On any given night in Calgary, more than 270 youth experience homelessness. That is a cold hard fact. For the individuals experiencing this reality, it can be overwhelming.
Shelter
We provide temporary shelter to youth on a drop-in basis.
Housing
We provide specialized housing for LGBTQ2S+ youth who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of it.
Housing
Young people at risk of or involved in sexual exploitation get help in this residential program. You get a safe place to stay and help regain your future.
Housing
Housing
Indigenous youth experiencing homelessness can find housing, healing and community in this program.
Housing
This harm-reduction program offers housing for homeless youth and help moving toward self-sufficiency. We aim to house you in the community of your choice and provide financial assistance and intensive case management.
Housing
The Orion is a 5-story apartment building in partnership with Home Space that provides affordable transitional housing for youth exiting homelessness.
Housing
Young women facing life on the street can find long-term housing and comprehensive support.
Housing
When it’s time to leave foster care or a group home, we’ll help you find a place to live, a job and community support.
Outreach
Fusion helps vulnerable youth and their families/natural supports build relationship skills and improve family functioning. We come to you to help with conflict resolution, advocacy as well as employment and education support.
Outreach
Our outreach workers help youth end their experience of homelessness. We work to improve your safety and well-being by building relationships and reconnecting with family.
Outreach
We offer group sessions and one-on-one support for youth who are being treated for mental health issues and/or addictions through Alberta Health Services.
Outreach
The Iiyika’kimaat program provides Indigenous youth, aged 12-21 years, an opportunity to reach their full potential through culturally-relevant and leadership-specific components and activities.
Youth were supported out of homelessness
Of Indigenous youth experiencing homelessness felt Home Fire gave them a chance to heal
Times youth were diverted from shelter and experiencing homelessness
Of Avenue 15 youth report that the program helped them get the thing they needed most (food, shelter, family work)
Children and youth stayed in a Trellis foster home or group home
No one should have to experience homelessness. And while experiencing can be overwhelming for anyone it is particularly challenging for youth.
We use the phrase "experiencing homelessness" to include a range of precarious living arrangements beyond living on the streets. These include living in hostels or squatting, couch surfing or staying in an overcrowded or unsafe living situation. Youth experiencing homelessness could also be living with parents or relatives but be at risk of eviction.
Youth facing homelessness have a bigger challenge than adults in the same situation. That’s because youth, especially those younger than 18, typically don’t have the skills and experience to live independently. This means that any attempt to end their experience of homelessness has to give them not just a place to rest their head but also the chance to find their feet with life skills that promote self-sufficiency.