in their lives what they have passion for. The vast majority however, di...
Read moreImage: Distress Centre staff at the 2019 United Way Parade. Read – 50 Stories Part 42 Distress...
Read moreImage: Distress Centre counsellors in 2017. Read – 50 Stories Part 41 The professional qualifi...
Read moreImage: Jerilyn Dressler (middle) accepting the City of Calgary Award for Community Advocate Organiza...
Read moreSee this update as a video! Hello everyone! I hope you all had a lovely long weekend and that you we...
Read moreImage: Carol Oliver at the 2008 Distress Centre picnic. Read – 50 Stories Part 39 With the ret...
Read moreImage: The Distress Centre Board with Executive Director Barb Litchinsky at the 2004 volunteer banqu...
Read moreImage: Teen Line volunteer Christmas party in 2000. Read – 50 Stories Part 37 In 2005 the Dist...
Read moreToday would have been Lend An Ear 2020. A message from Roxanne Cote, Resource Development Manager: &...
Read moreImage: Volunteers receiving recognition for their years of service with Distress Centre at the 2004 ...
Read moreImage: Volunteers in the Contact Centre in 2006. Read – 50 Stories Part 35 For many years, Dis...
Read moreImage: 211 staff in 2006. Read – 50 Stories Part 34 Many people who call Distress Centre are l...
Read moreGuest post: Roxanne Cote, Resource Development Manager at Distress Centre (DC), started at DC in 200...
Read moreImage: Counsellors at a team building event in 2000. Read – 50 Stories Part 33 Counsellors in ...
Read moreSince we can’t gather in person for Lend An Ear’s 10th Anniversary, we’re spending the month c...
Read moreImage: Distress Centre staff if 2004. Read – 50 Stories Part 32 In 1998, Distress Centre was l...
Read moreImage: Volunteers in 2006. Read – 50 Stories Part 31 In the early 2000s, a new vision statemen...
Read moreRead – 50 Stories Part 30 Barb Litchinsky, the new Executive Director in 1996, brought her own...
Read moreSee this update as a video! Hello and good day everyone! I hope you are able to take some time to en...
Read moreImage: A staff or volunteer in the early 2000s. Read – 50 Stories Part 29 During the ’80...
Read moreAs the COVID-19 pandemic first unfolded, we remained hopeful that we would still be able to celebrat...
Read moreImage: Created from the graphic used in Annual Reports to report on the Men’s Line. Read ̵...
Read moreThe Shaw Charity Classic has unfortunately been cancelled this year, but Shaw is committed to contin...
Read moreImage: Teen Line volunteers in 1996. Read – 50 Stories Part 27 The Teen Line was still going s...
Read moreImage: From a newspaper in the early ’90s. Read – 50 Stories Part 26 A second major focu...
Read moreImage: A musician performing at the 1993 Megathon. Read – 50 Stories Part 25 As requested by t...
Read moreImage: AADAC Chair presenting plaque to DC Board Chair, Dell Stephens in 1995. Read – 50 Stori...
Read moreImage: From a summer newsletter in 1996. Read – 50 Stories Part 23 Meeting the specific needs ...
Read moreImage: Glenda Nyberg in her home in 2018. Read – 50 Stories Part 22 From the beginning, volunt...
Read moreImage: Volunteers at the 1994 Christmas party. Read – 50 Stories Part 21 150 volunteers were o...
Read moreRead – 50 Stories Part 20 Client confidentiality has always been foundational to Distress Cent...
Read moreAll over the world, people are coming together in support of the black community and in protest of o...
Read moreRead – 50 Stories Part 19 Counselling and public education continued to be a significant part ...
Read moreRead – 50 Stories Part 18 In January of 1994, AADAC added a province-wide Gambling Line to the...
Read moreGuest Post: Simryn Thind Mental health is often a topic that is neglected or not prioritized, when i...
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