There are 9,330 children and teens in Alberta living with a mobility disability that makes daily life a struggle for them and their families.

Source: Community Futures – Disability statistics for youth in Alberta

ARK wants to reshape these children’s worlds.

With the support of our donors, sponsors, and our great team of volunteers, ARK is able to help change the lives of these young Calgarians and their families for the better.

Using our strong team of volunteers and sponsors, we can provide many types of renovations or modifications, such as:

building ramps outside the house,

installing stair lifts and hoists,

and renovating bathrooms to improve accessibility (just to name a few).

Experts in our field.

Our team has years of experience with making homes more accessible. We also have members with extensive renovation and nonprofit management experience.

About our team

Jon Schiedel, our project director, hard at work.

Our approach

ARK receives nominations from a variety of sources for families that would benefit from an ARK renovation. We work endlessly to make sure that our renovations are suitable for the children that we work with, and that their parents are part of the decision making every step of the way.

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Our approach to renovations is direct and always communicated to the families we work with.

Our projects

We aim to complete one to two renovations a year with the generous support of our donors and sponsors.

Our current project is for 8 yr old Caleb who was born with Polymicrogyria which is a neurological disability. Caleb has limited mobility having to rely on a wheelchair or to be carried by his parents. Now that he is getting older and heavier, managing in a regular bathroom is quite difficult. ARK will be renovating the main floor bathroom to be fully accessible making daily life so much easier for Caleb and his parents.

If you would like to support Caleb and his family or any of our future projects, please consider becoming a donor or sponsor.

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Caleb, 8

Suffers from: polymicrogyria
Needs: bathroom renovations, including wheelchair access and roll-in shower
Project value: $30,000

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Get involved

There are plenty of ways for you to get involved with ARK:

Donate Funds

Any contribution will help make sure children do not have to unduly struggle with accessibility in their own home.

Sponsor a Project

We rely on the generous monetary and in-kind donations of companies and organizations to help make sure each project is a success.

Volunteer with Us

We are in the process of growing our base of committed volunteers to fill the variety of positions needed to fulfill our mission. There are many options and levels of time commitment available.