Legacy Place Society

Legacy Place Society Supporting Law Enforcement, Emergency Medical/Fire Services, 911, Veterans, Military Personnel, Front Line Health Care AND THE FAMILIES Including:

Legacy Place Society exists to build family resiliency and legacies to withstand the unique challenges faced by Law Enforcement, Emergency Medical / Fire Fighter Services, 911 Dispatchers, Veterans and Military Personnel. The very nature of daily work within these professions can create emotional and physical havoc and the vicarious trauma, ptsd, operational or occupational stress injuries and the

psychological and physiological demands of the profession can become major stressors on the individual and their family. Often what is faced as a family as they try to understand and be supportive during recovery while maintaining family stability is a wide variety of challenges. What defines us is how our work is done as we act as a bridge of possibilities between the individual, their place of work and their families. Legacy Place Society is a registered charity that promotes a shared responsibility approach that encourages the individuals and their families to steer themselves through the everyday adversity, reframe the difficult realities of the profession and to encourage daily behaviors that are conducive to recharge and re-engage with themselves, their families and work place. The Charity does not replace any of the typical Employee Assistance Programs and is not a duplication of existing charities. Our work is done while acting as a bridge between the professional lives and their families in collaboration with the Services and other standing Charities specific to each individual Service. Our core values include Family, Empathy, Diversity, Inclusivity, Confidentiality, Collaboration and Integrity. Our objectives are about providing relevant and practical resources to help in early interventions, introduce resiliency possibilities and leave lasting legacies with the individual and family that is currently serving or retired. Confidential help phone line facilitating support to resources and the situation at hand 403-201-9945 (6am-9pm)
• Accommodations support where possible during times of medical or personal circumstances in one of the "Home away from home" Legacy Place Houses located in Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer
• Peer to peer conversation support volunteers and professionals in the areas of marriage, parenting, grief, spiritual wellness, addiction recovery, single parenting, special needs children, PTSD recovery to name a few
• Family camp or family workshops that creates cost effective opportunities and provide family time together
• Family resiliency workshops – occasionally partnered with other like organizations to provide a variety of topics that include mental health readiness, parenting, special needs and marriage to name a few
• Benevolence and Legacy Tribute – opportunities to provide a service person additional support thru their peers during times of medical or family loss situations and or in creating a Legacy of Life Tribute
• Education Bursaries – in situations where designated funding becomes available, opportunities to receive an education bursary may be possible
• Web based go to resource with articles and links to support overall family wellness that includes resources specific to the Law Enforcement, Emergency Medical/Fire/911 Dispatch Services and Military Personnel

Red Deer is rocking with over 60 regional not for profit and charities assembled for networking, resource sharing and ca...
09/03/2026

Red Deer is rocking with over 60 regional not for profit and charities assembled for networking, resource sharing and candid conversations about pressing community needs. Legacy Place Society Thank you for hosting us!!

09/03/2026

Good analogy sent our way worth sharing.
When you have Complex PTSD, nothing is simple. A flat tire isn’t just a flat tire. It's one more thing going wrong in a world that’s already unsafe. It’s one more moment where you’re alone with no backup, no margin for error, and often, no one coming to help. It’s not just about the tire; it’s about the weight of everything that’s come before it, stacked up and pressing down.

A clogged drain becomes the last straw. Because when you’ve had to carry your pain, fear, grief, and survival alone for years there’s no room left for one more mess. Especially a mess that demands energy, problem-solving, money, patience. Especially when your system is already running on fumes. It’s not dramatic. It’s cumulative.
Application forms for energy and weatherization assistance might seem small, but they come with a dozen hidden landmines: Do I have the right documents? Will I be denied? What if I mess this up? What if someone looks at my application and decides I don’t deserve help? It’s not paranoia, but lived experience. Bureaucracy has never been neutral. Every form is a reminder that your needs have always been questioned, you’ve had to fight to be believed, to be helped, to be seen as human.
People might say, "It’s just a flat tire." But nothing is *just* anything when you’ve lived through what we’ve lived through. When your nervous system has had to brace for the worst again and again and again, your whole being starts expecting the next thing to break, to betray, to collapse. And when it does, even if it’s something small, it hits like confirmation. It’s not safe. It’s never safe.
So, we break down over the little things because we’ve held so much for so long without relief, and the body keeps the score in sweat, tears, and the heaviness that hits when a simple task becomes one task too many.
Few people understand. We’re not overreacting, but carrying a reality most people never have to face. And sometimes, a flat tire is the exact moment your body says, “No more.”

In regulating your nervous system, it helps to name what you're feeling.
09/01/2026

In regulating your nervous system, it helps to name what you're feeling.

09/01/2026
09/01/2026

How would you describe the work of Legacy Place Society? Feel free to share of how you know it's impacted yourself or someone you know.

ASIST Training dates for the rest of 2026!
08/31/2026

ASIST Training dates for the rest of 2026!

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264219 RR14
Balzac, AB
T4B3L5

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Tuesday 6am - 9pm
Wednesday 6am - 9pm
Thursday 6am - 9pm
Friday 6am - 9pm
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