Hilary Chapple

I really enjoy community engagement and collaboration with community agencies and non-profits to enhance the quality of life for our homeless, folks living in poverty, and the LGBTQ2S+ community.

Since 2018, I have been part of the Women's National Housing and Homelessness Network. This year, I have been invited to join the Network as a Director on the Board. In this role, I bring the voice of lived experience to the Board and I am very proud of this work.

Previously, I have designed a Training Plan for service providers explaining that diversity and inclusion must be present for our LGBTQ2S+ homeless. I am passionate about this and it is so needed. The idea came after seeing a need with my own experience living in a homeless shelter and identifying as a queer woman.

I was also an active member of the Disability Action Hall in Calgary, which closed in February of 2026 due to a loss of funding. After 28 years of advocacy, community, and disability pride, the Action Hall is no longer operating. This is a huge loss to the disabled community in Alberta. I hope to see funding again in the future.

Also, it should be noted that I do not hold a Doctorate in Social Work, Philosophy or any other degree. But what I do have is my Lived Experience of Homelessness and I identify as a queer woman. I am ready to work for the LGBTQ2S+ homeless community. This is not about me earning huge dollars, it about helping this specific community with all agencies who work for their betterment.

I have been part of the Aging in the Right Place Partnership for over 6 years and it has been my passion for and this community is worth my time, hard work, and my desire to see lives get better. ️‍

Thank You.