Lethbridge, AB - 2013

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The Gap Between Rich and Poor Getting Started

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What is the Community Foundation?

Arts and Culture

Belonging and Leadership

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SOUTHWESTERN ALBERTA … SOMETHING SPECIAL Our region covers the area from the U.S. border north to Arrowwood and from the B.C. border east to Grassy Lake.

SOUTHWESTERN ALBERTA…

34,051

covers an area of 34,051 square kilometers

has a population of 186,500 (2010 – Stats Canada)

186,500

is one of Alberta’s top agricultural regions is a significant producer of durum wheat, potatoes, corn and pulse crops, barley, wheat, hogs and poultry

3.7

has 4,471 farms with a total acreage of 7.4 million acres in 2011

$822M

4,471

accounted for $822 million in value of on-farm livestock and poultry (2010)

accounted for $3.1 billion in gross farm receipts (2010)

$3.1B

is a large producer of wind energy and conventional crude oil

has 3.7 million acres of cropland acreage (2010)

has 1.36 million cattle and calves, most of them beef cattle (2010)

is the province’s largest producer of fodder, potatoes, flaxseed, dry beans, sugar beets, sweet corn and peas

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includes two First Nations: Piikani and Kainai with a total population of 14,628 (2010)

Source: : http://www.albertacanada.com/business/statistics/south-central.aspx & http://www.albertacanada.com/business/statistics/south-west.aspx

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Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta

THE GAP BETWEEN RICH AND POOR While many factors influence the gap between rich and poor, we have chosen to focus on food security, because many people don’t have enough to eat.

Lethbridge Household Income

11%

$60,000 and Over $45,000 to just under $60,000 $30,000 to just under $45,000 Less than $30,000

11%

54%

Don’t know / Not sure

15% 9%

Source: City of Lethbridge 2011 Citizen Satisfaction Survey Results Presentation. Ipsos Reid. June 2011

SOCIAL ASSISTANCE BY THE NUMBERS ‌ How much do you need to meet basic needs?

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$387 The amount a single parent with one child receives per month from social assistance for core essentials (including food, clothing, personal necessities, etc.)

$546 The amount a single parent with one child receives per month from social assistance for shelter and associated costs such as utilities, etc.

$50-$60 The amount a single parent receives monthly from social assistance per additional child.

Source: Lethbridge Food Bank http://lethbridgefoodbank.ca/client-information/food-bank-myths/

Source: Alberta Works Financial Benefit Summary – August 2012

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http://employment.alberta.ca/documents/AWonline/EMP0433Aug2012.pdf

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GAP BETWEEN RICH AND POOR Food Bank Experience Prompts One Woman to Pay it Forward Surrounded by crates, Angela stocks shelves at the Lethbridge Food Bank with ripe yellow and green peppers that were donated by a local grower. Folks in need can come twice a week and pick up fresh produce and day-old bread to supplement their monthly food hamper of non-perishables. Pickings vary tremendously, with a scarcity of vegetables and fruit in winter months, and the supply of meat and dairy products always falling short of need.

How We Help

Food banks throughout the region have developed a cooperative system to share food. When a food bank receives a large quantity of certain items word goes out to other food banks of the surplus. We have provided grants to food banks in the Crowsnest Pass, Lethbridge, and Taber for storage units and vehicles to help them accept and move these large quantities of food.

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Angela knows firsthand how hard it is to feed a family from a food bank hamper. Six years ago, difficult circumstances made it necessary for her to be a client on the other side of the counter. At the time she was a newly divorced, single mother relocating to southwestern Alberta. She recalls that pride made it difficult for her to come to the food bank, but she had five children to feed, aged three to 12 years.

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. . . when someone comes in and has the same or similar circumstances that I’ve been in, I can empower them and say I’ve been there.

As Angela struggled to find work that was compatible with childcare options, she recognized that more education would help her find a better job to support her family. She is currently earning a Bachelor of Social Work degree, while balancing work and family life. “I had to go back to school and I wanted to do something I was passionate about. I’ve always liked taking care of people.� She credits the food bank experience for steering her on this career path. “After divorce, and having to go through all of that, so many people from the school and the food bank helped me. I realized that I can help people that way, too.�

Direct experience with hardship and being sensitive about preserving people’s dignity helps Angela make a positive difference in the lives of others. While working at the food bank, she notes, “I see clients that aren’t doing so well, and I can usually put a smile on somebody’s face . . . when someone comes in and has the same or similar circumstances that I’ve been in, I can empower them and say I’ve been there.� She can give them hope.

Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta

HOW MANY HOUSEHOLDS IN CANADA DONโ T HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT? 1,600

Moderate

1,400

2011 Severe

Severe food insecurity 1,200

Moderate

800

600

400

200

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2008 Severe

1,000

Number of households (000s)

Miss meals, reduce food intake and at the most extreme go day(s) without food.

Moderate food insecurity Compromise in quality and/or quantity of food due to a lack of money.

Marginal Marginal

Marginal food insecurity Worry about running out of food and/or limit food selection because of lack of money for food.

Source: Statistics Canada, CCHS, 2008 and 2001.

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OUR SMART AND CARING SOLUTIONS Filling Nutritional Needs at School

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ONE IN SIX CHILDREN IN CANADA IS FOOD INSECURE In 2011, 1.6 million Canadian households (approximately 12%) faced some level of food insecurity.

12%

One in eight households had to cope with a shortage of food.

One in six children experienced hunger.

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Source: Household Food Insecurity in Canada 2011. Valerie Tarasuk, Andy Mitchell, Naomi Dachner

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GETTING STARTED How Literacy Changed One Woman’s Life In 1992, Anna arrived in Alberta as an immigrant and young wife, pregnant with her first child. She left behind the Mennonite farming community where she was raised in Chihuahua, Mexico to make a new home with her husband and in-laws. “Farming in Mexico was becoming difficult because of drug problems and drought,” Anna explains. “We were looking for a better place to live.”

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In Anna’s former community, only Low German was spoken, and children received just a few years of schooling before their help was needed on the farm. Starting over in a new country proved to be difficult. “I didn’t speak a word of English. We moved around southern Alberta a lot,” Anna relates. “For a person who doesn’t speak English and doesn’t have much education it’s very hard to find a job. We didn’t find anything for three months.”

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Anna’s husband found farm work while she raised their six children and they eventually settled in Grassy Lake. When the demands of a young family led her to feeling overwhelmed, lonely and depressed in 2005, an aunt suggested that Anna take a course from the Taber and District Community Adult Learning Association. By this time, Anna had learned only a few English words. She states, “I could read a bit, and could understand signs and menus, but I couldn’t speak.”

The program provided care for her two preschool-age children while Anna concentrated on mastering English, literacy and Canadian life skills in class.

She learned what to say during phone calls, job interviews and visits to the doctor. She praises the program, saying “We had wonderful teachers that were very good at explaining things to a newcomer.”

For the next five winters, Anna took courses during down time in the farming season. She proudly passed her high school diploma equivalency tests the year before her oldest child graduated from high school.

Now Anna is a volunteer tutor, using her newly acquired English and computer skills to help other immigrants. She says, “It’s a wonderful program. It would be very sad if it didn’t continue because there are still a lot of newcomers who need it.”

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Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta

GETTING STARTED Getting started impacts all of us during transitional stages of our lives. Some people face significant challenges while entering the work force, gaining adult literacy skills or adjusting to life in a new country.

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1,802 10,806

volunteer hours provided by 229 learning council volunteers in 2011

8,371

people who received one-on-one or small group tutoring in 2011 through the Community Adult Learning Councils

2,055

people that attended group learning opportunities provided in 2011 through the Community Adult Learning Councils

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Source: Community Adult Learning Program. 2011 Report to Partners.

Alberta Enterprise and Advanced Education and Context Statements โ Southwestern Alberta

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GETTING STARTED OUR SMART AND CARING SOLUTIONS Mentoring Program for Teens

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of people in southwestern Alberta that have completed post-secondary education in 2011 average cost of undergraduate tuition at the University of Lethbridge in the 2012/2013 academic year average cost of undergraduate tuition at Lethbridge College in the 2012/2013 academic year Source: Community Foundations of Canada Context Statements

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Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta

ARTS AND CULTURE Cultural activities and the arts contribute to the richness of our communities and make them more vibrant.

ARTS AND CULTURE BY THE NUMBERS IN SOUTHWESTERN ALBERTA‌

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1,230

Source: National Household Survey

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people in 2011 employed in occupations related to the arts, culture, recreation and sport in Lethbridge

libraries in the Chinook Arch Regional Library System UNESCO World Heritage Sites (Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park) tentative World Heritage Sites. à í sínai’pi, or Writing-on-Stone, contains the largest concentration of rock art on the North American Great Plains

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ARTS AND CULTURE A Library at Your Fingertips When Linda’s children surprised her with an e-book reader for Mother’s Day, the timing couldn’t have been better. Her recent retirement from teaching elementary school allowed more leisure hours for reading. It didn’t take long before she discovered the public library’s newly expanded digital book collection.

Linda describes the borrowing arrangement as being very simple and convenient. She feels that the library has an excellent web site with clear directions for downloading books and great support for using the system. She likes being able to browse any time and she appreciates the flexible terms for placing books on hold.

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We are very fortunate to have such a good variety of e-books through the library.

Impressed by the diverse selection of genres, Linda comments, “Something that I want to read is always available. I can choose to read a trilogy or a whole series, and there is ready access to bestsellers.” She adds, “We are very fortunate to have such a good variety of e-books through the library.”

How We Help

We supported the development of an e-book collection for all of southwestern Alberta with a grant of $5,000 to the Chinook Arch Regional Library System.

The number of library checkouts topped two million for the first time in 2012, with e-books assisting in the 11% increase over 2011.

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The e-reader resides in Linda’s purse, loaded with books, so she has something to read everywhere she goes. The technology makes it easy to tuck into a book whenever there are a few spare minutes, even while she waits for an appointment at the doctor’s office or hairdresser. She enjoys the features that come with her device, such as a dictionary and the ability to change font styles and sizes.

Being able to borrow enough e-books for a one month holiday to Hawaii each year reminds Linda of how worthwhile the library collection is. She affirms, “The very affordable annual membership fee is a good investment.”

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THE TOP 5 REASONS PEOPLE USE E-BOOKS

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Portability

Lack of shelf space at home

Legally free books

86% 64% 52%

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38%

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38%

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HEALTH

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Playground Stencils Increase the Fun at Blairmore School

The stencils make a better use of small space and provide more things to do in a central area with less supervision

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When the recess bell rings at Isabelle Sellon School, students race outdoors to their new play area, where a medley of giant stencil games outlines the tarmac in rainbow colours. In one corner, cheers erupt as players bounce red rubber balls across the four square court, while a quieter group concentrates on scoring the bull’s eye during a beanbag toss. Across the way, someone calls out numbers around a bright yellow grid that is covered with human pretzels, reaching to place hands and feet on the designated squares.

School principal, Paul Pichurski, describes how the stencil playground idea was sparked by an online search for a hopscotch template. While seeking a pattern to help the school’s longtime caretaker paint the traditional game, Pichurski discovered an enormous selection of playground stencils. “The simplicity appealed to us,” he says. “It’s a simple, practical way to make a more active play space.”

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It’s a simple, practical way to make a more active play space.

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The concept grew during staff brainstorming sessions over how to efficiently coordinate outdoor activities with diminishing resources. Although the school now houses grades four to six, it was initially designed as a high school with large ball-playing fields and a tarmac next to the building. Stencil applications have transformed the pavement into a colourful, lively scene. “The stencils make better use of small space and provide more things to do in a central area with less supervision,” continues Pichurski.

How We Help

We provided the grant for a low cost playground improvement at Isabelle Sellon School in Blairmore.

The students now enjoy traditional playground games such as four square and snakes and ladders, which are created simply with stencils and paint.

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Grade six students played a role in selecting the stencils, which include classic games like snakes and ladders along with educational patterns such as the compass point that is trued to actual directions. After the caretaker led parent volunteers in the spray paint installation, the flat bristol board templates were simply stowed away in a closet for future touch-ups. The reusable stencils will also be handy to create additional playing areas of the most popular games.

Since the school is located at the centre of Blairmore’s recreation structure, local youth activities often take place there after hours. “We are making an effort to have this space utilized for active and cooperative play,” explains Pichurski, “while making the school grounds a positive hub for the community.”

Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta

HEALTH Our well-being is affected by our income, social and physical environments and our ability to make personal choices.

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HEALTHY LIVING IN THE SOUTH ZONE** IN 2012 Canada

Alberta

South Zone

People who were satisfied or very satisfied with their overall life 92.40% 92.80% 94.70%

Source: Prairie Post, March 28, 2013

OUR SMART AND CARING SOLUTIONS

People ages 12 and over who do not eat fruits and/or vegetables at least five times a day 59.40% 62.40% 66.50% People ages 15 and over who experience quite a lot of stress most days 22.70% 23.00% 22.10%

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BELONGING AND LEADERSHIP Building a Sense of Community for Rural Neighbours Readymade is a rural community southeast of Coaldale, named after the Canadian Pacific Railway “readymade farms” that enticed immigrants to settle the prairies along the new ribbon of steel. Each farm was built on a quarter section of land and came equipped with a house, a barn, a well and a pump - thus the name. Initially established in the early 1900s with just seventeen farms, over one hundred families now call this place home.

Lorraine Lavoie, Readymade Community Association president, believes that a community centre for local activities and celebrations is the key to building strong ties among her rural neighbours. The Readymade school served this function after it was decommissioned in 1984, but when the 1918 building fell into disrepair, she rallied along with other residents to replace it with a modern facility that also reflects the region’s unique roots.

The new hall has become a great source of community pride.

“Everything from the foundation up was built by volunteer or local help,” says Lorraine. She explains that the structure, with its red exterior and angled roof, was designed to look like an original Readymade barn.

“We wanted to tie the building to the history of the place.”

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Pieces of the past are also preserved in the interior. Lorraine describes how six families spent two months recycling the basketball floor from the old school gym, pulling nails and scraping varnish off the boards to produce the hall’s gleaming hardwood floor.

The spacious new building with its landscaped grounds, draws people of all ages to weddings, graduation parties, kid’s summer play programs, the Fifty Plus Club, quilting projects and farm business luncheons. Lorraine’s teenage daughter, Megan relates that annual events like the Farmers’ Day Picnic and the Spring Fling Supper show what the hall really means to the community.

“We get to hang out, dance together and have a good evening. It’s a good way to stay connected with everybody.”

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It’s where you can get together and know your neighbour.

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After settling here sixty-five years ago, Joyce Templeton feels that the community hall is more relevant than ever as farms are subdivided into acreages and new people move in. “It’s where you can get together and know your neighbour.”

Third generation resident, Tracey Nadeau agrees, “In this multi-cultural community, the hall is the gathering space for everyone, no matter what their ethnic or religious background is.”

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BELONGING

AND LEADERSHIP

When we feel connected to our community, we are more likely to take an active role in its improvement.

Volunteerism Grows

2012 30% increase

How We Help

We provided grants to the Readymade Community Association for furnishings and kitchen equipment. We have also supported other community association halls in many locations such as Twin Butte, Stirling, Enchant and Pincher Creek.

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VOLUNTEERING BY THE NUMBERS IN SOUTHWESTERN ALBERTA . . . people ages 12 and over that have a strong or somewhat strong sense of community belonging

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average volunteer rate for Canada

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BELONGING AND LEADERSHIP OUR SMART AND CARING SOLUTIONS Fundraising in Rural Communities

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A Lasting Tribute for Jean While reflecting on key role models in her life, Barb Cavers sees her mother, Jean Willoughby, as the most prominent.

“I have come to appreciate that she had a much greater influence on me than I had realized,” she says.

Barb fondly remembers her mother as a patient and strongly committed person. She spent years sewing 2500 cotton yoyos for a beautiful quilt that is now a family heirloom. That determination and commitment is something that translated into many aspects of Jean’s life. Barb credits her mother for instilling her with similar strong ideals. “So many of my values are those that I learned from her,” she recalls. “Things like the importance of family, unconditional support of your children, always being a learner, community service, generosity, creativity and commitment.”

Jean provided a wonderful example of community service for her family, and was always involved in volunteer work, even into her 80s. She gave many years of service to the YWCA and Barb followed in her footsteps. They were the first mother-daughter team on the YWCA Board of Directors.

After Jean passed away in 2009, Barb began to search for a way to honour her memory.

“I wanted to pay tribute to my mother and the many ways that she contributed to her community.”

Barb felt that naming a fund at the Community Foundation in honour of her mother was the perfect way to keep her Jean Willoughby memory alive. The Jean B. Willoughby Fund supports the YWCA Women’s Leadership Fund. This fund remains open for any future donors to participate in as contributors.

“I chose the Community Foundation primarily because of the ability to make the gift last, through investing in an endowment fund,” explains Barb. “I like the idea that my mother will be remembered in the community for generations.”

DONATIONS BY THE NUMBERS IN SOUTHWESTERN ALBERTA . . .

$520

25%

of the tax filers in Lethbridge donated to charities in 2011

median amount of charitable donations made by these citizens

Source: Community Foundations of Canada Context Statements

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How the Community Impact Fund works DONORS DONATE TO THE FOUNDATION.

FOUNDATION REPORTS TO THE COMMUNITY ON THE IMPACT THE GRANTS HAD IN SOUTHWESTERN ALBERTA

FOUNDATION INVESTS DONATIONS IN PERMANENT FUND AND CALCULATES AMOUNTS TO BE GRANTED EACH YEAR

CHARITIES APPLY FOR GRANTS

CHARITIES REPORT BACK ON THE USE OF GRANTS TO THE FOUNDATION

CHARITIES RECEIVE GRANTS

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FOUNDATION GRANTS COMMITTEE REVIEWS APPLICATIONS AND DECIDES WHICH CHARITIES WILL RECEIVE GRANTS AND SEEKS BOARD APPROVAL

Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta

YOUR FOUNDATION Our Community Foundation provides a way for you to connect with something you care about. We are a unique charity that gives you the ability to support your community in your own personal way.

Community Impact Fund allows John and Irene Frouws to support southwestern Alberta forever Both John and Irene Frouws experienced poverty during the Great Depression, as well as a prolonged separation from each other during WWII. Although he was offered an excellent position in Europe following the war, John couldn’t wait to return to his beloved Irene and southwestern Alberta.

Despite adversity, John and Irene were optimists, and by working hard, their lives gradually began to improve. While raising two children and living modestly, they still found time to give back. John and Irene expressed their love for their community through volunteer work and financial contributions to local organizations and charities.

Irene and John Frouws

Not only did they care about the local people, they also loved and respected the land.

Over the years John and Irene enjoyed many coulee climbs, looking for saskatoons. They were also avid gardeners and they won Canada’s Best Veterans’ Vegetable and Flower Garden trophy for five consecutive years.

John and Irene left a significant portion of their estate to the Community Foundation in the hopes that their contribution will be used to support the areas of greatest need, now and in the future.

Giving is very personal.

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IS THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR YOU? Lethbridge Foundation Act is proclaimed on April 18

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