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Distress Centre’s journey to accreditation with the American Association of Suicidology

2022-10-10T17:13:08+00:00

Distress Centre’s journey to accreditation with the American Association of Suicidology Distress Centre received accreditation from the American Association of Suicidology on February 3, 2021. Guest post by: Mike Velthuis Kroeze, Crisis Program Manager A quick Google search for the definition of accreditation suggests “the action or process of officially recognizing someone as having [...]

Distress Centre’s journey to accreditation with the American Association of Suicidology2022-10-10T17:13:08+00:00

Jerilyn Dressler named Top 40 Under 40 Class of 2018

2022-01-04T02:59:26+00:00

Jerilyn Dressler named Top 40 Under 40 Class of 2018 Congratulations to our Executive Director, Jerilyn Dressler, who was named in Avenue Magazine's Top 40 Under 40 Class of 2018. We're very proud of Jerilyn for receiving this well-deserved recognition. Read the Story

Jerilyn Dressler named Top 40 Under 40 Class of 20182022-01-04T02:59:26+00:00

Distress Centre wins Calgary Award for Community Advocate Organization

2018-06-26T23:54:36+00:00

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 [...]

Distress Centre wins Calgary Award for Community Advocate Organization2018-06-26T23:54:36+00:00

Voices of Calgary Award

2017-10-31T22:38:00+00:00

The Voices of Calgary Campaign (VoC) is a local initiative funded by the Government of Alberta, with a mission to support equal opportunity in the local labor market for Calgary’s internationally trained professionals (ITPs). The Voices of Calgary Awards are given to employers who are actively engaged in workforce diversification and supporting equal opportunity employment. [...]

Voices of Calgary Award2017-10-31T22:38:00+00:00

ConnecTeen volunteer, Ryan Costello, wins 2016 Youth of Distinction Award

2016-05-07T00:02:50+00:00

Ryan Costello has volunteered with ConnecTeen since he was 15 and said he went in expecting to give back, but didn’t realize how much ConnecTeen would give back to him. “When you think of volunteering you think, ‘I am giving and not getting anything back from it,’ but with ConnecTeen, what you receive from it, [...]

ConnecTeen volunteer, Ryan Costello, wins 2016 Youth of Distinction Award2016-05-07T00:02:50+00:00

ConnecTeen volunteer, Keeley Davidsen wins the Youth Central 2015 Youth of Distinction Award in the Peer Support category

2015-05-26T17:09:23+00:00

Keeley Davidsen (left), ConnecTeen volunteer and winner of the 2015 YODA for Peer Support, with Jerilynn Daniels of RBC, the organization that sponsored the category. Keeley Davidsen's experience with ConnecTeen began when she was going through her own issues and used our ConnecTeen services.  When a high school project provided her with the opportunity to promote [...]

ConnecTeen volunteer, Keeley Davidsen wins the Youth Central 2015 Youth of Distinction Award in the Peer Support category2015-05-26T17:09:23+00:00

The Horbachewski family wins the Outstanding Philanthropic Family Award

2022-10-18T17:28:05+00:00

The Horbachewski family wins the Outstanding Philanthropic Family Award In October 2004, Lee Horbachewski was on the brink of taking her own life. She was suffering from post-partum depression after the birth of her second daughter and felt she could not go on. She sealed herself in her bedroom with bottles of prescription pills [...]

The Horbachewski family wins the Outstanding Philanthropic Family Award2022-10-18T17:28:05+00:00

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