
Join Tony Flores, the Advocate for Persons with Disabilities in Alberta, on Monday, November 2nd, 2020 as he speaks about the importance of self-advocacy. Tony will talk about what the Office of the Disability Advocate does and how he supports Albertans with...
We need your help to make our online Annual General Meeting extra special this year We are looking for the people we support, family members, and staff to send in pictures around the theme of gratitude. All the pictures we get will be put together to make a slideshow....
We hope you can join us for our Virtual Annual General Meeting taking place on Monday, June 22nd via Zoom from 6:00-8:00pm. As best we can, using an online platform, we will ‘come together’ with the people we serve, their families and friends, and supporters of Skills...
Helping People Feel Connected COVID-19 and all the changes associated with it have made it challenging for people to remain feeling connected to others in their community. With people not able to go out as often or see friends and family in person regularly, feelings...
Design by Doing 2.0 is a social innovation lab we are proud to have been a part of over the last eighteen months. Together, with the City of Edmonton, EndPoverty Edmonton and Multicultural Health Brokers Cooperative, we worked alongside the Bhutanese community in...
Onward: Getting the Right Mix of The Old, The New, and a Dash of Surprise! We had a full house at our 2019 Annual General Meeting that took place on June 25th at the Chateau Louise Hotel and Conference Centre. Vice Chair of the Board, Amy Abbott led the business...
Adrian Bruff, a leader and mover and shaker at Skills Society is spearheading the annual School Supplies Drive again! The goal of the Back to School Drive is to provide families and children in our community the resources that they need to be successful in school and...
The next provincial election, taking place on April 16th, 2019, is fast approaching! Hart Chapelle, Skills Society Board Chair, has prepared the following letter that outlines key disability issues you can ask candidates about before the next election. Click the link...
We are excited to introduce Ben Weinlick as our incoming Executive Director! I (Paige Reeves) had the chance to sit down with Ben and ask him a few quick questions about himself, what brings him to this work, and what we can expect from him in the coming months. Check...