Communitywise Resource Centre

CommunityWise Resource Centre is a nonprofit hub that for 40 years has existed to support and strengthen diverse grassroots groups and nonprofit organizations through our central location in the historic Old YWCA Building. We provide affordable office and community space backbone infrastructure (shared internet mailboxes office equipment) and collaborative capacity-building programming to about seventy member organizations. We also engage in a wide array of community and nonprofit sector development work with a focus on anti-racism and equity. We've continued the multi-year 'Advancing the Commons' program generously funded by The Calgary Foundation. This initiative provided office and meeting spaces as well as support services prioritizing Indigenous Black racialized harm reduction and LGBTQ+ agencies in Calgary. By doing so it fosters post-pandemic recovery for vulnerable populations and the agencies that serve them. Building on its expertise as a community development leader The Calgary Foundation has supported the CommunityWise Resource Centre in its pursuit to prepare a successful 'Expression of Interest' submission. Specifically in 2024 financial support was provided to prepare a successful Expression of Interest submission to the City of Calgary. This EOI outlines a vision for the YWCA building as a permanent hub for Calgary's diverse citizen and non-profit groups.