Street Cats is a local outreach street team in Calgary, AB. During the eruption of the pandemic, there was a shift in social inequities that highlighted the harms and barriers for underserved folks throughout the city.
Street Cats came to fruition in an attempt to bridge the gaps of the stigma and shame leaving so many in the community behind. Street Cats is dedicated to operating from a trauma-informed, inclusive, anti-racism, anti-oppressive framework; we are a sex-positive, drug-positive, anti-capitalist organization grounded in principles of mutual aid.
Street Cats YYC is 100% self-funded through community donations, are grassroots and have no additional formal/governmental sources of support. These donations keep us in the street and ease connection and engagement with community members.
Your donations will help us provide the following to community members in need:
- Shoes/Boots
- Clothing
- Outwear such as jackets, gloves, scarves, mittens, toques, etc.
- Socks and underwear
- Hygiene products
- Feminine products
- Water and juice
- Hot food and snacks
- Sources of Vitamin C such as Emergen-c and fresh fruit
- Basic wound care such as bandages, gauze, polysporin, lotion, etc.
- Hand/foot warmers
- Tarps/blankets/sleeping bags
- Transit tickets
- Harm reduction supplies such as fresh needles, pipes, biohazard bins for used needles, HIV tests, fentanyl testing strips, condoms, etc.
- Phone chargers
- Tissues and baby wipes
- Purses, backpacks, reusable bags
- And everything else in between
Our team meets with hundreds of community members each week and has assisted over 10,000 community members since 2021. We also help folks get in touch with housing, detox, mental health, and medical resources.
Street Cats YYC depends on community helping community.