January 11, 2013
The Calgary Poverty Reduction Initiative is a joint initiative of The City of Calgary and the United Way of Calgary to develop a long-term community-based strategy to significantly reduce poverty in...
Keywords: Alberta, poverty reduction, poverty reduction campaigns, Campaigns and initiatives
April 20, 2012
The Edmonton Social Planning Council has an Issue Brief Blog that they will be updating regularly with commentaries on a variety of current and topical issues. In addition, film and book reviews will...
Keywords: Alberta, Blogs, Government Policy, Poverty Research
June 27, 2011
Action to End Poverty in Alberta, coordinated by the Alberta Inter-City Forum on Social Policy, has been campaigning for a provincial anti-poverty strategy. Visit their website for more information,...
Keywords: Alberta, anti-poverty strategy, Poverty Research, provincial poverty reduction plan, Organizations
June 15, 2011
Calgary’s 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness (10 Year Plan) was launched in 2007 by Calgary’s Committee to End Homelessness and in January of 2008, the Calgary Homeless Foundation (CHF) was chosen to...
Keywords: Alberta, Homelessness, Reports and documents
June 1, 2011
Edmonton Coalition On Housing and Homelessness (ECOHH) was created in 1980 to address housing and homelessness issues in Edmonton. Many community organizations and individuals are active participants...
Keywords: Alberta, Homelessness, Organizations
June 1, 2011
The Calgary Committee to End Homelessness is working for all people facing homelessness in Calgary will have access to affordable, safe and appropriate housing as well as the resources and supports...
Keywords: Alberta, Homelessness, Organizations
May 30, 2011
Calgary Housing Action Initiative is a coalition of individuals affected by the housing crisis, other allies in the community, organizations, support agencies, political groups, politicians, and...
Keywords: Alberta, Homelessness, Housing, Campaigns and initiatives
May 30, 2011
The Calgary Workers Resource Centre is a non-profit organization that hopes to build the individual and collective capacity of Calgarians to understand and achieve employment rights and benefits....
Keywords: Alberta, Unemployment, Workers' Rights, Organizations
May 30, 2011
This is the Alberta government website. From this site you can link to ministry web pages and government laws and regulations.
Keywords: Alberta, General resources, Government information
May 29, 2011
"The Hall is a place where people with disabilities can talk about rights. Rights is the word used to mean that things are fair for everyone. Sometimes there are laws to make things fair, but...
Keywords: Alberta, Disability, General resources
May 29, 2011
A project of the Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta, Laws for Landlords and Tenants in Alberta contains useful information about laws that apply to rental housing in Alberta.
Keywords: Alberta, Tenants' Rights, General resources
May 27, 2011
The Calgary Street Survival Guide is a publication of
The City of Calgary Community & Neighbourhood Services. This is the 2011 version of the guide in PDF format.
Keywords: Alberta, Homelessness, Manuals and guides
May 25, 2011
Part of the Edmonton Coalition Against War and Racism, Campaign to Stop Secret Trials and Deportations is interested in protecting and expanding civil rights, especially among those of racially and...
Keywords: Alberta, Ethnicity and Race, Human Rights, Legal Assistance, Campaigns and initiatives, All of Canada
May 25, 2011
The website of Alberta's umbrella organization of immigrant-serving agencies provides links to immigrant and refugee organizations all over the province.
Keywords: Alberta, Immigrants and Refugees, Organizations
April 12, 2011
Social assistance policy manuals are an important source of detailed information about such questions as initial and ongoing eligibility, the treatment of assets and income, how benefits are...
Keywords: Alberta, Disability, social assistance, social assistance, Welfare, welfare manual, welfare policy, welfare policy, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Government information, Nunavut, Manuals and guides, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon, All of Canada
January 17, 2011
threeSOURCE is an information hub for Alberta's third sector. They collect publications for, by, and about nonprofits and social services in our province.
Keywords: Alberta, Children and Youth, Housing, non-profit, Poverty Research, social services, Workers' Rights, Directories, Gateways
January 12, 2011
LawCentral Alberta is a portal or collection of links to law-related information and educational resources on justice and legal issues of interest to Albertans. Our purpose is to create an educated...
Keywords: Aboriginal and First Nations, Alberta, Children and Youth, Debt and Consumer Law, Disability, Family, Housing, Human Rights, Immigrants and Refugees, justice, Legal Assistance, legal help, Legal Info (PLEI), legal issues, LGBTQ, PLEI, portal, Prisoners' Rights, public legal education and information, Seniors and Elders, Welfare, Women, Workers' Rights, Gateways
December 2, 2010
Public Interest Alberta is a non-profit, non-partisan, province-wide organization focused on education and advocacy on public interest issues. PIA exists to foster an understanding of the importance...
Keywords: Alberta, Government Policy, Poverty Research, public interest, public policy, Campaigns and initiatives, Organizations
March 8, 2010
The Doorway assists young people exiting the street culture in becoming self-sufficient and engaged members of society while also engaging members of the community as partners in this transition.
Keywords: Alberta, Children and Youth, Homelessness, street youth, Organizations
December 2, 2009
Public Interest Alberta (PIA) is a province-wide organization focused on education and advocacy on public interest issues. PIA exists to foster in an understanding of the importance of public...
Keywords: Alberta, democracy, education, Government Policy, public interest, public service, Organizations
December 2, 2009
The ESPC is an independent, non-profit social research organization. Their work is primarily focused on increasing public awareness and promoting positive policy change on issues related to low-...
Keywords: Alberta, equitable social policy, Poverty Research, social research, Organizations
July 11, 2007
Alberta Ministry of Employment, Immigration and Industry is the department responsible for welfare (income support) in Alberta.
Keywords: Alberta, Unemployment, Welfare, Workers' Rights, Government information
July 25, 2004
The Alberta Queen's Printer site includes links to Alberta's Acts and Regulations.
Keywords: Alberta, Government information
