Youth Centres of Calgary Newsletter #30
Jane Wachowich, Founder & Executive Director
It’s been a busy time at YCC Youth Centres of Calgary with donors, staff and volunteers preparing holiday gift boxes for families, and supporting the kids who continue to arrive at our doors every day.The YCC Ogden and Forest Lawn centres offer a ‘third space’ for young people which is safe, supportive, independent of family and school settings, and where kids feel a sense of belonging with unconditional acceptance. It seems like every day we hear one of the kids at the centres declare “this feels like home” or “I don’t know what I’d do without you guys".
Through our work, we are reimagining what’s possible for hundreds of youth by offering them:
- Supports and activities they need to thrive in school and in the community,
- Stable access to adult mentors from all walks of life, helping them set and achieve their goals,
- A chance to discover their talents and find what inspires them,
- Reliable access to healthy meals enabling them to grow and thrive,
- The skills to break cycles of poverty,
- And for their families, access to resources that help them help their kids in essential ways.
Your time and generosity supports this vision of building a community in which all kids feel welcome, safe, and beloved.
For that, and for much more, I thank you.
Here’s to a joyous 2025!
With gratitude and love,
💚 Jane
