City of Calgary Community and Neighbourhood Services
City of Calgary Community and Neighbourhood Services
Community & Neighbourhood Services is committed to being a leader in building individual and community capacity. They aim to contribute to personal well-being and enhance the quality of life for Calgarians by:
- Ensuring the availability of a broad range of social programs and recreational opportunities that are accessible to all Calgarians;
- encouraging the development and support of partnerships and cooperative relationships;
- facilitating the development and sustainability of community based organizations;
- mobilizing individuals and communities to promote community caring and responsibility for individual and community well-being;
- leveraging and aligning our resources in areas of greatest need; and
- providing public information, education, referral and advocacy.
aboriginal issues, affordable housing, Calgary, community development, community living, homelessness, immigrants, seniors, youth
Community & Neighbourhood Services undertakes a great deal of research about Calgary's social situation and produces many resources, reports and policies. Clients can locate these under the tag entitled: Social Research, Policy and Resources. Among these are the following:
Community Profiles: recent data available for each residential community in Calgary;
Community Association Resources; Community Social Data Strategy;
Advisory Committee on Accessibility; Action Committee Against Violence
Naming Rights; Homeless Winter Response Plan
Affordable Housing & Homelessness; Centre City Social Action
Sense of Community; Indices of Community Well-Being
Assessing Social Benefits: A Review of Methods.
From this web site there is also a link to Publications, Guides, and Directories. Community and Neighbourhood Services (CNS) prepares numerous guides and directories for use by Calgarians with special interests and needs including seniors, aboriginals, youth and immigrants.
Coordonnées
1011 52 St. S.E.
Calgary, Alberta T2P 2M5
Station "M"
Calgary, Alberta T2P 2M5
Call 3-1-1 or 403-268-CITY (2489) - if calling from outside Calgary
