We could not connect Calgarians with compassionate, accessible crisis and mental health support 24 hours a day without our valued partners in the community.
Our Impact Funders
Mobile Partners
- Mobile Response Team (MRT)
- Wood’s Homes – Eastside Community Mental Health Services
- Calgary and Area Child and Family Services Authority – Southern Alberta Child Intervention Services (SACIS)
- 9-1-1 Police & Fire
- Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) – Edmonton Region
Partner Agencies
In addition to our 24 hour crisis and 211 line, we also answer the following:
- Crisis Services Canada – Canada Suicide Prevention Service
- Calgary Senior’s Resource Society – SeniorConnect
- The Way In – 403-SENIORS
- Bullying Helpline
- Family Violence Information Line
Community Partners
Through an application process, our community partners provide Distress Centre with volunteer practicum students for 8-10 weeks so they can receive valuable work experience.
- BowWest Community Resource Centre
- Sunrise Community Link Resource Centre
- Calgary Communities Against Sexual Abuse (CCASA)
- CUPS Calgary Society
CAA/SORCe Partners
- Alberta Health Services – Urgent Mental Health
- Alberta Health Services – Adult Addiction Services
- The DI – Victim Services
- The DI – EDiversion
- Inn from the Cold – Housing
- Alberta Justice – Probation
- Calgary Police Service – Restorative Justice
- Safeworks – Harm Reduction Satellite Site
- The Alex – Street Team
Program Partners
ATB Financial supports the recruitment, training and support of over 240 highly-trained volunteers. They also funded the Community of Care Volunteer Training Program at our new office.
ENMAX is a long-time supporter of our Volunteer Appreciation event and of the Basic Needs Fund which provides financial support to Calgary’s most vulnerable.
RBC has been supporting Distress Centre since the ‘70s. They are a long time funder of our ConnecTeen Program and 24 hour phone, daily chat & text support services for youth.
Husky has also been a long-time supporter of our Basic Needs Fund.
For the past 50 years RBC has been a proud supporter of Distress Centre. Our commitment to youth mental well-being through RBC Future Launch is focused on prevention and early intervention programs to help provide young people timely access to knowledge, supports and care, when and where they need it. We believe that no one should face a mental health issue alone. At RBC, we stand strong beside Canadians when it comes to mental health. We know that Distress Centre is dedicated to serving the mental health needs of Albertans and we congratulate them on half a century of service.
- Jerilynn Daniels | Regional Director, Community Marketing and Citizenship | Royal Bank of Canada
Major Donors
AD Cheng Foundation
Alliance Pipeline
Altitude Communications
ATB Edmonton - Financial Head Office
ATCO Structures & Logistics
Business Fore Calgary Kids
Curry, Judy and Steele
Calgary Children's Foundation
Calgary Flames Foundation
Calgary Foundation
Calgary Police Service
Canada Post Community Foundation
Capital Power Corporation (CPC)
Cenovus Energy Inc.
CNOOC International
Colliers International
Dewar, Lisa and Wayne
Dietsche, Linda
ENMAX Corporation
Eventfluent
Forbes, Robert
Foster, Orrin
Freehold Royalties Partnership
Gibson Energy
Glacier
Global News Calgary
Gordon Phillips
Grasby, Sean
Graydon and Dorothy Morrison Fund
Harold and Betty Allsopp Fund
Haslam, Ian
Herman, Shawn and Shannon
Horbachewski Neil and Lee
Hossli, Tanya
Husky Energy Inc.
JSS Barristers
Kousinioris, Amanda
Krown Produce
Laut, Steve
Lexus of Calgary
Like a Rock Fund
MacKinnon, Peter
Mikkelsen Family Fund
Monarch Siding Centre Inc.
Morrison Homes
NOVA Chemicals Corporation
Pandell
Patola, Kenneth and Cynthia
Pelton, Crystal and Kelly
Pieta House
Public Health Agency of Canada
Pulse Seismic Inc.
RBC Financial Group Foundation
Rotary Club of Calgary Downtown
Ryan, Lori
Sam Ousher Switzer Charitable Foundation
Shaw Charity Classic
Spruce Meadows Leg Up Foundation
Strangemann, Marcus
Sutcliffe, Todd
TC Energy
The Barnes Family Foundation
The Gwyn Morgan & Patricia Trottier Foundation
TransAlta Corporation
Trca, Chad Aaron
TriSummit Utilities Inc.
True Aim Concepts Ltd.
Viewpoint Charitable Foundation
Wesley, Helen
William S. Herron Family Charitable Foundation
Wilson, Jeff and Cathy