Animator: Cathy Price
Phone: 403-836-0632
Email: cathy.price@ghsd75.ca
Animator: Cathy Price
Phone: 403-836-0632
Email: cathy.price@ghsd75.ca
Animator: Kim Titus
Email: kim@thethumbsupfoundation.com
Animator: Marianne French
Email: frenchysangels@yahoo.ca
Animator: Abiola Ojo
Email: lonelybutnotalone5@gmail.com
Animator: Anne Eichmann
Email: airdriedisabilityrc@gmail.com
Airdrie
Abiola Ojo
$5,000
This project aims to support and empower youth and young adults who are newcomers to Canada by providing various workshops and mentorship programs.…
Meet Kim Titus Kim Titus, one of the Animators from Airdrie talks about her journey with the Rural Mental Health Project.
Animator: Trish Rasmussen
Phone: 403-341-0459
Email: rasmussen.trish@gmail.com
Animator: Jackie Shank
Phone: 780-213-0917
Email: takingcarecc@gmail.com
Animator: Tannia Juarez
Phone: 403-953-2015
Email: tanniaburelo1229@gmail.com
Banff/Bow Valley
Tannia Burelo & Tanya Wood
$38,912
The Bow Valley is a diverse community, with Banff being a…
Animator: Shannon Harris
Phone: 780-305-3456
Email: Shannon.Harris@bhssa.ca
Animator: Tim Griffin
Phone: 780-674-4944
Email: Tim.Griffin@bhssa.ca
Animator: Donna Hearn
Phone: 780-690-1137
Email: doahea@gmail.com
Barrhead
Shannon Harris
$40,000
In Barrhead, community members are eager to help each other, and having people that are ready, willing and able to help is more important than ever. The people that are most often approached for help…
Barrhead
Shannon Harris
$20,000
Food for Healthy Community Garden project purchased garden plots and offered a course for community members to learn how to garden and take a free…
Animator: Glory Przekop
Phone: 780-512-1529
Email: gdprzekop@yahoo.ca
Beiseker
Stephanie Young
$5,000
The Community Kitchen project established a community kitchen potluck with cooking classes hosted by a local chef and business owner. This project…
Animator: Wendy Berg
Phone: 403-506-7263
Email: wendyberg1@gmail.com
Animator: Mike Bowors
Phone: 403-318-6868
Email: mountainmicheal@gmail.com
Animator: Kristy Rees
Email: vberwynfcss@serbernet.com
Animator: Susan Nagel
Phone: 403-933-4348
Email: SuzanN@town.blackdiamond.ab.ca
Animator: Jan Pocock
Phone: 403-600-9066
Email: jpocock@blackfalds.ca
Animator: Tara Haslam
Phone: 403-563-8400
Email: tara.haslam@ccssmvi.ca
Blairmore
Tara Haslam
$15,510
This project’s objective is to empower male community members and provide a place that rejuvenates their spirit, provides a sense of purpose,…
Animator: Jamie Saffa
Phone: 587-566-7231
Email: ladyjaysaffa_fd@yahoo.ca
Animator: Andrea Sandmier
Phone: 780-573-7130
Email: asandmaier@metis.org
Animator: Aleesha Cabay
Phone: 780-207-5465
Email: acabay@town.bonnyville.ab.ca
Animator: Rhonda Miron
Phone: 780-826-1025
Email: rmiron@town.bonnyville.ab.ca
Animator: Sasha Johnson
Phone: 780-826-3037
Email: byc@town.bonnyville.ab.ca
Animator: Deanne Young
Phone: 780-696-3688
Email: fcss@breton.ca
Animator: Ashley Williams
Phone: 403-501-1356
Email: ashley@brooksearlylearning.ca
Animator: Tara Stogre
Phone: 403-376-8272
Email: tara@brooksearlylearning.ca
Brooks
Ashley Williams
$39,982
The community of Brooks is increasing their members’ awareness…
Animator: Giselle Messer
Phone: 780-915-3407
Email: gjm1977@aol.com
Animator: Leah Mcdonald
Phone: 780-985-3604
Email: Lmacdonald@calmar.ca
Animator: Mikayla Leibel
Phone: 780-789-4004
Email: mleibel@thorsby.ca
Calmar
Amanda Spurgeon-VanLooy
$5,000
Being around plants and working a garden can help people feel…
Animator: Carley Dolan
Phone: 780-878-4809
Email: dolan.carley@gmail.com
Animator: Michelle Hauser
Email: hauserassociates20@gmail.com
Animator: Tanya Wood
Phone: 403-679-8611
Email: tanya.wood@albertahealthservices.ca
Animator: Stacey Wells
Phone: 403-679-5000
Email: stacey.wells@canmore.ca
Animator: Laurianne Hewey
Phone: 403-821-0461
Email: laurianne.hewey@ghsd75.ca
Animator: Jeremy Prete
Phone: 403-360-7181
Email: jeremyprete79@gmail.com
Animator: Tyree Shaw
Phone: 403-512-6119
Email: beyondcurves@outlook.com
Animator: Deedria Shaw
Phone: 403-317-7766
Email: deedriashaw@hotmail.com
Cardston
Jeremy Prete
$5,800
In the community of Cardston, the Indigenous and non-Indigenous…
Cardston
Jeremy Prete
$15,000
EPIC Community Programs is a focused ultimate strategic engagement effort towards addressing needs in our community. Working in collaboration with other agencies and stakeholders, we are listeners…
Animator: Teiwaz
Email: wellbriety@pm.me
Animator: Mandy Fuller
Email: mandycfuller@gmail.com
Animator: Natasha Bozek
Email: natashabozek@gmail.com
Castor
Mandy Fuller
$33,900
The community of Castor is seeing a renewal of people wanting to be involved in offering community activities, so this project is following up on a community survey that identified the mental health…
Castor
Mandy Fuller
$20,000
Project Community Connections! Together Again! Is meant to bring people together for learning and socializing. Mental wellness will be discussed with…
Castor
Mandy Fuller
$23,000
This project aims to build and improve community members’ mental health through reconnection, including events specifically for youth, young…
Castor
Mandy Fuller
$24,855
Castor's focus is on bringing community members together to overcome social isolation and lack of financial stability while contributing to a better quality of life. Their group explored ideas on how…
Castor
Mandy Fuller
$25,000
This project proposes to continue to build on the previous years grant through educating and normalizing information pertaining to mental health and illness to as many community people as possible.…
Animator: Catherine Rooke
Phone: 403-501-4634
Email: sk8coachcatherine@gmail.com
Animator: Jamie McElgunn
Phone: 403-667-8414
Email: Jamiemcelgunn@gmail.com
Cessford
Catherine Rooke & Jamie McElgunn
$18,750
The Cessford Rural Mental Health project hopes to address mental health stigma in their community to promote positive mental health, provide updated…
Cessford
Catherine Rooke
$27,200
New to the RMH Network, Cessford is located within Special Area No. 2. The Special Area Rural Mental Health Committee plans to address the stigma associated…
Cessford
Catherine Rooke
$34,100
This was the second year that Cessford was successful in receiving a community grant. A small hamlet like Cessford had very limited services,…
Animator: Coralee McIntosh
Phone: 403-212-0242
Email: coralee@yoursynergy.ca
Animator: Tracy Weicht
Phone: 403-796-8158
Email: tracyweicht@gmail.com
Chestermere
Coralee McIntosh
$30,000
Based on an ecosystem-based approach, the Chestermere and Area Community Coalition’s project aims to promote student mental health, specifically…
Chestermere
Coralee McIntosh
$13,650
The Building a Community of Wellness project focuses on sharing all the data collected through the Youth Safer Communities Survey Project and Youth and Adult Focus Groups Project with our community…
Chestermere
Coralee McIntosh
$20,000
The Spring Forward project is following up on the past two projects Chestermere received, using a phased approach. They will be focusing on reducing…
Chestermere
Coralee McIntosh
$40,000
This was the second year that the Animators of Chestermere was successful in receiving a community grant. Chestermere is focusing its project on understanding the issues affecting the youth in…
Chestermere
Coralee McIntosh
$13,850
Chestermere is taking a multi-level approach to supporting wellness and mental health in their community. They will host a series of multicultural events to celebrate the diverse populations…
Chestermere
Coralee McIntosh
The community of Chestermere recently came together for an inspiring and impactful Mental Health Fair, hosted as part of a grassroots initiative led by community animator Coralee McIntosh. As part…
Meet Coralee McIntosh Coralee McIntosh is a Community Animator in Chestermere, Alberta. She describes how her community is reaching out during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Rural Mental…
Claresholm
Gabrielle Kirk
$ 4,300
A community survey indicated that although there are many services and resources available in Claresholm, community members are still experiencing…
Cochrane
Karlene Myers
$21,400
Cochrane will be hosting the unplugged series, which will include events for youth, men, and women within the community of Cochrane, to unplug and bring self awareness. The aim behind unplug is to…
Meet Kristen Immel Kristen Immel is a Community Animator in Cochrane,…
Animator: Jade Fleury
Phone: 780-996-8341
Email: jasmin.jade@live.com
Animator: Paulette Dahlseide
Phone: 780-812-9693
Email: pdahlseide@gmail.com
Animator: Joe Reid
Phone: 780-594-8030
Email: jreid@coldlake.com
Animator: Lyla Allan
Phone: 780-639-9842
Email: lyla.allan@portagecollege.ca
Animator: Brittany Yuzicapi-Langer
Phone: 780-812-1515
Email: byuzicapi-langer@coldlake.com
Animator: Sandra Evans
Phone: 780-826-1675
Email: hevansberries@gmail.com
Cold Lake
Joe Reid
$5,000
For their project, the City of Cold Lake worked to identify the mental health needs of the community through a needs assessment survey of its members to gain a better understanding of the needs and…
Cold Lake
Joe Reid
$10,000
Building on the previous successful grant, Cold Lake strives to build a tangible Natural Play Space that will provide opportunities for families, seniors, children, youth, and community members to…
Cold Lake
Joe Reid
$25,000
Cold Lake's Creating a Culture of Caring Project aims to reduce stigma and raise awareness of mental health through a multi-pronged approach. The first piece hosts a community information session that…
Coleman
Janice Pounder
$5,000
New to the Rural Mental Health Network, the Coleman RMH Coalition aims to support knowledge mobilization efforts to strengthen and expand available…
Consort
Lacey Abt
$10,000
Stigma is a considerable barrier to positive mental health, which is why the project in Consort focuses on reducing stigma around talking about mental health. Understanding the priorities of the community,…
Consort
Lacey Abt
$18,020
This project aims to provide opportunities for adults to be connected in their community using a collaborative approach to continue building…
Consort
Lacey Abt
$25,000
This project will build upon previous projects to continue highlighting the mental health stories of community members to reduce the stigma around mental health, promote available services, and encourage…
Consort
Lacey Abt
$20,900
Consort's project aims to build off previous projects and continue to foster mental health awareness and support within their community, focusing on youth engagement and intergenerational connection.…
Animator: Karla Wetter
Phone: 403-578-2727
Email: cdss@town.coronation.ab.ca
Animator: Meghan Vornholt
Phone: 403-510-4521
Email: mvornholt@cremona.ca
Cremona
Meghan Vornholt
$11,600
Cremona will prioritize the mental health of their community by highlighting opportunities to build personal well-being, healthy coping strategies, and social connections by offering a variety of different…
Animator: Kristy Thiessen
Email: kristy.que1978@gmail.com
Animator: Christina Sackett
Email: crossfieldwellnessnetwork@gmail.com
Crossfield
Christina Sackett
$15,000
The Crossfield Reconnections project will be enhancing a local park to create an outdoor space for reconnection and developing block party kits.…
Crossfield
Christina Sackett
$15,000
This project continues building community connections and a sense of belonging for our residents. Our plan is to spend this year putting on different workshops and events that will bring people together…
Crossfield
Christina Sackett
$5,000
The Social Inclusion Series involved a variety of community events to raise awareness about the importance of mental health, reduce stigma, and promote existing wellness-focused…
Crossfield
Christina Sackett
$25,000
This year Crossfield is focusing on fostering connections, friendships, and a sense of belonging within their community, while at the same time bringing awareness to mental health and reducing stigma. …
Animator: Lynne Jenkinson
Phone: 780-385-3976
Email: director@flagstafffcs.ca
Animator: Heather Acres
Phone: 780-271-1189
Email: heather.a.acres@gmail.com
Devon
Heather Acres
$4,750
Neighbourhood pop-up events provide an opportunity for people to meet for the first time or to deepen an existing connection between neighbours. This…
Meet Heather Acres Heather Acres is a Community Development Facilitator in Devon, Alberta. Heather has always had a strong interest in working with community wellbeing and recognizes…
Animator: Vyna Fluny
Phone: 780-847-2548
Email: vynamary@gmail.com
Cold Lake, Bonnyville, Dewberry, Marywayne, Lloydminster
Carrie Goldsmith, Paulette Dahlseide, Sandi Evans, Vyna Fluney, Raylene Gunderson, Rhonda Hodgson, Gina Levasseur
$30,000
New Dawn Metis Women’s Society for Cold Lake, Bonnyville, Marwayne, Lloydminster and St Paul (District 12) strives to increase mental wellness by connecting Metis women across the district with…
Dewberry, Cold Lake, Marwayne, Lloydminster, Bonnyville
Jade Fleury, Carrie Goldsmith, Vyna Fleury, Rhonda Hodgson-Gunderson, Raylene Gunderson
$30,000
New Dawn Metis Women’s Society have 5 animators from 5 different communities; Dewberry, Cold Lake, Marwayne, Lloydminster, and Bonnyville, that…
Dewberry, Cold Lake, Marwayne, Lloydminster, Bonnyville
Vyna Fluny, Jade Fleury, Rhonda Hodgson, Raylene Gunderson and Carrie Goldsmith
$48,327
This was the second year that the Animators of New Dawn Metis Women’s Society was successful in receiving a community grant. New Dawn Metis…
Dewberry, Cold Lake, Marwayne, Lloydminster, Bonnyville
Carrie Goldsmith, Jade Fleury, Rhonda Hodgson, Raylene Gunderson, Vyna Fluny
$34,134
This multi-community project will provide opportunity for Métis women and their families across northeastern Alberta, Métis Nation of…
Cold Lake, Bonnyville, Dewberry, Marwayne, Lloydminster
Sandi Evans, Carrie Goldsmith, Vyna Fluney, Rhonda Hodgson-Gunderson, Raylene Gunderson
$40,000
New Dawn will strive to discover and rediscover their Métis roots and own their identity by sharing, learning, and teaching about their Métis culture, heritage and identity with
Animator: Jeannine Tucker
Phone: 403-969-3951
Email: jeanninegtucker@gmail.com
Animator: Jolene Sanford
Phone: 403-335-7161
Email: jsanford@didsbury.ca
Animator: Lisa Nicholson
Phone: 403-507-2299
Email: founder@hope4mvckids.org
Animator: Gail Nowlan
Phone: 403-559-4661
Email: gailnowlan@gmail.com
Animator: Bobbi Isherwood
Phone: 403-883-2345
Email: events@village.donalda.ab.ca
Donalda
Bobbi Isherwood
$15,150
This project is a community engagement initiative that aims to discover where Donalda community is at with mental health and furthering conversations within the community about how we can capitalize…
Donalda
Bobbi Isherwood
$25,000
Donalda is working on building a sense of community and supporting…
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Animator: Lesley Gigg
Phone: 780-542-1173
Email: lesleygigg@hotmail.com
Animator: Angel Rowe
Phone: 587-877-8671
Email: albertasexcoach@gmail.com
Drumheller
Diana Rowe
$37,400
This was the second year that Drumheller/Starland County was successful in receiving a community grant. Drumheller/Starland County…
Drumheller, Starland County, Hanna, Wheatland County
Lorrenda Southern, Diane Rowe, Michelle Olsen
$15,800
This multi-community project aims to optimize the mental wellbeing of community members in Drumheller and Starland County by increasing awareness and…
Meet Lorrenda Southern - Part 1 Lorrenda Southern is a community Animator living in Drumheller, Alberta with her husband. Lorrenda’s Connection to Mental Health…
Animator: Daryl Kimura
Email: darylkim@telus.net
Animator: Janeil Humphrey
Phone: 403-348-1992
Email: jj.humphrey@hotmail.com
Eckville
Janeil Humphrey
$4,900
This project aims to reduce the stigma associated with mental health, support the local services available, and promote social connection and decrease…
Animator: Lyndel Kasa
Phone: 780-672-0141
Email: cdss@telus.net
Edberg
Lyndel Kasa
$24,900
This project builds off the 2023 grant, which hosted four themed cookie decorating events. Each event was sold out with a wait list and received overwhelmingly positive feedback, with community members…
Edberg
Lyndel Kasa
$6,274
The Creating Cookies and Kindness project will involve hosting ongoing community social cookie decorating events to promote inclusion, socialization,…
Edberg
Lyndel Kasa
$7,800
For a small village of 150 people, Edburg is very community-minded with many engaged, and motivated productive community members that make things happen. They are creative and tenacious and strive…
Animator: Kristen Fraser
Phone: 780-545-9179
Email: kristen.a.fraser@outlook.com
Animator: Kristin Fulla
Phone: 780-728-2171
Email: kristin.fulla@gmail.com
Animator: Sandra Cale
Phone: 250-859-5382
Email: sandamara@msn.com
Edson
Sarah McDonald
$5,000
This was the second year that Edson was successful in receiving a community grant. Edson’s Community Wellness Reads project focuses on developing…
Edson
Ali Broda
$22,500
The Edson Rural Mental Health Project is looking to expand public education, sharing mental health kits for the workplace based on the Mental Health…
Meet Ali Broda Ali Broda is a Rural Mental Health Animator who moved from an urban city in Ontario to the rural Alberta community of Edson five years ago. Ali’s educational…
Animator: Dallas Haywood
Phone: 780-884-3709
Email: canadiva@icloud.com
Animator: Yvonne Rempel
Phone: 780-827-1464
Email: yvonne.rempel@ahs.ca
Fairview
Yvonne Rempel
$5,000
The Community Wellness Collective "Connect and Thrive" will work together in the Peace Region to promote and support rural community mental health and wellbeing. This will be a three year…
Animator: Darlene Dube
Phone: 780-837-2220
Email: darlene@srfcss.com
Animator: Kirsten Burger
Phone: 780-805-6110
Email: k.burger1972@outlook.com
Animator: Stacey Thrombley
Phone: 780-678-1961
Email: hoppytrompy@gmail.com
Animator: Holly Bovencamp
Phone: 780-385-1446
Email: h.bovencamp@gmail.com
Flagstaff County
Lynne Jenkinson
$25,000
The Flagstaff Friendly Neighbours Program, with community partners, involve volunteers from throughout the county and region visiting those that are isolated, lonely, without connection, to build relationships…
Animator: Katelyn Willier
Phone: 780-215-8146
Email: kwillier@fortmckay.com
Animator: Brianne Staples
Phone: 780-662-3758
Email: crcsupport@foxcreekcrc.ca
Fox Creek
Brianne Staples
$17,000
This project aims to promote community mental health with a multi-pronged approach. The initiative involves several different components, including…
Fox Creek
Brianne Staples
$20,000
The Connect Fox Creek project will provide residents of Fox Creek with events and opportunities to socially connect. Events are created from input…
Fox Creek
Brianne Staples
$10,000
Fox Creek is an active, community-minded town with a great potential for community-led initiatives. It is with this in mind that the project in Fox Creek is made up of 2 community events – an…
Fox Creek
Brianne Staples
$21,685
Our project will include 4 parts: Wellness in the Park series where we will offer various wellness opportunities throughout the warmer months utilizing our abundant green spaces;…
Fox Creek
Brianne Staples
$17,480
Based on feedback from the community, Fox Creek is going to focus on different demographics that were seen as "forgotten" or "unusual suspects." Based on survey feedback, they have identified young…
Animator: Melissa Masse
Phone: 403-324-8001
Email: melissa-masse@outlook.com
Gibbons
Melissa Masse
$7950
The project aims to establish connections in a rural community with limited opportunities for social interaction and meeting people. To meet this community-identified need, the project will integrate…
Gibbons
Melissa Masse
$21,000
Gibbon's project builds on the success of previous Rural Mental Health initiatives, which established an inclusive community space where residents could connect, access resources, and support their…
Animator: Kellie Nichiporik
Phone: 780-812-1036
Email: knichiporik@gmail.com
Animator: Carla Day
Phone: 780-864-1801
Email: gday1802@gmail.com
Animator: Sonia Paquette
Phone: 780-501-2257
Email: sonia@gcclerc.ca
Animator: Candice Moberly
Phone: 780-783-0377
Email: candice.moberly@ansn.ca
Grande Cache
Yvonne Rempel & Sonia Delorme-Paquette
$40,000
This was the second year that Grande Cache was successful in receiving a community grant. The people of Grande Cache believe that rural connectivity is a community strength, that’s why they…
Grande Cache
Yvonne Rempel and Sonia Paquette
$39,760
By starting a community newspaper, this project aims to promote a sense of community, enhance community engagement and connection, strengthen community…
Meet Sonia Paquette Sonia Paquette is a community Animator born and raised in Grande Cache, Alberta. She comes from a proud Rocky Mountain Cree Indigenous and Irish background. In the…
Animator: Lori Leitch
Phone: 780-219-9055
Email: leitchl@prsd.ab.ca
Animator: Monica Kreiner
Phone: 780-978-8616
Email: monica@moniyasko.ca
Grouard
Monica Kreiner
$20,000
This project will bring current Indigenous gravediggers together to address traumas related to digging up unmarked graves. Using the community members…
Animator: Erin Rasmuson
Phone: 780-352-3321
Email: eballhorn@county10.ca
Animator: Cassandra Gross
Phone: 587-877-8501
Email: firstaidcass@gmail.com
Animator: Bluebell Rivers
Phone: 403-857-8747
Email: riversyoga@gmail.com
Hanna
Cassandra Spellman
$25,000
This project focuses on bringing community youth together in the Be The Light Youth Event. Youth will come together to talk about mental wellness and participate in activiites and workshops that encourage…
Hanna
Cassandra Gross
$25,000
This year Hanna is focusing on community involvement and having community members drive the work being done in community, which will be focused on community wellness. Hanna will be hosting a Human…
Animator: Sherry Krozser
Phone: 780-878-0000
Email: krozsers@telus.net
Maureen Gibson & Sherry Krozser
$6,000 Multi-Community Grant
This multi community project's goal is to host a special event that encourages discussion within their communities around mental health.
Animator: Elaine Schow
Phone: 403-601-0053
Email: solerahealthquest@gmail.com
Animator: Elizabeth Vigueras
Phone: 403-336-2987
Email: elizavigueras@gmail.com
Animator: Jennifer Murray
Phone: 825-735-3770
Email: jennmurray0624@gmail.com
High River
Elizabeth Vigueras
$20,650
Many new Canadians and temporary foreign workers come to High River to work in a nearby processing plant. The reality for those newcomers is that lack of community and the…
High River
Elizabeth Vigueras
$20,000
Project Spanish Mind, New Generation is proposing to continue the second phase of their original grant. This phase will include connecting with Mexican…
High River
Liz Vigueras
$25,000
The third phase of the Viva La Vida Project is focused on Hispanic Teenagers, Youth, Temporary Workers, and other immigrants families, to understand better themselves and their performance and integration…
High River
Elaine Schow
$21,500
The objective of this project is to provide a safe, inclusive space for all youth in High River and surrounding areas to promote mental health. The…
High River
Elizabeth Vigueras
$23,800
The "Thrive Together Initiative" is part of the fourth phase of the "Viva la Vida" mental health project that is culturally inclusive and designed to empower Hispanic and other immigrant families in…
Animator: Janice Baxter
Phone: 780-865-4464
Email: info@bridgeshinton.org
Animator: Kylie Nein
Phone: 780-740-3311
Email: kylie@hintonhelp.ca
Animator: Trish Leduc
Phone: 780-817-4881
Email: tleduc@hinton.ca
Animator: Kate Willis
Phone: 780-865-1686
Email: kate@hintonhelp.ca
Animator: Brooke Alden
Phone: 780-817-4881
Email: balden@hinton.ca
Hinton
Charlene Sitar
$25,500
This project aims to promote community mental health with a multi-pronged approach. The first piece involves a locally produced video that will highlight…
Hinton
Charlene Sitar
$20,170
This project hosts Humboldt Bronco's bus crush survivor, Tyler Smith, for a community presentation in September 2024. This engagement focuses on youth mental health and the importance of reaching out…
Hinton
Charlene Sitar
$34,430
This was the second year that the Animators of Hinton was successful in receiving a community grant. Physical activity and fun are important aspects of maintaining positive mental health. This…
Hinton
Charlene Sitar
$15,410
The Second Act Project will develop a suicide prevention strategy for the community of Hinton. They will also be bringing in a keynote speaker to discuss…
Hinton
Brooke Alden
$20,980
Hinton aims to revive neighbour culture, by promoting healthy neighbour relationships, calls to action with “Neighbourhood Connection Kits,” community engagement…
Meet Charlene Sitar - Part 2 Charlene Sitar is a community animator for Hinton, Alberta. Community Futures West The organization Community…
Animator: Sandra Baker
Phone: 780-512-5093
Email: sandybunse@gmail.com
Hythe & Lymburn
Carrie Hogg and Sandy Baker
$30,000
Gathering individuals over a nourishing meal enhances opportunities for community building, strengthening of relationships, tearing down barriers, and improving the 8 domains of Mental Health. That…
Hythe & Lymburn
Carrie Hogg & Sandra Baker
$40,000
Hythe and Lymburn will expand upon their very successful Community Meet & Eat program with lunch being offered 2-3 days per week and adding in evening meetings, monthly birthday celebrations, a…
Animator: Linda Purves
Phone: 780-220-4718
Email: RMHInnisfree@gmail.com
Animator: Victoria Guettinger
Phone: 780-207-7847
Email: couchman.victoria@gmail.com
Iron River
Gordon Graves
$5,000
The community members of Iron River are similar to many other communities in that they believe the key to positive mental health is to just be strong and stoic. This project is aiming to move beyond…
Animator: Cathryn Hagel
Email: triplehfarm@hotmail.com
Irricana
Cathryn Hagel
$20,000
A Cup of Joy project is a weekly and monthly meet up for community members to gather for coffee or tea with a activity, workshop or craft is offered.…
Jasper
Lisa Riddell
$25,000
The project utilizes carefully designed, inclusive activities that are dynamic and co-created by the people they serve to cultivate a strong sense of community belonging for all ages in Jasper. The…
Jasper
Lisa Riddell
$27,000
While Jasper has a well-informed and engaged year-round population, the seasonal population has some challenges breaking into the community. To combat the risk of isolation and associated mental health…
Meet Lisa Ridell, Jasper, Alberta Finding purpose in the community Lisa Ridell is a Rural Mental Health Network Animator living in Jasper, Alberta.…
Animator: Kimberly Mohr
Phone: 780-995-4857
Email: kim.mohr25@gmail.com
Animator: Asma Ammouneh
Phone: 587-341-1835
Email: Asma.Ammouneh@strathcona.ca
Animator: Kimberley Krochak
Phone: 780-385-5086
Email: kimmyenergy@gmail.com
Animator: Tiffany Rogers
Phone: 403-597-4736
Email: trogers@ualberta.ca
Animator: Kristy O'Hara
Phone: 780-980-7109
Email: fcss@leduc.ca
Animator: Leanne Wurban
Phone: 780-919-2397
Email: l.wurban@hotmail.com
Leduc County
Eugena Maguire
$12,596
Leduc County's project uses both visual and comedic arts to connect residents and to encourage meaningful conversation, emotional experiences…
Animator: Jorge Santana
Phone: 403-593-0667
Email: jorge@lindenalliance.com
Animator: Barb Sijbrandi
Phone: 403-704-5088
Email: hansbarb@hotmail.com
Animator: Raylene Gunderson
Phone: 780-872-9038
Email: auntyraye@gmail.com
Animator: Chynna Floriano
Phone: 780-875-6184
Email: cfloriano@lloydminster.ca
Animator: Patrick Lancaster
Phone: 780-756-6184
Email: plancaster@lloydminster.ca
Lloydminster
Patrick Lancaster
$23,900
The previous RMH grant cycles Collective Outreach Program created momentum and interest to learn…
Lloydminster
Patrick Lancaster
$19,120
The Collective Outreach Program will be utilizing the Lloydminster public library to host outreach agencies in a central location for community members.…
Lloydminster
Glenys Reeves-Gibbs
$39,675
Building off an existing website, this project aims to connect individuals with available services directly through the website, allowing users to…
Animator: Carrie Hogg
Phone: 780-933-5796
Email: garoundu@gmail.com
Animator: Rae Michaud
Email: rae.michaudfarm@gmail.com
Mallaig
Rae Michaud
$20,000
The Stand Up For Mental Health project is aiming to start discussion of mental health in their community. They will also be hosting a free comedy event…
Animator: Vanessa Ristesund
Email: vristesund@hotmail.com
Animator: Judy Vandermark
Phone: 780836603778083
Email: jlvandemark59@gmail.com
Animator: Kalinda Kamieniecki
Phone: 780-836-9765
Email: kalindakamieniecki@gmail.com
Manning
Judy Vandemark
$400
This project focused on youth mental health through a video contest for students in grades 6-12 in schools across Manning. Students were invited to…
Animator: Zeta Hickey
Phone: 403-808-7654
Email: Zetahickey@gmail.com
Animator: Jannette Riedel
Phone: 780-763-3005
Email: j.riedel@mannville.ca
Animator: Luci Johnson
Phone: 780-585-2890
Email: mrs.lujo@gmail.com
Animator: Katarzyna Meijers
Phone: 403-492-2827
Email: katmeij@gmail.com
Animator: Rita-anne Fuss
Phone: 780-441-5340
Email: rita-annef@shaw.ca
Animator: Curtis Fuss
Email: curtisfuss@gmail.com
Animator: Vicki Pyle
Phone: 780-984-5511
Email: vanash@telus.net
Millet
Rita-anne Fuss
$10,000
This project will involve installing a second “Distancing Diamond” in Millet and hosting a community event. The Distancing Diamond comprises…
Millet
Rita-anne Fuss
$10,000
This was the second year that Millet was successful in receiving a community grant. To celebrate and capitalize on the benefits of…
Millet
Rita-anne Fuss
$25,140
The community of Millet continues the momentum of its previous RMH Community Grants by hosting three community events over the grant term. The first of these events will kick-off with two interactive…
Millet
Rita-anne Fuss
$23,895
Millet will continue to build upon the successful Positive Purple Picnic they held last year with the addition of an Art Contest. Youth from the local schools will have the opportunity to participate…
Meet Rita-Anne Fuss Rita-Anne Fuss is a Community Animator for Millet, Alberta where she currently lives with her husband, Curtis. Beginning the Mental Health…
Animator: Marilyn Newton
Phone: 780-581-1040
Email: marilymom3@hotmail.com
Animator: Lisa Paton
Phone: 403-305-1806
Email: Okotoksanimator@gmail.com
Animator: Gita Grahame
Phone: 403-390-3117
Email: in.wilderness.5@gmail.com
Okotoks
Jaclyn Jones
$24,875
The Be That Girl Summit is a transformative initiative designed to inspire girls to embrace their inner power and lead authentically. This one-day event encourages participants to step into the role…
Animator: Sydney Layden
Phone: 403-586-2827
Email: sydneylayden@gmail.com
Animator: Debbie French
Email: debbie.french5@gmail.com
Animator: Maryann Burns
Phone: 403-664-2255
Email: oyenfcss@telus.net
Animator: Chris Wilkinson
Phone: 403-669-8630
Email: chriswilkinson.cia@gmail.com
Oyen
Maryann Burns
$2,000
The Community Coffee Time and Conversation Cafes project is meant to provide an inclusive space for community members to connect and create social connections.
Animator: Marc Boychuk
Phone: 780-617-4124
Email: chukboy@hotmail.com
Animator: Jody Stark
Phone: 780-618-9357
Email: Jody.stark@nphf.ca
Animator: Robin Galloway
Phone: 780-617-4094
Email: lucky13yoga@gmail.com
Peace River
Marc Boychuk
$5,000
Peace River has limited mental health supports in their region, therefore they will open a Men's Shed, which is a community-based, grassroots initiative that provides a safe and welcoming space for…
Animator: Delena Tsang
Phone: 780-389-2436
Email: cabinorganic@gmail.com
Pigeon Lake
Delena Tsang
$3,360
This is a "discovery project with 3 main objectives: Continue to discover “what’s strong” in Westerose through conversations with community members, connecting with key…
Pigeon Lake
Delena Tsang
$9,012.76
Pigeon Lake will offer a series of gardening events and workshops designed to bring community members together in a beautiful and relaxing indoor garden space. Participants will work on gardening projects…
Piikani Nation
Margaret Potts
$15,000
"Reclaiming Our Lives" is a Land Based Healing project that supports young adults recover their identity and re-connects them with themselves and with their community. Community member Margaret Potts,…
Piikani Nation
Margaret Potts
$22,500
"Reclaiming Our Lives 2025" is a land-based, holistic healing project that supports young adults (18-35) from the Piikani community in recovering their identity, and reconnecting to themselves and…
Animator: Andrea Ramage
Phone: 403-704-4667
Email: ponokaneighbourhood@gmail.com
Animator: Robyn O'Connell
Phone: 403-963-1562
Email: oconnellrobyn8@gmail.com
Ponoka
Andrea Ramage
$12,345
The Community Wellness Cooperative Project will empower community members to work together and cooperate to remove barriers and make programs accessible…
Ponoka
Andrea Ramage
$24,925
This project works alongside the Ponoka Pride Society, the First Nations, Metis and Inuit department of Wolf Creek Public Schools, and the Women's Wellness Program to create events and programming…
Ponoka
Andrea Ramage
$5,000
With a 7% Indigenous population and close proximity to
Ponoka
Andrea Ramage
$25,000
This year Ponoka will be expanding on the success of their 2024 project Making Spaces by creating space and awareness for marginalized groups to increase social connection and acceptance. They will…
Animator: Chantel Williams
Email: authorchantelrose@gmail.com
Animator: Kathy Maconochie
Phone: 403-843-6906
Email: kmaconochie@rimbeyfcss.com
Animator: Camille McKay
Phone: 647-707-6632
Email: cammckay2017@gmail.com
Animator: Dustyanne Evans
Phone: 403-895-0553
Email: matika_chiyoko@hotmail.com
Animator: Angel Brunner
Phone: 403-846-6198
Email: angel@camroseopendoor.com
Rocky Mountain House
Dustyanne Evans
$25,000
This project includes an educational component, outdoor physical activity and a women's empowerment conference component. ASIST suicide prevention training, horseback trail riding, and a single day…
Rocky Mountain House
Dustyanne Evans
$40,000
The Rocky P2P (Peer to Peer) Network- Mindset Kickstart is strengthening the P2P network and providing members the training they need to increase their resiliency in everything from cooking to suicide…
Rocky Mountain House
Dustyanne Evans
$7,303
The Rocky Peer 2 Peer Network is building off of their first year of establishing the network for community members to find support and resources regarding…
Rocky Mountain House
Dustyanne Evans
$18,911.25
Rocky Mountain House aims to be more inclusive by brining community members together through their Generations Club. This program is designed to facilitate sharing knowledge,…
Animator: Elli Townsend
Phone: 403-431-9038
Email: ellijtownsend@outlook.com
Animator: Bernadette Bendfeld
Phone: 780-678-7950
Email: bbendfeld@atb.com
Animator: Kari Cameron
Phone: 780-679-7757
Email: casemanager@changing-ways.ca
Animator: Petrina Beale
Phone: 780-500-7166
Email: pet_butterfly@hotmail.com
Rycroft
Petrina Beale
$4,800
Rycroft’s community project focuses on connecting community members with each other, as well as other community resources and groups. Rycroft…
Animator: Samantha Giegold
Phone: 780-662-7067
Email: samanthagiegold@gmail.com
Animator: Cari-Anne Nickel
Phone: 780-898-5332
Email: cnfullstoneranch@gmail.com
Animator: Amber Jensen
Phone: 403-795-7850
Email: ambernicole13@gmail.com
Animator: Carrie Ellinger
Phone: 780-224-5071
Email: cellinger30@gmail.com
Animator: Pearl Lorentzen
Phone: 780-691-6122
Email: slavelakementalhealth@gmail.com
Animator: Gailene Kazakoff
Phone: 780-805-0324
Email: gkaz40@hotmail.com
Animator: Joy McGregor
Phone: 780-805-1233
Email: timmytom@me.com
Slave Lake
Pearl Lorentzen
$12,800
This project builds on the last two years, focusing on Healthy Connections and Positive Activities. This project is a series of approximately seven events and connection opportunities, kicking off…
Slave Lake
Pearl Lorentzen
$3,500
Slave Lake is working on build trusting relationships in the community. They have formed the Slave Lake and Area Mental health Network and are working with a variety of community organizations to create…
Slave Lake
Pearl Lorentzen
$4,000
The theme for this project is healthy connections and positive activities, SLAM plans to promote these in the community by hosting events, mental health workshops and organizing…
Slave Lake
Pearl Lorentzen
$24,000
Slave Lake's project builds on the last three years of work which has been supported through the Rural Mental Health Network, each with a variation on Healthy Connections and Positive Activities.…
Animator: Zakhelini Mhlanga
Phone: 289-931-5296
Email: zmhlanga21@gmail.com
Animator: Ela Kozakiewiscz
Phone: 780-521-0278
Email: ela.berglund@yahoo.ca
Animator: Rachelle Amyotte
Phone: 780-656-3674
Email: fcss@smokylake.ca
Smoky Lake
Zakheleni Mhlanga
$5000
Our project, "Breaking Bread for Better Minds", is a series of community dinners to bring together up to 30 people per event to foster meaningful conversations about enhancing mental health and building…
Smoky Lake
Zakheleni Mhlanga
$20,350
Flourish Fest: Growing Community, Embracing Culture is a vibrant, community-driven, one-day cultural festival designed to foster belonging, bridge divides, and celebrate Smoky Lake’s growing…
Smoky River
Cheryl Isert
$4,820
The project aims to reduce the stigma often associated with reaching out for help by connecting community members to mental, physical, and spiritual…
Animator: Julie Temple
Phone: 780-864-3500
Email: Fcss@mdspiritriver.ab.ca
Animator: Danielle Peyton
Phone: 780-962-7618
Email: dpeyton@sprucegrove.org
Spruce Grove
Prab Gill
$10,000
The community of Spruce Grove is supporting a holistic understanding of mental health in their community, particularly as it relates to youth by providing Wellness Kits. These kits intentionally address…
Animator: Katrina Breau
Phone: 780-686-7949
Email: katrina@healthybrain.ca
Animator: Jennifer Becker
Phone: 780-908-1173
Email: jbecker@stalbert.ca
Animator: Laura Charrois
Phone: 780-522-1072
Email: stalbertyspc@gmail.com
St. Albert
Katrina Breau
$40,000
The goal of St. Albert’s Reach Out, Discover, Connect, and Grow project is to utilize City infrastructure like transit stations, community message…
St. Albert
Laura Charrois
$2,000
The project aims to empower youth by providing them with a comprehensive understanding of available mental health resources. By equipping young individuals with this knowledge, the project seeks to…
Animator: Andrea Lee
Phone: 403-742-2337
Email: rmhstettler@stettlercsc.ca
Animator: Shelly Walker
Phone: 403-741-5258
Email: shelly.walker@stettlercsc.ca
Stettler
Andrea Lee
$19,995
Community Enrichment project is aiming to reduce stigma, and raise awareness of mental health and wellness. They will do this by engaging with the…
Stettler
Andrea Lee
$39,958
The aim of Stettler’s project is to reconnect our community while reducing the stigma and raising awareness regarding mental health and wellness. They are achieving this by developing accessible…
Stettler
Andrea Lee
$25,000
For this year's grant term, efforts are focused on Men's Mental Health and Community Engagement. Continuing to create safe spaces, facilitating, and promoting open engagement regarding mental health…
Stettler
Andrea Lee
$25,000
With this project, Stettler will focus their efforts on expanding the ground work they have laid with their previous work in community, with a focus on men's mental health and community engagement.…
Animator: Eliza Yawney
Phone: 403-894-6372
Email: elizayawney@gmail.com
Animator: Oksana Atwood
Email: albertamentalhealth@gmail.com
Animator: Brooklyn Bignell
Phone: 587-338-3802
Email: bbignell@stonyplain.com
Strathmore
Melissa Masse
$12,950
The Connected by Culture project will involve creating a sustainable wellness action committee to celebrate the diversity in the community. As a result…
Strathmore
Melissa Masse
$33,290
Through community engagement sessions, it was recognized…
Meet Melissa Masse Melissa is a Community Animator in Strathmore, Alberta. She has called Strathmore home for the last seven years. Melissa appreciates Strathmore’s close-knit community…
Sundre is a town in central Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by Mountain View County. It is approximately 100 km northwest of Calgary on the Cowboy Trail in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies
Animator: Darlene Hoschka
Phone: 403-636-0999
Email: drmhoschka@hotmail.com
Animator: Renate de Bruijn
Phone: 403-638-1011
Email: renate@mygnp.org
Sundre
Sari Werezak and Renate De Bruijn
$40,000
The goal of the Youth Enrichment Project is to bring a full complement of programs and services for at-risk youth. By collaborating with community…
Sundre
Sari Werezak
$4500
This was the second year that Sundre was successful in receiving a community grant. The community of Sundre understands that a key…
Sundre
Sari Werezak
$2,350
The Youth Enrichment Project will be hosting an inaugural youth summit and then will host weekly meetings for youth to talk about mental health and…
Animator: Trina Molnar
Phone: 780-333-4119
Email: fcss@townofswanhills.com
Animator: Carrie Rusoway
Phone: 780-333-4119
Email: carrier@townofswanhills.com
Animator: Becki Fleming
Phone: 780-333-5740
Email: beckif@townofswanhills.com
Animator: Alissa MacDonald
Phone: 403-887-1137
Email: amcdonald@sylvanlake.ca
Animator: Mandi Wisheu
Phone: 403-887-1137
Email: mwisheu@sylvanlake.ca
Animator: Chong Fang
Phone: 825-288-1883
Email: sylvanmlab@gmail.com
Sylvan Lake
Mandi Wisheu
$25,000
This project increases social connectedness by investing in community. The "Neighbourhood Connectors" project from last year will continue with the addition of micro-grants to support community members…
Sylvan Lake
Heather Sweetnam
$34,000
Building off a New Horizon’s federal grant to support health and wellness for seniors, this project will enhance and expand the design of the…
Sylvan Lake
Alissa McDonald
$6150
The Strengthening Community Connections project hopes to increase participation of community members in day to day social activities by buying and…
Sylvan Lake
Mandi Wisheu
$25,000
Every community has strengths - they can change from time to time but need to be identified and nurtured through strategic direction. At times when we take inventory, we discover that the strengths…
Animator: Renee White
Email: renee.white@fcss.ca
Animator: Carol Rempel
Phone: 780-777-8472
Email: carolrempel@icloud.com
Animator: Brandee Fossen
Phone: 780-789-4004
Email: bfossen@thorsby.ca
Thorsby
Carol Rempel & Tami Tubbs
$50,000
Thorsby and Warburg are two communities located southwest of Edmonton. The project, designed collaboratively between these two communities, focuses…
Thorsby
Carol Rempel
$20,000
The Homerun to Health project will gather and showcase local strengths and resources to help the community at large see and understand what assets are available to them…
Animator: Angie Stewart
Phone: 403-443-3800
Email: angie@krfcss.com
Animator: Heather Pilva
Phone: 403-443-8474
Email: heatherpliva@gmail.com
Animator: Shelley Jackson-Berry
Phone: 403-443-3800
Email: shelley@krfcss.com
Animator: Van Luong
Phone: 403-837-0638
Email: craftwithvan@gmail.com
Animator: Micaela Olson
Phone: 403-443-9421
Email: mindandmove@elantivephysio.ca
Animator: Loretta Kroeker
Phone: 780-717-8151
Email: dkroeker@telusplanet.net
Animator: Tanya Little
Phone: 403-896-4319
Email: tblittle96@hotmail.com
Animator: Margaret Manley
Phone: 403-425-0034
Email: margaret-manley@live.ca
Animator: Amy Boettcher
Phone: 780-603-3867
Email: thwellness2021@gmail.com
Animator: Erin Witty
Phone: 780-524-6539
Email: niredixon23@hotmail.com
Animator: Angie Wedge
Phone: 780-552-4770
Email: awedge@valleyview.ca
Valleyview
Erin Witty
$15,525
The Moving Mental Health Forward Valleyview project aims to create more spaces for community conversations on mental health and wellbeing. Along with…
Valleyview
Erin Witty
$25,000
This project is about cultivating creative ways to improve or increase mental health and wellbeing by reducing stigma, building awareness, improving access across community demographics, and increasing…
Animator: Colleen Pidzarko-Armitage
Email: Colleen.pidzarko@telus.net
Vegreville
Colleen Pidzarko-Armitage
$16,000
Men’s Shed was first started in Australia and there, shed means a meeting place. The idea is simple: a place to go, guys to talk to, something to do. Vegreville's project will bring men 18+ years…
Vegreville
Colleen Pidzarko-Armitage
$16,136
Vegreville’s
Vegreville
Colleen Pidzarko-Armitage
$13,370
Vegreville's projects aim to improve wellbeing, reduce social isolation, and create ongoing connections and supports. Mental health is a critical aspect of overall wellbeing, and every individual…
Meet Colleen Pidzarko-Armitage Colleen Pidzarko-Armitage is a Community Animator in Vegreville, Alberta. When Colleen moved to Vegreville many years ago, she had anticipated the town to be…
Animator: Derek Collins
Phone: 780-853-8627
Email: derek.collins@lakelandcollege.ca
Vermillion
Derek Collins
$4800
Through an already strong volunteer base in Vermilion, this project provides awareness, knowledge, and skills for seniors through social connectors in their neighbourhoods. Social connectors are identified…
Meet Derek Collins - Part 2 Derek Collins is a Community Animator for Vermillion, Alberta. Beginning the Mental Health Conversation Derek…
Animator: Rachel Mayko
Phone: 780-336-4024
Email: rmayko@ualberta.ca
Vulcan
Tracy Inaba
$5000
Vulcan has developed a 6-part workshop series that builds capacity in the senior population through building social connections and wellbeing skills.…
Animator: Shannon Fife
Phone: 780-842-0961
Email: sjay.fife@hotmail.com
Wainwright
Shannon Fife
$40,000
This was the second year that Wainwright was successful in receiving a community grant. To read about Wainwright’s first year grant,
Wainwright
Shannon Fife
$27,500
The overarching goal for this project is to create an access point for all community members to find the means to support their overall wellness. The…
Shannon Fife
$20,000
The project will kick off with a Free Movie Event, "Inside Out" to draw awareness about the importance of emotional wellness and the interconnectedness of the 8 Domains in the family realm. This event…
Wainwright
Shannon Fife
$14,113.68
Wainwright will host a Pancake Breakfast and Movie Event that will promote local resources and create awareness about social and intellectual wellness. The underlying goal of this event will be to…
Animator: Shauna Schwindt
Phone: 780-848-2828
Email: fcss@warburg.ca
Animator: Katlynn Prenioslo
Phone: 780-722-2432
Email: katlynn.pawlick@yahoo.ca
Warburg
Shauna Schwindt
$20,600
The Harmony Hub provides a multifaceted approach to community wellness. Mental health workshops/seminars, monthly yoga, seasonal geocaching and intergenerational projects, including budget-friendly…
Animator: Ginette Paradis
Phone: 780-837-0190
Email: ginoparadise@hotmail.com
Animator: Megan Buskas
Email: mhopretty@gmail.com
Westerose
Megan Buskas
$5,000
This is a "discovery project with 3 main objectives: Continue to discover “what’s strong” in Westerose through conversations with community members, connecting with key…
Animator: Tara Baker
Phone: 780-778-1194
Email: tara@kindnesssupport.ca
Animator: Fay Arcand
Phone: 780-778-3637
Email: fayarcand@whitecourt.ca
Whitecourt
Tara Baker
$4,931
This was the second year that the Animators of Whitecourt were successful in receiving a community grant. To read about Whitecourt’s first year community grant,
Whitecourt
Jeremy Watson, Tara Baker and Bonnie Ryan-Fisher
$32,500
The Community of Kindness project aims to normalize the discussion of mental health and mental illness in Whitecourt. Key activities include offering…
Animator: Wendy Robinson
Phone: 780-325-3782
Email: wrobinson@yellowheadcounty.ab.ca
Animator: Lois Benedict
Phone: 403-631-2383
Email: dlfkje@gmail.com
Animator: Lisa Grover
Phone: 780-514-6671
Email: grover-mom@hotmail.com
Animator: Denise van Rootselaar
Email: dvanroot@outlook.com