About legacy place society
Our Peace Officers, Fire Fighters, Emergency Medical Services, 911 Dispatch, Veterans and Military Personnel face frustrating and devastating situations on the work front and then find themselves working hard to find a balanced life perspective on the home front.
Legacy Place Society exists to build family resiliency and legacies to withstand the unique challenges faced by Law Enforcement, Emergency Medical / Fire Fighter Services, 911 Dispatchers, Veterans and Military Personnel. The very nature of daily work within these professions can create emotional and physical havoc and the vicarious trauma, ptsd, operational or occupational stress injuries and the psychological and physiological demands of the profession can become major stressors on the individual and their family.
Often what is faced as a family as they try to understand and be supportive during recovery while maintaining family stability is a wide variety of challenges. Legacy Place Society does not replace employee assistance programs or professional medical counsel.
What defines us is how our work is done as we act as a bridge of possibilities between the individual, their place of work and their families. Legacy Place Society is a registered charity that promotes a shared responsibility approach that encourages the individuals and their families to steer themselves through the everyday adversity, reframe the difficult realities of the profession and to encourage daily behaviors that are conducive to recharge and re-engage with themselves, their families and work place.
Our Mission
“Provide empathetic support that builds resiliency individually and within our First Responder and Military Families.”
Our Vision
That all First Responder and Military Personnel have user friendly access to resources to build resiliency and reduce the stigma of mental health concerns as an individual and/or as a family.
Our Values
FAMILY
EMPATHY
CONFIDENTIALITY
COLLABORATION
DIVERSITY
INTEGRITY
Who Do We Help?
Legacy Place Society exists to build family resiliency and legacies to withstand the unique challenges faced by Law Enforcement, Peace Officers, Emergency Medical and Fire Fighter Services, 911 Dispatchers, Veterans and Military Personnel.
This includes but is not limited to: Police, RCMP, Sheriffs, Peace Officers, Border Patrol, Fish and Wildlife Officers, EMS, Firefighters, Ambulance, Paramedics, Correctional Officers, Veterans, 911 Dispatchers, Law Enforcement Agents, Military Personnel, and their immediate family members.
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A Message from our Board Chair
I am privileged to be elected to the role of Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Legacy Place Society in 2026. Having served previously as a Board Member at large, and then as the Vice-Chair of the Board, I have witnessed how the hard work of the Staff, Volunteers and Board of Directors has improved many lives within our First Responder “Family”. Many commendations, calls, and letters of thanks from these grateful beneficiaries tell the Legacy Place story far better than I can. Legacy Place Society has been in operation for nearly 30 years. In that time, we have helped many thousands of First Responders who were in need or at risk. For that, I thank our Past Chairman, Mr. Ken C.L. King and his team for their tireless dedication to the organization.
Our past accomplishments, however commendable they are, do not serve or protect members of our Family who will experience upcoming difficulties as a result of job-related stress and injuries. Only our reputation as a non-judgmental, safe, and ever-present friend persists as a lighthouse that our First Responder Family can use to navigate toward a safe harbour of greater resilience and endurance. We hope they see our light and can find that safe harbour. So we must continue our efforts.
The risks of injury to our Family and the burdens that may sink them are growing. So, our light must become brighter and more visible, and our harbour more easily reached. We aim to serve all of Alberta. We do reach most of it much of the time. Yet, our resources are insufficient to reach everyone, all the time. We must do more.
In 2026, we intend to strengthen our Board, reinforce our Staff and Volunteer corps, keep our partnerships with first responders, healthcare, and allied agencies strong, and grow our many sources of funding. I look forward to the challenge and invite anyone who seeks to improve the life of a First Responder at risk to offer us your help.
With Love and Respect
(former Registered Emergency Paramedic)
Our Ethics Policy
Legacy Place Society is an organization formed to provide our members with shared knowledge and resources based on best practices and research available from a myriad of confirmed resources. This website serves as a vehicle to share this information. It is not the intent of our Collaborative to operate for the benefit of private interests, to sponsor or endorse ANY specific agency, vendor, manufacturer or product. Nor is it our intent to support or endorse any political candidate or campaign for elected public office.
