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Image: Our 2020 staff and volunteer photo, taken in December. Like the rest of the world, 2020 was...
Read moreImage: ConnecTeen volunteers (Amy Li on the right) at the 2014 Calgary Hitmen game in support of Con...
Read moreImage: A celebratory cake baked for the 2016 211 launch in Red Deer County. We’re celebrating 15 y...
Read moreImage: The Distress Centre staff and volunteer team at Outrun the Stigma 2019. A partnership between...
Read moreImage: 211 staff celebrate with cake after we successfully renewed our AIRS accreditation. The 211 s...
Read moreImage: Joan Roy speaking at our 2014 Lend An Ear Breakfast. The unfortunate passing of Executive Dir...
Read moreImage: The 2018-2019 Board of Directors at our 2018 Annual General Meeting. Over the last decade Dis...
Read moreImage: On June 2, 2017, SORCe was honoured with a Community Justice Award from Alberta Justice and S...
Read moreImage: Riverfront Avenue in Calgary after the 2013 flood. Photo by Ryan Quan. In 1970, the idea of a...
Read moreSome people know from early in their lives what they have passion for. The vast majority however, di...
Read moreImage: Distress Centre staff at the 2019 United Way Parade. Distress Centre has always depended on c...
Read moreImage: Distress Centre counsellors in 2017. The professional qualifications for Distress Centre coun...
Read moreImage: Jerilyn Dressler (middle) accepting the City of Calgary Award for Community Advocate Organiza...
Read moreSee this update as a video! Hello everyone! I hope you all had a lovely long weekend and that you we...
Read moreImage: Carol Oliver at the 2008 Distress Centre picnic. With the retirement of Barb Litchinsky, Caro...
Read moreImage: The Distress Centre Board with Executive Director Barb Litchinsky at the 2004 volunteer banqu...
Read moreImage: Teen Line volunteer Christmas party in 2000. In 2005 the Distress Centre’s youth program wa...
Read moreToday would have been Lend An Ear 2020. A message from Roxanne Cote, Resource Development Manager: &...
Read moreImage: Volunteers receiving recognition for their years of service with Distress Centre at the 2004 ...
Read moreImage: Volunteers in the Contact Centre in 2006. For many years, Distress Centre volunteer and staff...
Read moreImage: 211 staff in 2006. Many people who call Distress Centre are looking for information to solve ...
Read moreGuest post: Roxanne Cote, Resource Development Manager at Distress Centre (DC), started at DC in 200...
Read moreImage: Counsellors at a team building event in 2000. Counsellors in the first half of the 2000s cont...
Read moreSince we can’t gather in person for Lend An Ear’s 10th Anniversary, we’re spending the month c...
Read moreImage: Distress Centre staff if 2004. In 1998, Distress Centre was located just off of MacLeod Trail...
Read moreImage: Volunteers in 2006. In the early 2000s, a new vision statement was crafted for Distress Centr...
Read moreBarb Litchinsky, the new Executive Director in 1996, brought her own strengths to the organization. ...
Read moreSee this update as a video! Hello and good day everyone! I hope you are able to take some time to en...
Read moreImage: A staff or volunteer in the early 2000s. During the ’80s, the Distress Centre/Drug Cent...
Read moreAs the COVID-19 pandemic first unfolded, we remained hopeful that we would still be able to celebrat...
Read moreImage: Created from the graphic used in Annual Reports to report on the Men’s Line. As the Boa...
Read moreThe Shaw Charity Classic has unfortunately been cancelled this year, but Shaw is committed to contin...
Read moreImage: Teen Line volunteers in 1996. The Teen Line was still going strong in 1990/91 with a new 264-...
Read moreImage: From a newspaper in the early ’90s. A second major focus for Distress Centre/Drug Centr...
Read moreImage: A musician performing at the 1993 Megathon. As requested by the Board, leadership began to lo...
Read moreImage: AADAC Chair presenting plaque to DC Board Chair, Dell Stephens in 1995. Funding was an ongoin...
Read moreImage: From a summer newsletter in 1996. Meeting the specific needs of seniors for crisis interventi...
Read moreImage: Glenda Nyberg in her home in 2018. From the beginning, volunteers have been the backbone of D...
Read moreImage: Volunteers at the 1994 Christmas party. 150 volunteers were on the lines in 1990, with a new ...
Read moreClient confidentiality has always been foundational to Distress Centre’s work. Occasionally caller...
Read moreAll over the world, people are coming together in support of the black community and in protest of o...
Read moreCounselling and public education continued to be a significant part of the Distress Centre/Drug Cent...
Read moreIn January of 1994, AADAC added a province-wide Gambling Line to their services. The government had ...
Read moreGuest Post: Simryn Thind Mental health is often a topic that is neglected or not prioritized, when i...
Read moreEvery second counts when you’re in crisis. That’s why we’re always here to listen....
Read moreWith its roots as a Drug Information Centre, Distress Centre has always had addiction support as a m...
Read moreCALGARY – Distress Centre Calgary is reporting a rising number of crisis contacts related to...
Read moreHappy Anniversary! Twenty years after its beginnings as the Drug Information Centre, Calgary Mayor A...
Read moreSee this update as a video! This is not the quarterly update I planned on writing. When I thought of...
Read moreImage: Dakota Douglas, Crisis Team Lead, working remotely from home. As the severity of the COVID-19...
Read moreCounselling continued to be a key aspect of the Distress Centre/Drug Centre services. At the 10th an...
Read moreOur office remains closed but all of our services are still available by phone or online, including ...
Read moreImage: Volunteer in a 1982 newspaper. During the 80s, The Board of Directors was able to move slowly...
Read moreOn March 17th, for the safety of our staff and volunteers, we closed our office. Within a week, we ...
Read moreImage: This image of volunteers appeared in our 20 year anniversary publication in 1990. At the 1980...
Read moreImage: Appeared in our 20 year anniversary publication in 1990. By 1980, the first location of the D...
Read moreIn the early 70’s, most Drug Information Centre callers were adolescent. By the early 80’...
Read moreDistress Centre closed our doors on March 17th, but we continue to provide 24 hour phone and email c...
Read more1980 marked the 10th anniversary of the Distress Centre/Drug Centre. At the Annual General Meeting...
Read moreCALGARY, Alta, March 16, 2020 – At Distress Centre Calgary, we’re closely monitoring the COVID-1...
Read moreAt Distress Centre Calgary, we’re closely monitoring the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) situation. T...
Read moreIn 1979, Board Chair Hilde Houlding proclaimed the departure of Dr. Stew Clark as Executive Direct...
Read moreThroughout the 70s, funding was an ongoing challenge. Ken Low noted that generally: “Funding is a ...
Read moreFrom the first days of the Drug Information Centre, volunteers have been key to its success. Since m...
Read moreWe are excited to announce that we have been selected to be a part of Shaw Birdies for Kids presente...
Read moreImage: A contact card from 1979. Some information removed to protect confidentiality. Compared to th...
Read moreIn the early 1970s, outreach to clients, to the local community and to other professionals formed si...
Read moreImage: From a 1972 newspaper. At the end of 1971, the Drug Information Centre (DIC) continued at its...
Read moreSelf-care is any activity that we intentionally do in order to take care of our physical, mental and...
Read moreWhile smoking dope and ‘finding themselves,’ Canadian youth were crossing the country in large n...
Read moreAlthough it was the general concern for youth encountering the drug culture that prompted the origin...
Read morePictured: The Drug Information Centre logo. Distress Centre got its start in 1970 as the Drug Inform...
Read moreWe are moving! As of February 1st, our new address will be: Suite 500, 999 8th Street SW, Calgary, A...
Read moreWelcome to 50 stories for 50 years, the history of Distress Centre Calgary from 1969 to the present....
Read moreSee this update as a video! As 2019 comes to a close, we look back on the year’s successes and cha...
Read moreNatasha Dharshi began volunteering on the Distress Centre crisis lines in 2014. The experience she g...
Read morePictured: The Distress Centre team at Outrun the Stigma 2019. This year marked the 7th annual Outrun...
Read moreBob Wilkie, a native Calgarian, fell in love with playing hockey as soon as his dad introduced him t...
Read moreSee this update as a video! After a rainy start to the season, it feels like summer is finally here....
Read moreDistress Centre has responded to over 38,000 crisis calls, chats, texts and emails so far in 2019 (a...
Read moreJune 21st is National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada, a day to celebrate the heritage, diverse cul...
Read moreTwice a year, Distress Centre holds an evening to show appreciation for the amazing volunteers that ...
Read moreWe’re here for you when things seem dark. Everyone has dark days, dark thoughts and dark moods...
Read moreAt the early hour of 5am on May 11, 2019, hundreds of Calgarians will gather in the darkness at Prin...
Read moreDee Bardsley, a retired schoolteacher, began volunteering on our crisis lines in 2013. She still rem...
Read moreSee this update as a video! It was a very long winter for all of us here in Calgary and across Alber...
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