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Distress Centre wins Calgary Award for Community Advocate Organization

June 26, 2018

Distress Centre was honoured to receive the Calgary Award for Community Advocate Organization, which was presented at the 23rd Annual Calgary Awards on June 13, 2018. It is awarded to a non-government, not-for-profit Calgary organization for outstanding service to the community by implementing, improving, supporting, or assisting a local established project or program that has positively affected the community.

 

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