CityNews / Canadian Press · 2025
Outreach team seeks a new headquarters
Coverage of the need for sustainable operating space and its frontline impact.
Read the storyMedia & advocacy
Calgary street outreach—in the news and in action.
Explore reporting, interviews and public advocacy featuring BeTheChangeYYC’s frontline work with people experiencing homelessness.
Featured coverage
Reporting that brings the work into view.
These stories document the realities of homelessness in Calgary and the practical, relationship-centred work of the BeTheChangeYYC outreach team.
CityNews / Canadian Press · 2025
Calgary’s winter challenges for people without housing
Chaz Smith discusses lived experience, extreme cold and consistent outreach.
Read the storyGlobal News · 2022
Calgary’s first Pop-Up Care Village
Coverage of people connecting with housing, health care, food and essential services.
Read the storyA trusted frontline voice
Experience, evidence and advocacy.
BeTheChangeYYC contributes a practical, lived-experience-led perspective to conversations about homelessness, public safety, health, housing and community response.
For an interview, verified impact figures or background on street outreach in Calgary, connect with our team.
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Strong community support makes stronger outreach possible.
Support a team that keeps bringing practical help and informed advocacy to Calgary’s streets.
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Verified work, visible impact.
For current outreach figures and detailed community reporting, explore BeTheChangeYYC’s official Report to Community.
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