As we continue to grow as a city, how can we make sure we’re supporting everyone who calls Airdrie home?

The City of Airdrie invests in social services to support our residents. We wish to recognize our strengths, understand the needs of our community, and identify any gaps we may have in social programs and services.

A Social Needs Assessment will help us determine the best way to direct our support to close identified gaps, and to respond to both opportunities and challenges within our community. This will help us ensure that our investments provide the greatest benefits to you, the residents of Airdrie. You will have a number of opportunities to have your say about social services and issues in our community.

We want to hear what you have to say about community social strengths, challenges and needs. The feedback you provide, along with what we've heard from social service providers and those they serve, will help shape the future of social service provision in our community.

Results and Reports

The 2025 Social Needs Assessment What We Heard Report is now available. This report provides in-depth findings from our public engagement opportunities that ran between March and September 2025. This report is intended to help guide decision makers at the City of Airdrie and in the community. These results will be foundational for future work that aims to address some of the concerns that residents raised.

Overall, residents appreciate Airdrie’s many strengths: our “small-town feel with big-city amenities,” caring residents and family-friendly culture; fantastic local businesses; great access to recreation, cultural events, and natural spaces; and our proximity to Calgary. These combine to create an Airdrie where people feel a sense of safety, community, belonging, and pride to call it home.

However, there are challenges that Airdrie faces:

  • Affordability, mental health, and youth well-being are some of the biggest issues that residents feel are having a negative impact on quality of life and social well-being in Airdrie.
  • Residents feel that we need more affordable housing, that there is a lack of healthcare and mental health services, and that we need more services and opportunities for our youth.
  • Long wait times and limited availability of social services in Airdrie act as barriers to residents looking for support.

In addition to these widespread issues and needs, equity-deserving groups in Airdrie often face additional challenges. These residents also experience discrimination and a lack of inclusive social programming and services which can leave them feeling unsafe. This is often compounded by a lack of information on what social services and programs are available and a need for improved communication in this area.

The biggest social issues and needs impacting the lives of those who call Airdrie home are large and complex challenges that will take time and collaborative efforts to address.

Completed Engagement Opportunities

The survey is now closed. Preliminary results are shared on this project page. Thank you for providing your input on social issues, needs, and services in Airdrie.

We worked with youth to understand their thoughts on social needs, issues, and services in Airdrie. Engagement opportunities included in-school activities, working with a youth-serving social service provider, and working with the Airdrie Board of Youth Affairs (ABYA).

Our Open House was held on May 21, 2025 to help ensure that survey results reflected residents' understanding and hear their input on whether anything was missed by the survey.

Thank you for connecting! From June 14-23, we were out at several coffee houses and venues around town to chat with residents at these kitchen-table-style informal conversations about social issues, needs, and strengths in Airdrie.

We worked with seniors to understand their thoughts on social needs, issues, and services in Airdrie.

We held targeted focus groups to dive deeper into the issues and needs of selected subpopulations: Indigenous residents, 2SLGBTQIA+ residents, residents living with one or more disabilities, and racialized residents and newcomers.