Youth Agency Collaboration
Youth in Edmonton are facing higher levels of crisis and trauma, as well as housing instability. To provide better support to this age group (15-25), the Youth Agency Collaboration was formed in 2017 and now have a group of 27 youth serving agencies working together with one mission: create communities of care throughout Edmonton that will ensure young people have solid, holistic foundations upon which they can build the future of their choice. The Youth Agency Collaboration is dedicated to providing comprehensive supports round-the-clock while driving meaningful collaboration between stakeholders.
The Youth Agency Collaboration sees a future where young people in Edmonton can have a future of their choosing by having a solid, holistic foundation to build upon. Our collaboration prides itself on having strong diversity in terms of being intercultural, inclusive of 2SLGBTQIA+ young people, including youth serving organizations which work in preventative and crisis services, and working with Indigenous partners to include ceremony as a foundational component of our ongoing process.
Partner organizations:
Africa Centre
African Canadian Civic Engagement Council
Alta Care Resources
Boys & Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters of Edmonton & Area
Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society
Boyle Street Community Services
Chimo YRC (Youth Retreat Centre)
C-5 North-East Community Hub/Ubuntu
Edmonton John Howard Society
Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers
The Family Centre
Family Futures Resource Network
iHuman Youth Society
Inner City Youth Edmonton
Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women
fYreFly Institute
Islamic Family Social Services Association
Multicultural Health Brokers
NiGiNan Housing Ventures
REACH Edmonton: Council for Safe Communities
SkillCity Institute
Tegler Youth Centre – Hope Mission
Terra Centre
Old Strathcona Youth Society
Pride Centre of Edmonton
Youth Empowerment and Support Services
YMCA Northern Alberta