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The City of Red Deer partners with HelpSeeker app to make finding help easy

Finding the right resources at the right time is now easier for Red Deerians thanks to a new partnership between The City of Red Deer and HelpSeeker.The HelpSeeker app is a free, location-based map and online directory that allows you to find the closest, most relevant services that meet your needs. HelpSeeker allows you to privately browse the over 2,700 local agencies listed for mental health, counselling, parenting, education and training, addictions, domestic violence, affordable housing, food support and much more.“Within Red Deer, there is a wide continuum of supports that serve our community,” says Jeremy Bouw, Safe & Healthy Communities, The City of Red Deer. “The issue is often connecting the individual to the service they need in a quick and efficient manner.”

With HelpSeeker, thousands of verified community, provincial and federal services, resources, helplines and benefits are all listed in one place, improving access to health and wellbeing resources for Red Deerians.

“The HelpSeeker systems mapping team researched and listed programs in Red Deer and surrounding areas, including many that may not be easy to find. There are food and clothing banks, online counsellors and helplines, financial benefits, and more, which can be filtered to meet users’ specific needs such as age, location, or cost,” says Nicole Croft, Mapping Vice President at HelpSeeker.

Local organizations can also claim their listing, which allows them to verify and add information. These organizations can visit helpseeker.org/provider for more information.

Discover the local options available to get the help you or your loved ones need by downloading the app available at Apple and Google Play app stores, or visiting the desktop version (no software or download required) at HelpSeeker.org. For more information, visit https://reddeer.ca/about-red-deer/living-in-red-deer/local-support-services/ .

HelpSeeker is an Alberta-based B-corp social enterprise delivering digital solutions for complex challenges to accelerate the change needed to achieve equitable wellbeing for all. HelpSeeker partners with communities across Canada to work on projects focused on mental health, safety, homelessness, domestic violence, and other critical social issues. For more information about HelpSeeker, please reach out to [email protected]

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Candidate Votes
1 BUCHANAN, S.H. (Buck) 479
2 CHILIBECK, Jason 287
3 COLLINGS, Mark 115
4 CULLEN-SAIK, Linda 296
5 HUIZING, Hans 381
6 KRAHN, Chad 2512
7 MACDONALD, Ashley 165
8 MILANEY, Liam (The Level) 29
9 TWEEDLE, Jaelene 2355
10 YZERMAN, Calvin 183

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When:   By-election date: April 22, 2024 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

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Vote Anywhere Voting Stations:

  • Parkland Mall – Unit 346, 6359 50 Avenue, Red Deer, AB
  • Baymont by Wyndham Red Deer – Gull Lake Room, 4311 49 Avenue, Red Deer, AB
  • Salon B – Prairie Pavilion at Westerner Park – 4847A 19 Street, Red Deer, AB

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  • HUIZING, Hans
  • KRAHN, Chad
  • MACDONALD, Ashley
  • MILANEY, Liam (The Level)
  • TWEEDLE, Jaelene
  • YZERMAN, Calvin
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