Health & Community Partners

How can you get involved?

1. Refer your patients, caregivers and their families to our online membership form or ask them to give us a call.
2. Share our resources. See below for the latest Wellspring Calgary brochures, posters and resources. 
3. Sign up for our Cancer Support Update e-newsletter. 
4. Request an in-service presentation to learn more about Wellspring, our services and opportunities to do more together. 
5. Participate in our public programs. Wellspring Calgary’s Speaker Series features highly respected oncologists, researchers and leaders in cancer care and health, and is open to all. Our Speaker Series also serves as a professional development opportunity for students and professionals.  
6. Invest in our future by volunteering or donating to Wellspring Calgary .  

If you are interested in learning more about our community outreach initiatives, contact Rebecca Perkins for central/southern Alberta at rebeccap@wellspringalberta.ca.

How can you get involved?

• Participation in community outreach and engagement opportunities including community visits, virtual presentations and events to increase awareness and discoverability of cancer support programs and resources available across Alberta.  

• Wellspring Calgary works closely with supportive care including psychosocial resources, rehabilitation oncology and patient navigators with Cancer Care Alberta to assist in the referral of patients and caregivers to Wellspring as a community resource during and/or post-treatment.  
• Health experts contribute to Wellspring Calgary’s Board, Program and Speaker Committees. 
• Wellspring Calgary sits as an Expert Member on the Alberta Health Services Cancer Provincial Advisory Council. 
• Wellspring Calgary is introduced to new cancer patients at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre new patient orientation.  
• Through our Money Matters program, training is provided several times a year to social workers and health care professionals on provincial and federal income replacement programs. The Money Matters program has built a collaborative partnership with the AHS Allied Health Professional Practice Team Calgary Zone for the purposes of sharing information and training for social workers across the province. 
• Learn more about our collaborations