The Calgary Foundation releases Calgary's Vital Signs 2010 Citizen's Report
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CALGARY, Oct 4 /CNW/ - The Calgary Foundation believes that vital cities are resilient cities. But how do we know if we're making progress? Tracking the current and long-term vitality of our city is the purpose of Calgary's Vital Signs - an annual checkup that reports on both the facts and citizen perceptions on the quality of life in twelve key issue areas:

Food, Sustainable City, Belonging & Leadership, Housing, Work, Environment, Immigrant Newcomers, Financial Well Being, Arts & Culture, Heath & Wellness, Safety and Learning

Time:	Tuesday Oct. 5	9:30 - 10:30 am
Location:	Fort Calgary	730 9^th Avenue SE

"A vital city has many moving parts… it's always interesting to learn how Calgarians rated their quality of life." reports Eva Friesen, President & CEO of The Calgary Foundation. "From the 22,000 comments received in our survey, we discovered that despite navigating rough economic waters over the last two years, Calgarians are feeling relatively upbeat."

What's working?

• safe city centre with increased police presence, homeless shelter use is declining, high rates of businesses and self employment and arts events/attendance is thriving

What's not working?

• high youth unemployment, green house gas emissions highest in Canada, citizens aren't doing enough to welcome new Calgarians and the high cost of food

"As an annual snapshot that takes the pulse of our city, Calgary's Vital Signs is always evolving." says Eva Friesen.  "This year, a section on Food has been added to reflect the growing trend of discussion and activity in this issue area."

Interviews available with members of Calgary Vital Signs team and relevant community issue  experts. Refreshments provided.

The Calgary Foundation (TCF) - Established in 1955, TCF facilitates collaborative philanthropy by making powerful connections between donors and community organizations for the long term benefit of Calgary and surrounding area. In 2009-2010, The Calgary Foundation saw $30 million in new contributions, had an asset base of $335 million and granted $29 million to 605 charitable organizations.

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