A literacy guru’s uneasy learning journey Academically, I was a mediocre student throughout secondary school. Most times, my mind wandered during classes. Teachers passed over me and didn’t express high academic hopes for me. Consequently, I went through school thinking… Read More
How are you self-isolating to stop the spread of COVID-19? CJHS clients, staff, volunteers and other stakeholders are invited to share an art project that illustrates their experience with COVID-19 or what they are doing to pass the time! Projects… Read More
Update: Thank you! THANK YOU to everyone who donated during June 2020 and shared our Great Canadian Giving Challenge Campaign! Although we didn’t win the grand prize so we could buy a new agency van, you provided us with 2,000… Read More
While self-isolating in your home is not the same as being isolated in prison, the people who have been inside our institutions have become experts at how to deal with not being able to see family and friends, being told… Read More
Under normal circumstances, our Learning Enhanced Employment Program (LEEP) and Digital Literacy workshops would be held at our main office. In the wake of COVID-19, our staff have been hard at work modifying their programs so they can now be… Read More
Our response to COVID-19 In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Calgary John Howard Society (CJHS) is committed to the health and safety of our clients, volunteers and staff, while continuing to prevent crime and make Calgary communities safer. We are… Read More
It was announced on March 10, 2020 that the John Howard Society of Alberta (JHSA) is facing possible closure. JHSA is an independent organization that provides support to the seven local John Howard Society branches across Alberta, including the Calgary… Read More
This holiday season, CJHS is unwrapping two new restorative justice programs: the Prison Visitation (formerly Man to Man Woman to Woman, or M2W2) and After-Prison Outreach (formerly M2-Community, or M2-C) programs. Starting January 1, 2020, CJHS is welcoming both programs… Read More
Each year, staff and volunteers at John Howard Societies across the country are nominated and recognized for the outstanding contribution they have made to their communities in terms of restorative justice, crime prevention and making communities safer. In November 2019,… Read More
Kickin’ It in the Kitchen offers stabilization starting point Every Tuesday, the men at CJHS’s Bedford House meet in the kitchen for a new cooking program developed by staff member Karen Crowther, called “Kickin’ It in the Kitchen.” The purpose… Read More