Imagine that your body is fighting against you at every turn, calcifying your bones, resulting in crippling headaches, weakness, stiffness of your arms and legs and ongoing abdominal pain. This has always been part of Chris’ life.
For the past year, The Alex has been deeply involved in the vaccine rollout with a focus on supporting Calgarians who have complex challenges accessing the vaccine. Get yours!
What do a thrift store and an outreach team have in common? Well, in the case of Good Neighbour and The Alex, it’s a shared goal of providing access to basic needs and dignified spaces.
Five years ago, Liza and her husband Nathan moved to Calgary from the Philippines. Liza was pregnant at the time and was excited to start a new life with her new family in Canada.
On an unseasonably hot day in June, Jordan visited The Alex Youth Health Centre. She’d heard about The Alex years ago from a friend, but didn’t know much about it. As she bled from her wrist that afternoon, it was the only place she could think of to go.
In May 2021, The Alex hosted it’s first ever Stuff the (Mobile Health) bus at the Genesis Centre!
Getting vaccinated is the most effective means of protecting yourself, your loved ones and the community from COVID-19.
Congratulations to Dr. Deb Putnam and Dr. Jeremy deBruyn for well-deserved recognition!
For the past year, The Alex has been deeply involved in the community response to the COVID-19 pandemic with a focus on supporting Calgary’s most vulnerable people.
A warm meal and a welcoming smile – these are two of the simplest and most effective ways to connect with youth who may be dealing with the challenges of poverty, trauma, homelessness, mental illness, or addiction. Our neighbours and supporters, Spartan Controls, have shown their understanding of this by providing hundreds of healthy meals in partnership with Fit Kitchen over the past year to The Alex Youth Health Centre.
Responding to shifting guidelines, overcoming technical hurdles, building new programs, maintaining our areas of strength and ensuring our teams are safe, both physically and emotionally – this has been the drumbeat of the last twelve months at The Alex.
It was a day like any other day for Colin. He woke up on someone else’s couch, put on the hoodie and jeans he’d been wearing for two weeks, and quietly walked out the front door. It wasn’t unusual for him to go without breakfast, or any meal for that matter.