Come as you are
Need someone right now?
Call or text 988 — any hour, any day. Or text CONNECT to 686868 to reach Kids Help Phone. In an emergency, call 911.
Growing up is a lot. Our youth connections are about the stuff nobody really likes to talk about — how to name what you’re feeling, what actually helps when it’s too much, and who to go to when it is.
They’re free. There are snacks. You can bring a friend!
The sessions
Naming It
Words for the weird stuff in your head, and why naming it turns the volume down.
Riding the Wave
What actually works when it’s a lot. Build your own list of things that help.
Who’s In My Corner
Figuring out your people, and how to start a hard conversation with one of them.
Belonging and Being Known
Being fully yourself, culture and all. Finding places where you don’t have to translate.
Hard Conversations
When your friend isn’t okay. How to show up for them without carrying it alone.
Bouncing Forward
What’s already got you through, and building a week with something in it.
If things feel heavy right now
You don’t need the right words, and it doesn’t have to be bad enough. “I haven’t felt right lately” is a complete sentence and a complete reason.
Call or text 988 any hour. Text CONNECT to 686868 for Kids Help Phone — texting counts, and it’s often easier.
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EmpowerLink Connect is delivered by C.L. Whole You Foundation Inc. and funded by the Government of Alberta, Ministry of Children and Family Services.
