For vulnerable youth, the difference between trouble and triumph is a community that cares. We connect adult volunteers with young people who need support, in some cases because they have been in conflict with the law. Our approach is strength focused, seeing beyond what’s wrong to nurture what’s strong.
Every young person has the potential to meaningfully impact our community. Every day, Calgary Youth Justice Society sees young people gain confidence and hope for a brighter future when their strengths are recognized and invested in.
Since 1996 the Calgary Youth Justice Society has helped youth find what is strong in their lives through programs proven to build resilience, reduce risk and nurture community connections.
Where others might see deficits and risk, we see strengths and possibility. Watch these three amazing young people talk about how they found their way, and find out how you can help people just like them to do the same.
With respect, gratitude, and accountability, Calgary Youth Justice Society acknowledges the traditional lands of the Blackfoot Confederacy which includes the Siksika, Kainai, Piikani Nations, the Îyârhe Nakoda Nation, Tsuut’ina Nation, the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3 and we honour all people who make their homes in the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta. We see and celebrate the many strengths of Indigenous people and commit to reflect upon and change our ways of knowing, being, and doing so that we can truly work towards reconciliation in a meaningful way.
