The Calgary Outlink Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity has called the ‘Old Y’ home for nearly 50 years. During the time, staff have seen the immense impact the community hub has had on everyone who walks through the doors.

“People just show up here,” says Outlink’s director of operations, Emma Ladouceur. “They don’t always know us by name, they don’t always know the particular services, but they know this is a place where they will find help and will be met with safety and understanding.”

Outlink is one of more than 65 community agencies looking for a new home after CommunityWise ended its lease at the historic YWCA on 12 Avenue southwest with the city. It was subletting to the other organizations who now have to be out by the end of September.

“It’s a real concern and one that s

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