TELUS expands community boards in Alberta, empowering more youth to reach their full potential
28 August 2023 - 7:00PM
TELUS announced it has expanded its community boards in Calgary and
Edmonton, continuing to help youth reach their full potential by
opening up new opportunities that help facilitate life-changing
connections, nurture a sense of belonging, and empower them to
thrive. Leveraging a unique model of philanthropy, the TELUS
Community Boards bring together local business and community
leaders, empowering them to make decisions on where TELUS’
charitable funding will make the most meaningful difference in
their own communities. Formally changing their names to TELUS
Calgary and Southern Alberta Community Board and TELUS Edmonton and
Northern Alberta Community Board, these expansions will now support
more than 4.7 million Albertans, providing life-changing grants to
Canadian registered charities and qualified donees focusing on
local, grassroots community-based health, education or technology
programs for children and youth. The boards are now accepting the
final funding intake for 2023 with grant application deadlines
closing on September 15. Organizations must be a Canadian
registered charity and meet the eligibility funding criteria
requirements.
“With this expansion we hope to serve many more
local programs and initiatives that empower our youth and help
create a better future for our communities,” said Jill Schnarr,
Chief Social Innovation and Communications Officer, TELUS. “Both,
the TELUS Calgary and Southern Alberta Community Board and Edmonton
and Northern Alberta Community Board, will now be able to support
nearly triple the number of grassroots organizations, helping more
youth reach their full potential, driving social equity and
creating positive long-lasting impacts in more communities across
the province.”
With 57 per cent of Canadian parents worried
their children have fallen behind in their education, TELUS
Community Boards have a longstanding history of helping ensure
every child and youth has an equal opportunity to learn, develop
skills, and build confidence. In 2022 alone, the Alberta Community
Boards donated more than $1 million in grants to 37 local
charities, making an incredible difference in local communities,
including:
- Calgary Counselling Centre, supporting youth who are
experiencing mental health challenges with professional counselling
with no waitlist and no financial barriers
- Classroom Champions, empowering children to thrive
academically, socially and emotionally through the mentorship and
mindset of world-class athletes
- Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers (EMCN), providing life
and household essentials to newcomers fleeing wars and other crisis
situations around the world
“We are delighted and honoured that TELUS has
supported new innovative technologies for young clients at Calgary
Counselling Centre,” said Dr. Robbie Babins-Wagner, CEO, Calgary
Counselling Centre. “As a result of TELUS’ investment in our new
program, we’re able to develop our Youth Outcome Questionnaire
(YOQ) in five additional first languages, making mental health
services more accessible to youth 12 and up. This will help our
youth achieve better outcomes as well as parents, who will also
benefit from having these additional languages available when
completing the questionnaire for their children 11 and under.”
Through the TELUS Community Boards, TELUS
Friendly Future Foundation® funds more than 500 charities annually,
supporting grassroots and charitable initiatives that offer health
or education programs that help youth thrive in a digital world.
Since 2005, TELUS Community Boards across Alberta, along with TELUS
Friendly Future Foundation, have granted more than $18 million to
over 1200 grassroots projects, charities and organizations.
Canadian registered charities, and qualified
donees, can learn more and apply for a TELUS Community Board grant
at friendlyfuture.com
About
TELUSTELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) is a dynamic, world-leading
communications technology company with more than $18 billion in
annual revenue and 18 million customer connections spanning
wireless, data, IP, voice, television, entertainment, video, and
security. Our social purpose is to leverage our global-leading
technology and compassion to drive social change and enable
remarkable human outcomes. Our longstanding commitment to putting
our customers first fuels every aspect of our business, making us a
distinct leader in customer service excellence and loyalty. The
numerous, sustained accolades TELUS has earned over the years from
independent, industry-leading network insight firms showcase the
strength and speed of TELUS’ global-leading networks, reinforcing
our commitment to provide Canadians with access to superior
technology that connects us to the people, resources and
information that make our lives better.
Operating in 30 countries around the world,
TELUS International (TSX and NYSE: TIXT) is a leading digital
customer experience innovator that designs, builds, and delivers
next-generation solutions, including AI and content moderation, for
global and disruptive brands across high-growth industry verticals,
including tech and games, communications and media and eCommerce
and fintech.
TELUS Health is a global healthcare leader,
which provides employee and family preventive health care and
wellness solutions. Our TELUS team, along with our 100,000 health
professionals, are leveraging the combination of TELUS’ strong
digital and data analytics capabilities with our unsurpassed client
service to dramatically improve remedial, preventive and mental
health outcomes covering 68 million lives, and growing, around the
world. As the largest provider of digital solutions and digital
insights of its kind, TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods
enables efficient and sustainable production from seed to store,
helping improve the safety and quality of food and other goods in a
way that is traceable to end consumers.Driven by our determination
and vision to connect all citizens for good, our deeply meaningful
and enduring philosophy to give where we live has inspired TELUS
and our team to contribute $1.5 billion, including 2 million days
of service since 2000. This unprecedented generosity and
unparalleled volunteerism have made TELUS the most giving company
in the world. Together, let’s make the future friendly.
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