Erin Forbes to lead Red Deer Homeless Foundation as Project Nexus nears phase one
The leadership change comes as the foundation works to complete the first phase of Project Nexus, a shelter space, and plans a spring 2027 fundraiser with community partners.
Erin Forbes, currently executive director of Dress for Success Central Alberta, will become CEO of the Red Deer Homeless Foundation, succeeding Darcy Mykytyshyn, who has led the organization since it was founded. Mykytyshyn's final day as CEO is Nov. 23, while Forbes will stay on at Dress for Success until Nov. 20; that organization has started searching for its own new leader.
Forbes said she is joining the foundation at a formative time and plans to focus on listening, building relationships across the community, and shaping an organization residents can be proud of. Foundation chairperson Matt Cassidy thanked Mykytyshyn for his service and said the organization's priority remains advancing Project Nexus alongside community partners.
Mykytyshyn will stay involved through the transition. He previously told rdnewsNOW that keeping pace with the foundation's ambitious timelines has been its biggest challenge, and that staff are working hard to complete phase one of Project Nexus, the shelter space component.
The leadership change follows the foundation's recent launch of a major fundraiser planned for spring 2027, held jointly with Dress for Success and the Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre.
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