Connect2Care

1/ Today we are launching a Resource Guide developed by the ePAC Action Team. This Guide adapts a #palliativeapproach to care to settings where people are living & dying in contexts of #inequity. Access the story and guide here: equityinpalliativecare.com/post/palliativ…

Interested in promoting health and housing equity for individuals experiencing homelessness? Come work for us as a health navigator. ca.indeed.com/m/viewjob?jk=2…

The CUPS Connect 2 Care team has been able to expand its reach, thanks to support from the @cityofcalgary Community Safety Investment Framework, and other funders. Read more: cupscalgary.com/cups-impact-st… #wecare

Looking for a new opportunity? Come join our team as a health navigator! We get the amazing opportunity to work with Calgarians experiencing homelessness and support them towards their goals! ca.indeed.com/m/viewjob?jk=0…

Whether nurses are working at an acute care facility or somewhere like a CUPS Vaccination Clinic, their commitment to healthcare is profound and we continue to be inspired by their work, each and every day. Thank you, Nurses! #internationalnursesday

It's National Nursing Week and we are so happy to continue to celebrate the incredible nursing team at CUPS who continue to work hard to provide treatment and care for vulnerable members of our community. Thank you, Nurses! #nationalnursingweek

It's about meeting people where they are at. A common phrase heard around CUPS and very fitting as the theme of CMHA's Mental Health Week is empathy. We are here to listen without judgement and support where we can. #GetReal

Physicians are at the cornerstone of the work we do at the CUPS Health Clinic. They are not only in our clinics but out in the community providing important care and ongoing treatment to vulnerable members in our community. #celebratingdoctors

CUPS will be closed to client visits on Friday, April 22 and Monday, April 25 for staff training. If you require urgent support, please call the 24/7 Distress Centre at 403-266-HELP (4357).

Our Winter Response teams have finished (just in time for the annual #yycsnow in April 🤦)- but our other DOAP Teams are still out and about. The #weather is going to be random for a while yet so please keep an eye out for vulnerable individuals in need of assistance 403 998 7388

There's a team at CUPS that is working consistently to get individuals and families into homes of their own. #endhomelessness #yyc cupscalgary.com/cups-updates/m…

Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility and we want to recognize and celebrate transgender people, honour their contributions to our communities, and raise awareness of the discrimination they continue to face. #TransRightsAreHumanRights #TransDayOfVisibilty

The Alberta government has finally released complete data on 2021 drug poisoning deaths. The numbers are bleak. 1758 people dead last year. In November and December we had the highest monthly totals *ever recorded;* 176 people lost in each month. 🧵 #ableg

Just published. Our ethnographic study of the @Connect2CareYYC navigation program for unstably housed patients. #housing #homelessness #healthequity @OBrien_IPH @UCalgaryMed @kerrymcbrien @KatrinaMilaney @APolachekTweets @Pat_McLanePhD bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Please help us get the word out! A warm shower, clothing and food are provided at our Warming Centre in Inglewood – 1008 14 St. SE. Open to multi-barriered youth (12-29) struggling with family conflict and mental health 7 days a week 9 am to 7 pm. Call 403-299-9953.

DYK: hospital admissions for people experiencing homelessness cost $2,559 more than for those who have housing. Read Kevin's story to learn how CUPS Connect 2 Care helped him find his footing. cupscalgary.com/cups-updates/c… #homelessness #connect2care #mentalhealth

The cold weather has returned, but the good news is we've opened up our warming centre! We're proud to be working with the @cityofcalgary on this collaborative response to provide accessible basic needs support to the community! #yyccc #warmingcentre #extremeweatherresponse

Last year at CUPS, 288 individuals were connected with #opioid treatment within one day of their referral. This turnaround time is vital as we work to provide life-saving support for those in crisis and needing immediate care and treatment. cupscalgary.com/ways-to-give/d…

Please help us get the word out! A warm shower, clothing and food are provided at our Warming Centre in Inglewood – 1008 14 St. SE. Open to multi-barriered youth (12-29) struggling with family conflict and mental health 7 days a week 9 am to 7 pm. Call 403-299-9953.

We're scheduled for another drop in temperature this evening in #yyc, and there are places and spaces for Calgarians to keep warm (+ more!). Full info here: bit.ly/350gkvW