Image: Distress Centre staff if 2004. Read – 50 Stories Part 32 In 1998, Distress Centre was located just off of MacLeod Trail on 11th Avenue SW. A Board committee […]
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August 24 Update: Distress Centre’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
In the sixth month of our COVID-19 response, we continue to support Calgarians by providing 24/7 crisis and 211 phone support, daily chat and ConnecTeen text support. Counselling sessions are […]
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50 Stories Part 32: Social Returns on Investment – Distress Centre in the 2000s
Image: Volunteers in 2006. Read – 50 Stories Part 31 In the early 2000s, a new vision statement was crafted for Distress Centre: “To be the primary information, referral and […]
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50 Stories Part 31: Modeling By Example – Barb Litchinsky
Read – 50 Stories Part 30 Barb Litchinsky, the new Executive Director in 1996, brought her own strengths to the organization. Suzanne Rosebrugh, a staff member who held many roles, […]
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Q2 Update from our Executive Director, Jerilyn Dressler
See this update as a video! Hello and good day everyone! I hope you are able to take some time to enjoy the summer weather, despite not being able to […]
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50 Stories Part 30: Ready Or Not – Technology to 2000
Image: A staff or volunteer in the early 2000s. Read – 50 Stories Part 29 During the ’80s, the Distress Centre/Drug Centre made its first forays into having its own […]
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We are reimagining Lend An Ear this year!
As the COVID-19 pandemic first unfolded, we remained hopeful that we would still be able to celebrate our 10th Anniversary of Lend An Ear on September 23rd, as well as […]
50 Stories Part 29: Nowhere Man – Men’s Lines 1998-2005
Image: Created from the graphic used in Annual Reports to report on the Men’s Line. Read – 50 Stories Part 28 As the Board and management were looking to broaden […]
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July 24 Update: Distress Centre’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
In Week 25 of our COVID-19 response, we continue to support Calgarians by providing 24/7 crisis and 211 phone support, daily chat and ConnecTeen text support. Counselling sessions are being […]
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50 Stories Part 28: Doing what you need to do – youth lines in the ’90s
Image: Teen Line volunteers in 1996. Read – 50 Stories Part 27 The Teen Line was still going strong in 1990/91 with a new 264-TEEN phone number and almost 5000 […]
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