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Helpful Resources

Shelter

Alpha House Calgary

Alpha House offers mental health, addiction, and shelter support for homelessness individuals. They strive to provide individuals with more permanent, long-term solutions and support in their challenges with mental health, addiction, and homelessness.

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Escaping family violence

24 hour call line, women’s emergency shelters, women’s second stage housing, seniors emergency housing

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Shelter finder

Homeless shelters, short term supportive housing, long term supportive housing

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Employment

Calgary Career and Employment Centre

Calgary Career and Employment Services offers services that can help people find jobs and be quality candidates for their applications. They provide several different services that may be useful:

  • Drop-In Services
  • Career Coaching
  • Computer Training
  • Webinars
  • Employer Services
  • Career Cafes
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Centre for Newcomers

Sources are available in multiple different languages

Who can qualify:

  • Unemployed or underemployed permanent residents, citizens or persons legally entitled to work or train in Canada
  • Persons looking for work or training who have language barriers
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Employment Services, Government of Alberta

Services to help Albertans find work and explore career, employment and training options.

  • Workshops
  • Employability and career counselling
  • Career and job fairs
  • Information regarding job search and labour market

If you have any questions about it please contact css.careerservicesdirectory@gov.ab.ca.

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Microsoft CV & Resume Template

Provide many cover letter and resume templates to create resume

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Other

Community Services, City of Calgary

Programs offered:

  • Accessible and equitable services and programs
  • Immigrants, newcomers and refugees
  • Seniors programs and services
  • Calgary Aboriginal Urban Affairs Committee
  • Neighbourhood Services
  • Family and Community Support Services
  • Crime Prevention Investment Plan
  • Researches about Calgary
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Fair Entry Program, City of Calgary

The Fair entry program is available for low income families in Calgary, this program is offered through the City of Calgary. Eligibility is dependent on income.

Programs and services: Calgary transit monthly passes, Calgary transit low income seniors yearly passes, recreation fee assistance, no cost spay, neuter programs, senior services home maintenance, property tax assistance, property tax assistance

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Homeless outreach program

Legal aid to homeless individuals to obtain legal advice they might not have access to. As well they have an ID clinic which helps homeless individuals access proper identification and government equivalent documents to help them access other programs or move closer to stable housing/work.

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