Published in Newspaper Articles. Tags: Calgary Herald, The Back Door.
Temporary work helps to improve personal living skills A couple hours of work may not seem like much, but it could make a world of difference to young people trying to leave the street. Counsellors at The Back Door, a private organization working to help young, hard-core street people get back into society, are looking […]
Published in Newspaper Articles. Tags: Calgary Herald.
Two months ago, 7,000 Christians attending a crusade here were asked to help the city’s poor and needy. So far, only 75 of them have replied to the request for food, clothing, furiture, jobs or cheap accomodation. “Overall, the response says this is not important,” says Rev. Carl DeLine, committee of the Greater Calgary Mission […]
Published in Newspaper Articles. Tags: Calgary Herald, The Back Door.
Organizers call for promises of help for city’s destitute. In a groundbreaking social initiative by Calgary churches, Christians were canvassed as a crusade Thursday about whether they could provide apartments at reduced rents for the homeless and needy. “Affordable apartments are not available,” says Rev. Carl DeLine, chairman of the Love in Action committee of […]
Published in Newspaper Articles. Tags: Calgary Herald, Calgary Inter-Faith Food Bank.
Five years ago this weekend, the first Sunday Magazine made its way from the Herald presses to Calgary doorsteps. In what seems like the blink of the eye, the weeks glide by, tumble into months and before you know it, out rolls the number 5. Give the dice another shake and with a little luck […]
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The head of the Calgary Council of Churches fears that some people who are vitally concerned about human rights issues have given up on the church as a way to get anything done. Rev. Jim Boyles also said that on such contentious issues as the controversial locally-produced lapel pin, Christians don’t necessarily line up on […]