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$9.9 million donation to the Owerko Centre to improve child mental health care and provide opportunities for students

By Freeha Anjum, September 3 2024—

There is an increasing number of mental health patients each year, and 70 per cent of mental health problems arise in childhood or adolescence. At the University of Calgary, the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation … Read the rest

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The Little Red Reading House provides literacy to children and families

By Kimberly Taylor, November 30 2023—

The Little Red Reading House was established in 2017 by Calgary Reads to promote early childhood literacy and get books into the hands of children. When Calgary Reads was dissolved this year they gifted … Read the rest