Calgary is making important steps towards its 10-year goal of ending homelessness. The success comes from a number of factors – smart and capable leaders from the community and business sectors, a pragmatic 10-year-plan to end homelessness, effective engagement with municipal and provincial governments, strong partnerships with neighbouring municipalities, good practices borrowed from other parts of Canada and the world. Toronto Star columnist Gillian Steward, former managing editor of the Calgary Herald, describes the achievements and the work of the Calgary Homeless Foundation in a recent article. The Wellesley Institute has partnered with the Calgary Homeless Foundation to launch the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness – which aims to bring the model of success in Calgary to other communities across the country.