Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples has a history of providing food for the needy, primarily through banquets at Christmas, Thanksgiving, and other times when families usually gather for festive meals. Many of those who live in the inner city of Edmonton don’t have strong connections with their own…
In March of 2020 with the onset of COVID-19, classes at St. Joseph’s College were quickly shifted online and all the residents were asked to vacate the buildings. This led to layoffs within the Food Services staff at SJC, as without residents or summer camps/groups to feed, there was no…
Physical therapist Ciaran O’Flynn never imagined he would be providing respiratory care to patients at the Misericordia Community Hospital. But when the hospital team saw a surge of COVID-19 patients during the second wave of the pandemic, Ciaran and six other physical therapists were trained to support respiratory therapists so they…
Catholic Social Services is welcoming refugees from Afghanistan on top of the annual amount of refugees that the organization takes in yearly. Catholic Social Services is asking for donations to help purchase essentials for this coming winter. To Donate: signofhope.cssalberta.ca/Donate-Now
Getting from Calgary to Edmonton through the blizzard to get it done Last November, during the second wave of COVID-19, Javier Martinez drove through a snowstorm from Calgary to Edmonton so he could work at a continuing care site dealing with outbreaks. Several staff at Chateau Vitaline were in isolation, and Javier,…
Volunteers are the heart of every community and every organization. While COVID-19 restricted many activities and usual volunteering opportunities, supporting our communities and each other has never been more important. Volunteers did not disappoint. They were changing rapidly, adjusting to new realities of COVID-19. Volunteers were making phone calls, checking…
We are all in this together COVID-19 continues to have a tremendous impact on the education of our young people. The unique partnership between school and home was disrupted. We had to think outside of the box. All of us had to face challenges, especially teachers and parents. During the…
Everyone across Canada knows the Knights of Columbus and the great work that they do in our neighbourhoods. In the midst of the pandemic, they established the Leave No Neighbor Behind initiative, calling on all Knights to serve those in need in their parishes and communities while adhering to safety guidelines. K…
Service to the vulnerable COVID -19 made no distinction among those it infected. Seniors, people living with disabilities and vulnerable brothers and sisters were disproportionally impacted by lockdowns and other restrictions aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus. Not able to see their family members, locked in their rooms…
COVID-19 has shown us that custodians, housekeeping or environmental services – no matter what term your organization uses – are crucial to keeping us safe and healthy and our buildings operational. Custodians have become the first responders, tasked with keeping COVID-19 from spreading. The job of a school custodian has…