We ran these three programs for 20 years and helped thousands of people. Unfortunately, government has cut funding to our loan parent, parent link and north central programs. Because the government cut funding, people are coming to us and asking, “Where do we go?”.
We send them to other places, but unfortunately, the accessibility to those other places has been a big problem. People are not only desperate and fearful but they're really focused on getting help.
As was mentioned earlier, the disposable income in our area in northwest Calgary is not high. We have many low-income families, many rentals, and we were always desperate to find the resources needed for this demographic, but now it's even worse. When we send people to other organizations, due to the provincial government cuts, the doors are closed, or they're leaving messages three or four times.