For vulnerable youth, the difference between trouble and triumph is a community of caring adults who see the good in them. We connect adult volunteers with young people who need support, including those who have been in conflict with the law and who have multiple barriers and limited access to resources.
Thanks to community support and through volunteers in our proven In The Lead and Youth Justice Committee programs, our impact is young people who feel valued and supported to make positive change; we see beyond what’s wrong to nurture what is strong.
In the Lead Coaches help young people transform their views of themselves, their communities and their futures.
Youth Justice Committee volunteers help young people move through and past a minor offence by holding them accountable without holding them back.
Volunteers play an important role at Calgary Youth Justice Society through their gifts of time, energy and talent.
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, Districts 5 & 6, 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.
