total outreach contacts served
Recorded in live outreach responses submitted from January 2025 through August 18, 2026.
Volunteer-powered street outreach in Calgary
Helping end homelessness—one connection at a time.
BeTheChangeYYC meets people where they are, including evenings, weekends, holidays and extreme weather. We provide essentials, first aid, overdose response, systems navigation and trusted pathways toward housing and care.
Frontline impact
Real people. Practical help. Measurable results.
Every number represents a moment of connection, safety or progress on Calgary’s streets.
food and drink items recorded
A conservative total based on numeric entries in the live outreach sheet.
housing referrals and interventions
Helping people move toward housing, stability and safer options.
overdose reversals
Naloxone administered to 24 unique individuals experiencing an overdose—helping bring them back safely.
More current outreach impact
Referrals and navigation supports recorded through street outreach.
7,868*total referrals across service categories
1,189*emergency shelter referrals
231*detox and treatment referrals
152*first-aid responses
1,382*disease-prevention referrals
860*clothing-source referrals
Health and safety response
Direct health, emergency and overdose-response supports recorded by the team.
152*first-aid administrations
237*medical supports recorded
25*EMS calls
847*mini first-aid kits distributed
3,232*naloxone kits distributed
2024–2025 Report to Community snapshot
Historical figures from BeTheChangeYYC’s 2025 Report to Community.
19,860client interactions
69,070food and drink items distributed
4,014total referrals
540medical and first-aid administrations
6,593+volunteer hours
$150Kworth of food items distributedNumbers are up-to-date estimates based on recorded outreach shift data.
More than supplies
Frontline outreach, public safety and systems navigation
Our volunteers build relationships and respond to urgent needs while helping people navigate housing, shelter, detox and treatment, health care, legal supports and other community services.
Street outreach schedule
Connect with our outreach team
We meet people where they are across Calgary.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday4:45–9:00 p.m.
Saturday2:00–6:00 p.m.
Operates on all holidays.* Holiday coverage and shift times may vary with weather or volunteer availability. Call or text 587-224-9114 to confirm.
After-hours program support and navigation: Outside scheduled outreach hours, our outreach phone may be monitored sporadically throughout the week. Call or text 587-224-9114, email info@bethechangeyyc.org, or message us through our social channels. Response times vary.
Inside the work
See Street Outreach in Action
Go beyond the numbers and see how BeTheChangeYYC volunteers respond on Calgary’s streets—building trust, addressing urgent needs and protecting people during extreme weather.
What outreach includes
Support where it is needed most
Street outreach
Food, water, clothing, hygiene products, winter supplies and compassionate connection.
Health and safety
First aid, overdose response, naloxone, disease prevention resources and emergency support.
Pathways forward
Housing, shelter, detox, treatment, mental-health, legal and community-service navigation.
Volunteer powered
Bring your skills, compassion and courage to the street.
Our multidisciplinary volunteer team includes community members, people with lived experience, nurses, paramedics, social workers and addictions professionals. Training and support help every volunteer contribute safely and meaningfully.
Your support reaches Calgary’s streets.
Give once, become a monthly donor, donate needed items or turn refundable bottles into frontline support.
Current fundraiser
Labour Day 50/50
Watch the live raffle total and support frontline outreach in Calgary. Open to ages 18+.
Ways to help
Choose the way you can make a difference.
Community powered
Our Partners
Public, community, education and business partners strengthen BeTheChangeYYC’s frontline outreach across Calgary.
