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Banff YWCA
website: www.ywcabanff.ab.ca
contact: Suzanne Dzus
email: crc@ywcabanff.ab.ca
phone: 403.760.3200
address:
Empowering women and their communities through: Leadership, Advocacy, Meaningful services.
The YWCA of Banff provides individual, couples’ and group counselling, education programs and access to women’s emergency shelter. They also provide affordable accommodation to individuals working in the Bow Valley.
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BanffLife
website: www.banfflife.ca
contact: Christine Laroque
email: banfflife@banfflife.ca
phone: 403-762-2423
address: 302 Buffalo St., Banff T1L 1A1
BanffLIFE offers an extensive range of accessible, unique and healthy lifestyle programs for young adults, ages 18 – 30, in the Bow Valley. We are also a bridge to the many community resources that are available in the Bow Valley.
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Banff Winter Festival
website: www.banfflakelouise.com
contact: Tara Rowe
email: specialevents@banfflakelouise.com
phone: 403-762-0285
address: Box 1298 Banff T1L 1B3
Working with the Town of Banff, Banff Lake Louise Tourism, Parks Canada and other community partners, the Banff Special Events Corporation (SPEC) will ensure the development and improvement of an annual cycle of special events in the Town of Banff, Hamlet of Lake Louise and Banff National Park that enhance the social and economic development of the community
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Child Find Alberta
website: www.childfind.ab.ca
contact: Vicky Cairney
email: childfindalberta@storehouse39.ca
phone: 1-800-561-1733
address: 3751 -21 St NE, Calgary T2E 6T5
To assist in the location of missing children – whether stranger abduction, parental abduction or runaway – and to reunite these children with their lawful parent or guardian.
To increase awareness of the problem of missing children in Canada. To educate children, parents and our community about ways to prevent missing, abducted and exploited children.To proved assistance and emotional support to parents undergoing the trauma of a missing child.To refer parents to appropriate professional resources as required.
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Community Soup & Bread
phone: 403-762-1253
Community Soup & Bread is a FREE lunch program open to all members of the community! Volunteers are needed to help with the pick-up of pre-arranged soup, bread, and dessert from sponsoring locations, and take the items to St. Mary’s Catholic Church Hall (312 Lynx Street). Community Soup & Bread is a fabulous way to help out in the community, and enjoy an afternoon connecting with fellow residents over a bowl of soup and yummy treats!
REGULAR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
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Easter Seals “Camp Horizon”
website: www.easterseals.ab.ca
contact: Rob Harrison
email: rob@easterseals.ab.ca
phone: 403-949-3818 ext. 28
address: Box 540 Bragg Creek, T0L 0K0
With community support and collaboration, we provide resources and services that enhance the quality of life for individuals and their families with disabilities and special needs.
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Healthy Moms + Healthy Babies
website: www.thetrust.ca/growinghealthybabies
contact: Ira Heidemann
email: ira.heidemann@albertahealthservices.ca
phone: 403-955-1452
address: East Calgary Health Centre, 4715 – 8th Ave. SE, CalgarT2A 3N4
To work with individuals and communities to promote, protect, maintain and restore the health of “at risk” pregnant women, mothers and babies.
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Melissa’s Road Race
website: www.melissasroadrace.ca/volunteers.html
contact: Rick Lee
phone: 403-762-5511
address: Box 958 Banff T1L 1A9 218 Lynx St.
It is the mandate of our event, to provide for our participants, the very best, hospitality driven, running event in Canada. To that end, Melissa’s provides and pays for all the rental items, entertainment, food and beverages, as well as insurance, licenses, t-shirts and cash prizes.
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Royal Canadian Legion, Col. Moore Br.#26
contact: Spencer Murray
email: branch26@banfflegion.ca
phone: 403-762-2550
address: 92 Banff Ave, Box 246, Banff T1L 1A4
We at the R.C.L. are committed to helping our Veterans and the youth of our community. Through Bingos and other fund raising events we are able to donate funds back into the community. We are a non-profit organization, that relies on volunteer help, so as to maximize the dollar amount we can donate back into the community.
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SOS Children’s Villages Canada
website: www.soschildrensvillages.ca
contact: Kelsey Lemon
email: k.lemon@soschildrensvillages.ca
phone: 1-800-767-5111 ext.21
address: 200-244 Rideau St., Ottawa K1N 5Y3
SOS Children’s Villages provides children in need with a caring, loving, and secure family environment where basic needs for food, health, shelter, and education are met. SOS Children’s Villages creates opportunities for children to become responsible, contributing members of society by providing Villages and community support where stable, nurturing homes exist to meet family, social, emotional, physical, and spiritual needs of children
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Town of Banff Community Services
website: www.banff.ca
contact: Loretta Adamson
email: community.services@banff.ca
phone: 403-762-1251
address: Box 1260, Banff T1L 1A1
The Town of Banff provides a range of programs and services exceptional in a community of our size, touching on nearly every aspect of community life.Children’s and Youth programs range from day care and Parent Link for the town’s youngest kids, up to the Banff Youth Club drop-in program for teens.Young adults aged 18 – 35, including our large population of service industry workers, will find accessible, unique and healthy lifestyle programs and activities through BanffLIFE.Our older population is served by Banff’s Family and Community Support Services (FCSS), offering a full range of support to residents 55 years plus, as well as all residents with disabilities, and their caregivers and families.
The Town’s Community Development staff support community groups, individuals, and grassroots initiatives in Banff, looking at ways to address social issues that emerge in the community such as affordability, housing, childcare, transportation, and crime.
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Town Of Canmore Family + Community Support Services
website: www.canmore.ca
contact: Jan Brychka
email: fcssresourcecentre@canmore.ca
phone: 403-609-3743
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Bow Valley SPCA
website: www.bowvalleyspca.org
contact: Kathy Robineau
email: info@bowvalleyspca.org
phone: 403-763-8546
address: 123 Bow Meadows Cres. Canmore T1W 2W8
To provide our community with an adoption centre following a no kill, no cage philosophy to shelter, care for and re-home stray and abandoned dogs and cats and promote humane attitudes and responsible pet companionship through educational programs and community leadership.
