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At Parachutes For Pets, we’re dedicated to helping low-income individuals improve their pets’ health and well-being. Our accessible programs make a difference. Join us on this impactful journey!

How We Support People and Their Pets

Pet Food Bank & Hampers

Safekeeping

Grooming Assistance

Emergency Support

Lily & Dexter's Legacy

Youth Program

Community Support

Pet and People Support Programs

Our Social Work

Comprehensive Social Work Support at Parachutes for Pets
At Parachutes for Pets, our social workers drive social inclusion and equality through advocacy, collaboration, and direct support, helping vulnerable individuals and families overcome barriers and thrive within their communities.

Parachutes for Pets employs multiple social workers for our clients at the Pet Advocacy Center. These individuals plays a crucial role in increasing social inclusion through various avenues, including: Advocacy, Direct Practice, Community Development, Education and Training, and Research and Evaluation. Each of these avenues is present in every program Parachutes for Pets offers. Every client of Parachutes for Pets completes a comprehensive intake with our social work team. We also partner with the University of Calgary and Bow Valley to offer social work practicums to their students in our center.

They advocate for policies and practices that promote social inclusion by working to eliminate discrimination and inequality based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, socioeconomic status, and other factors. By advocating for inclusive policies at the organizational, community, and governmental levels, they contribute to creating environments that welcome diverse populations.

Our social work professionals also work directly with individuals and groups who may experience marginalization or exclusion. Through counseling, therapy, case management, and other interventions, they help clients overcome barriers to inclusion and empower them to participate fully in their communities. This may involve providing support for accessing resources, navigating systems, and building social connections.

The Parachutes for Pets social work program works closely with partnering agencies, such as the City of Calgary, the Calgary Police Service, Bylaw Services, Animal Services, Alberta Health Services, Emergency Medical Services, Siksika Health Services, The Skipping Stone Foundation, Woods Homes, the Calgary Homeless Foundation, the Calgary Food Bank, the Calgary Distress Center, Alpha House, SOURCe, AARCS, and the Calgary Humane Society, among others. The social work program team works closely with these agencies to support our community’s most vulnerable populations, including children and youth, families, Indigenous peoples, seniors and many other low-income or people in crisis.

 

What do we consider an “emergency”?

An emergency is an urgent, unforeseen event such as a fire, flood, domestic violence incident, a child being placed in foster care with their pet, homeless in inclement weather etc. An emergency is NOT – expecting delivery outside our Wednesday delivery because you have run out of food and didn’t request far enough in advance, or requesting a hamper for a newly acquired pet you are not financially able to support. Applications can be submitted and if approved will be delivered on the following Wednesday.

Please note: Our volunteers will respond as soon as possible to emergency events.

Parachutes for Pets is an Alberta Non-Profit and a Registerd Chairty with the CRA-77851338 RR0001