Help Us Help Families

Help us enable, empower, and build resilience for ALL families and children.   

Families Matter’s mission is to empower families, enabling caregivers and children to build resilience and thrive. At Families Matter, we believe in the power of “Learn, Play, Love” to help families grow stronger and more resilient together. Through education, support, and community engagement, we provide the tools families need to succeed.  

Ways to Give

Make a donation as a meaningful gift for any special occasion. We will send a card with your special message to the person you dedicate your gift to.  

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As a monthly donor, you help families and children to Learn, Play, Love, and to grow stronger and be resilient together.  

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Make a donation in memory of someone who has passed away. We will send a card acknowledging your thoughtful gift to the bereaved family or friend.  

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A donation of securities or mutual fund is an efficient way to support Families Matter’s work in cultivating a connected a community for all families.  

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Run with us in the Calgary Marathon!!

Families Matter is an official charity partner for the 2025 Servus Calgary Marathon Charity Challenge!
Join us as we lace up to help local families grow stronger one step at a time. At Families Matter we believe that strong and resilient families are able to build strong, safe, and creative communities and with your help, we can make an even greater impact!
Ready to make a local impact? Every step and every dollar raised goes towards programs that supports parents and nurture families. Sign up today and support Families Matter by clicking here!

Other Ways to Support Us

Mitchell's Legacy

Mitchell Purdy came to Families Matter in 2018 to participate in our Be A Great Dad Program. Mitchell passed away unexpectedly and tragically at the age of 20, leaving a one-year-old son behind. To honour Mitchell’s legacy, Mitchell’s mother created the Be A Great Dad Fund to provide subsidies for other young fathers to receive parenting education and support. We invite you to continue his legacy by making a donation to the Be A Great Dad Fund (click on Mitchell’s Legacy button to the left). If you would like to read more about Mitchell’s story, please click here.

Third party and corporate fundraisers are an easy way to help support the 2368 families that accessed Families Matter in 2023. There’s no limit to creativity when brainstorming ideas for successful fundraising events.  When you host a fundraiser for Families Matter, your efforts support our vision of a connected community where children and families are nurtured and supported to be happy, healthy, and resilient. Your fundraiser can support all of our programs or any single program specifically. Click the button to the left to send an email to our Executive Director and start a conversation.

Don’t have time to go to the bottle depot? Donate them to us!
Skip the Depot is an easy way to support Families Matter. When you click the link to the left, you will be taken to Families Matter’s referral site for Skip the Depot. From there you can create an account and schedule a bottle pick up at your convenience.