New faith-based centre to support Calgarians in poverty opens to community

The centre’s opening comes amid a period of massive population growth and immigration to Calgary and across Alberta, along with cost-of-living challenges that have stressed the city’s poverty-reduction supports such as food banks.

A faith-based centre aiming to help fight poverty, particularly among newcomers to Calgary, opened Saturday.

Centre for the City, a facility that’s part of Centre Street Church (CSC), is partnering with eight organizations to provide skills training, community building and play structures for families in Calgary.

The centre’s opening comes amid a period of massive population growth and immigration to Calgary and across Alberta, along with cost-of-living challenges that have stressed the city’s poverty-reduction supports such as food banks.