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04/16/2026

The official agenda for the Data That Makes a Difference Conference is now live! 🎉

Taking place on May 27 and 28, 2026, this two-day event is specially curated to include:

✅ A keynote address
✅ 10 presentations from agencies and researchers supporting the Homeless-Serving Systems of Care across the country
✅ Collaborative breakout sessions with three topic options to choose from

You won’t want to miss the insights, learnings, and connections this conference offers.

Explore the agenda and plan your experience: https://bit.ly/DTMAD2026

04/14/2026

Have you secured your ticket for Data That Makes a Difference 2026?
This national conference brings together researchers, service providers, policymakers, and data professionals from across Canada to share insights and explore how data can strengthen responses to homelessness. We would love to have you join the conversation.
🎟️ Get Tickets: https://www.showpass.com/data-that-makes-a-difference-2/.
🔗 Learn More: www.calgaryhomeless.com/dtmad.

04/10/2026

As winter conditions persist, our Extreme Weather Response (EWR) partner, The Salvation Army Community Services (Calgary), will continue to offer mobile warming stations throughout the month of April to individuals experiencing homelessness.

Stations provide soup, hot drinks, connection to housing supports, system navigation, referral services, and transportation to shelters. Two locations are set up daily. Click the link below for locations and schedule:

https://www.calgaryhomeless.com/learn/extreme-weather-response/mobile-warming-station-schedule/

04/08/2026

We are excited to introduce presenters for three sessions at Data That Makes a Difference 2026! 🎤📊

Nataliia Shen and Michael Grant will highlight how early signals from newcomer settlement services, like benefits navigation challenges and repeated referrals, can help identify housing risk sooner.
Patrick Hunter and Annie Duchesne will share national insights on homelessness trends, including increasing shelter stays and rising chronic homelessness across Canada.

Professor Emeritus, Ron Kneebone will share research using anonymized shelter data to track trends in first-year shelter use, highlighting both system progress and emerging pressures.

🎟️ Get Tickets: https://www.showpass.com/data-that-makes-a-difference-2/
🔗 Learn More: www.calgaryhomeless.com/dtmad

04/03/2026

We were proud to join the 20th anniversary celebrations of the HELP Team (formerly the DOAP Team) alongside Alpha House Society last week.
For the past two decades, the HELP Team has provided specialized, mobile, street‑level outreach to individuals experiencing homelessness across Calgary. The team’s commitment to connecting vulnerable individuals to services and safe spaces continues to make a meaningful difference and remains a critical component of Calgary’s homelessness response.

Calgary Homeless Foundation is honoured to support this vital work of Alpha House Society.

03/30/2026

⏰ Early Bird registration final call!

Join us at Data That Makes a Difference 2026, a national conference bringing together voices from across Canada’s homeless-serving sector.

Don’t miss your chance to be part of a community that believes data is more than numbers, it’s about people, stories, and solutions. This year’s agenda is packed with engaging sessions, practical insights, and inspiring stories designed to help you connect data to real-world impact.

🎟️ Get Tickets: https://www.showpass.com/data-that-makes-a-difference-2/.
🔗 Learn More: www.calgaryhomeless.com/dtmad

03/27/2026

⏰ Early bird registration ends March 31 – don’t miss out!

Join us at Data That Makes a Difference 2026, a national conference that brings together voices from across Canada’s homeless-serving sector to explore how data can deepen understanding and help drive meaningful change.

Across two days, data professionals, researchers, and service providers will come together to share insights, learn from one another, and strengthen the systems that support people experiencing homelessness.

🎟️ Get Tickets: https://www.showpass.com/data-that-makes-a-difference-2/.
🔗 Learn More: www.calgaryhomeless.com/dtmad

03/24/2026

We’re excited to introduce two presenter teams for Data That Makes a Difference 2026!🎤📊

Suzanne Cunningham and Blake Jackman will explore Indigenous data sovereignty, sharing approaches to pairing quantitative metrics with narrative and culturally grounded measures, while reducing administrative burden and strengthening community-governed data agreements.

Ashley Fraser and Steve Richardson will present an innovative Theory of Change approach that maps how programs create impact, highlighting a visual tool used across more than 40 Calgary programs and demonstrating its real-world application through The Alex’s work.

🎟️ Get Tickets: https://www.showpass.com/data-that-makes-a-difference-2/
🔗 Learn More: www.calgaryhomeless.com/dtmad

03/16/2026

We’re excited to introduce three of our 2026 Data That Makes a Difference presenters! 🎤📊

Jessica Dobrovic will share how linked, de-identified data can reveal the complex system interactions that shape people’s pathways into homelessness.

Kemi Ajayi will explore how a “Goldilocks Zone” approach to housing suitability helped identify unused capacity in existing units—reducing overcrowding and easing waitlist pressure without building new homes.

Nick Falvo will share insights from international study tours, highlighting innovative homelessness responses from around the world and what Canada can learn from them.

We’re looking forward to the insights and perspectives they’ll bring to the conversation!

🎟️ Get Tickets: https://www.showpass.com/data-that-makes-a-difference-2/
🔗 Learn More: www.calgaryhomeless.com/dtmad

03/11/2026

We’re thrilled to introduce our 2026 Data That Makes a Difference Keynote Speaker, Gord Tanner, General Manager of Toronto Shelter and Support Services!

With two decades of experience, Gord brings deep system-level insight into what works, what scales, and how data plays an important role in strengthening programs.

His keynote follows his 20‑year journey working within Toronto’s homelessness system, one of the largest in Canada. Through five key moments, he will explore how data informed responses to growing complexity, shifting trends, and system‑wide challenges—highlighting lessons that are relevant to communities of all sizes.

🎟️ Get Tickets: https://www.showpass.com/data-that-makes-a-difference-2/.
🔗 Learn More: www.calgaryhomeless.com/dtmad.

03/03/2026

Early Bird Tickets are now available for the 9th Annual Data That Makes a Difference Conference!

Calgary Homeless Foundation (CHF) and The School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary host this annual national conference that brings together data professionals, service delivery partners, and researchers to exchange insights and learnings about the data-driven innovations that are transforming the homeless-serving system of care.

This is your opportunity to:
✔ Explore how data-driven insights lead to real change in homelessness response
✔ Connect with sector leaders, researchers, and practitioners from across Canada
✔ Take home practical strategies to strengthen your work and inspire action

Join us May 27–28, 2026 at the University of Calgary Downtown Campus for two days of learning, connection, and impact.

🎟️ Get tickets: https://www.showpass.com/data-that-makes-a-difference-2/
🔗 Learn More: www.calgaryhomeless.com/dtmad

02/18/2026

It’s colder than usual in Calgary this week.

When temperatures drop below normal, our community steps up to ensure everyone has access to warmth and safety.

Through the Extreme Weather Response program, day spaces and support services are available across the city for those experiencing homelessness. 💙

Find locations and resources: calgaryhomeless.com/ewr or click the link in our bio.

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