Programs & Services
Discover your potential.
You are at the center of a personal journey, making choices that shape your support in a way that reflects how you want to live your life. Vantage offers a range of services for home, community, and respite within a variety of specialized programs that acknowledge and respect these life choices, helping you discover your full potential.
Individuals participating in Vantage Programs & Services must meet the eligibility criteria through the Alberta Government’s Persons with Developmental Disabilities.
Programs & Services
Discover your potential.
You are at the center of a personal journey, making choices that shape your support in a way that reflects how you want to live your life. Vantage offers a range of services for home, community, and respite within a variety of specialized programs that acknowledge and respect these life choices, helping you discover your full potential.
Individuals participating in Vantage Programs & Services must meet the eligibility criteria through the Alberta Government’s Persons with Developmental Disabilities.
Who are we?
Vantage has supported people in Calgary for over 30 years through a combination of housing options and community-based supports. We offer a flexible range of housing models, including small group living, independent living, and supported home living, alongside programs for respite, community access, outreach, and employment assistance
Our approach is person-centred and responsive, designed to meet people where they are and support them as their needs and goals evolve. Through partnerships across housing, community services, and advocacy, Vantage works to build opportunities for people to participate fully and belong in their communities.
We acknowledge Treaty 7 territory—the traditional and ancestral territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy: Kainai, Piikani and Siksika as well as the Tsuu T’ina Nation and Stoney Nakoda First Nation. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3 within the historical Northwest Métis Homeland. We acknowledge the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting.
Motivation for Success
Vision
Mission
Beliefs
Supporting people to live well, belong fully, and thrive in community.
Building opportunities for people to live with choice, connection, and support in their communities.
We believe that:
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Every person is unique, with individual strengths, preferences, and aspirations.
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People thrive when supports are flexible, responsive, and guided by their choices and goals.
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Meaningful relationships and community connections are essential for wellbeing.
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Inclusive communities are strengthened through collaboration, partnership, and respect.
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People of all ages benefit from housing, respite, and community-based supports tailored to their needs.
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People deserve to be safe, heard and supported to understand and exercise their rights.
Anti-Oppression Statement:
Our Commitments, Practice & Values
Vantage has written these statements because we want you to know our values and practices, so you can feel informed and think about whether what we do fits for you.
Statement
We are committed to equity, freedom from adverse discrimination and harassment, and the removal of all barriers to equal opportunity. Critical consciousness and awareness of our power and privilege are essential to becoming allies. This is a living statement, as we are ongoing learners, listeners, and community members.
Values
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Respect & Dignity – Every person is valued and treated with respect.
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Choice & Self-Determination – People have the right to make decisions about the transitions in their lives.
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Inclusion & Belonging – Everyone deserves to be an active, valued member of their community.
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Opportunity & Growth – People are supported to develop skills, confidence, and independence.
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Connection & Contribution – Everyone has the right to give, receive, and participate meaningfully in community life.
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Collaboration – Strong partnerships strengthen outcomes for individuals and communities.
Our Commitments, Practice & Values
Vantage is a member of Alberta Council of Disability Services (ACDS) and has an unbroken record of meeting all quality assurance measures through the ‘Creating Excellence Together’ Accreditation since 1995. Vantage is currently accredited with the highest accreditation for CET, including Level 1 and Level 2 Standards with Complex Support Needs and Respite Designations.
We are dedicated to pursuing a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion as a core value of our work, to eliminate disparity and disproportionality in service outcomes. We value the identities and lived experiences of those we serve.
Funding and Accreditation
We recognize all types of diversity including and not limited to size, ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, age, class, citizenship status, religion, and abilities. As a company, we welcome the ways this diversity will deepen our shared understanding of the applications of this work. We celebrate and honor the strength, creativity and power that comes from experiencing different viewpoints, backgrounds, and cultures.
Support services are provided by Vantage to eligible recipients of the Alberta Government’s Persons with Developmental Disabilities funding.
