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Each year, young people in our community face new challenges and go through new experiences; they are constantly evolving and changing, and no two young people are exactly the same. As a youth-serving organization, the Calgary Youth Justice Society (CYJS) strives to ensure we are meeting the emerging and changing needs of young people as  Continue Reading »

  Hello everyone, it’s Danae (they/them) again! For all our classes with Coaches, this week was the first of our spring semester volunteer events. Our volunteer events are often a standout In the Lead memory for Young Leaders and Coaches alike, and it only takes a short time participating to understand why. A behind-the-scenes fact  Continue Reading »

  The last few years of my life have been extraordinarily transformative. As we all know, life happens, and we get dealt a hand—sometimes a crud hand. When this happens, you have two options, the first being to fold. The second is to play the hand as best you can, take the cards God or  Continue Reading »

Every semester, In the Lead supports young people in realizing their natural strengths. As our Young Leaders learn to recognize and utilize their unique abilities, many also grow confidence – in themselves, in their strengths, and in their communities. One of our Young Leaders from the Fall 2023 semester gave an incredible speech at our  Continue Reading »

Each semester, our Young Leaders participate in different activities to help them discover and strengthen their leadership skills. One of our personal favourite activities, and a favourite for many of our youth, is called: A Letter From my Future Self. In this activity, we ask our Young Leaders to imagine themselves in the distant future,  Continue Reading »

Volunteering doesn’t need to be a solo venture. It’s something you can do with your friends, your coworkers, or in the case of Jennifer and Lindsey, with your sibling! Jennifer and Lindsey are sisters who both volunteer as Coaches with our In the Lead program. They are dedicated, caring, and incredible individuals whose impact has  Continue Reading »

As we wind down our twelfth and final class, I eagerly share a reminder with my Jack James High School Young Leaders about Wrap Up the following week. A hand shoots up. “Danae, what exactly is Wrap Up?” My mind cycles through a variety of answers to sum up what the experience is like, but  Continue Reading »

For our super contributor Krista Moroz, giving is as simple as caring (so much) and building a relationship with a cause you care about. As the Manager of Community Partnerships at Enmax Krista makes a living supporting charities and causes around Calgary but her involvement with CYJS is more personal and goes way back. “A  Continue Reading »

Meet Elise – super donor, volunteer and mom extraordinaire! Choosing where and how to give can be a difficult task – that’s why we asked Elise to share about her choice to support CYJS. She says, “[For me], it really has to be something that I feel a personal connection with something that I think  Continue Reading »