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Volunteer Spotlight: Mortaza
Volunteer Spotlight: Mortaza Crisis line volunteer, Mortaza, is no stranger to giving back to the community. Before joining Distress Centre in the summer [...]
July 2021 Update: Distress Centre’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
July 2021 Update: Distress Centre’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic Distress Centre continues to support Calgarians by providing 24 hour crisis and 211 [...]
5 reasons to volunteer remotely (written by our volunteers!)
5 reasons to volunteer remotely (written by our volunteers!) When you become a remote Online Services Crisis Line volunteer for Distress Centre, you [...]
Donor Spotlight: Shamir Ladhani
Donor Spotlight: Shamir Ladhani Image: Shamir and his daughter, Ambreena, who is a Distress Centre volunteer. Shamir has donated monthly to Distress Centre [...]
June 2021 Update: Distress Centre’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
June 2021 Update: Distress Centre’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic Distress Centre continues to support Calgarians by providing 24 hour crisis and 211 [...]
Volunteer Spotlight: Elissa
Volunteer Spotlight: Elissa Crisis line volunteer Elissa* is no stranger to dealing with life’s hardships. She endured years of struggle and overcame many [...]
May 2021 Update: Distress Centre’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 2021 Update: Distress Centre’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic Distress Centre continues to support Calgarians by providing 24 hour crisis and 211 [...]
Q1 2021 Update from our Executive Director, Jerilyn Dressler
Q1 2021 Update from our Executive Director, Jerilyn Dressler See this update as a video! Hello everyone, and welcome to spring! The days [...]
2020 Report to the Community
50 YEARS OF CRISIS SUPPORT Volunteers have been answering phones at Distress Centre for 50 years. Read their stories in our 2020 Report to [...]
April 2021 Update: Distress Centre’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 2021 Update: Distress Centre's response to the COVID-19 pandemic Distress Centre continues to support Calgarians by providing 24 hour crisis and 211 [...]
Announcement: Jerilyn Dressler is leaving Distress Centre
Announcement: Jerilyn Dressler is leaving Distress Centre Image: Jerilyn Dressler with the Board of Directors in 2019. Together and on behalf of Distress [...]
Volunteer Spotlight: Mark Li
Volunteer Spotlight: Mark Li Mark Li began his volunteering journey at Distress Centre in October 2020, when he made a strong first impression [...]
COVID-19: 1 Year Later – Distress Centre’s 211 program response
COVID-19: 1 Year Later - Distress Centre's 211 program response This is fourth and final part of our multi-part series exploring Distress Centre’s [...]
COVID-19: 1 Year Later – Distress Centre’s programs at SORCe
COVID-19: 1 Year Later - Distress Centre's programs at SORCe This is part three in our multi-part series exploring Distress Centre’s response to [...]
Volunteer Spotlight: Katherine Peters
Volunteer Spotlight: Katherine Peters “Being part of Distress Centre has enriched me as a person and a social worker. It has given me [...]
March 2021 Update: Distress Centre’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 2021 Update: Distress Centre’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic As we near the second year of our pandemic response, Distress Centre continues [...]
COVID-19: 1 Year Later – Distress Centre’s counselling program response
COVID-19: 1 Year Later - Distress Centre's counselling program response This is part two in our multi-part series exploring Distress Centre’s response to [...]
COVID-19: 1 Year Later – Crisis Program Response
COVID-19: 1 Year Later – Crisis Program Response One year of pandemic response at Distress Centre Calgary This is part one in our multi-part series exploring Distress [...]
Distress Centre’s journey to accreditation with the American Association of Suicidology
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, [...]
February 2021 Update: Distress Centre’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
February 2021 Update: Distress Centre’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic As we near the second year of our pandemic response, Distress Centre continues [...]