If you provide guidance to youth who are on their own, who've received children's services status, or who've been in care, explore these government and community resources.
The following links provide resources for youth counsellors, educators, and others who may be providing guidance to youth transitioning to career, learning, and work.
Government of Alberta
Youth: Transition to a Career and Independence—information to support youth transitioning out of government care
Alberta Supports—employment, training programs, and financial assistance
Child Sexual Exploitation—information and resources
Young Workers—employment standards and health and safety information
Office of the Child and Youth Advocate of Alberta—representing the rights, interests, and viewpoints of Alberta children and youth receiving intervention services or involved with the youth criminal justice system
Find a Shelter—18 and older; provincewide directory
Community, municipal, and national
Action Coalition on Human Trafficking in Alberta—ACT—services for victims, including child and youth prostitution, public awareness, and training for service providers
Alberta Food Banks Network—food bank locations provincewide
Boys and Girls Clubs in Alberta—provincewide directory of programs
Calgary Youth Programs—information for programs and services
Canadian Mental Health Association Alberta Division—for resources and a local branch directory
Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation (CEASE)—support, counselling, and recovery for victims of sexual exploitation, including child and youth prostitution
Edmonton 211 Resource Lists: Resources for Youth and Young Adults at Risk—contact information for programs and services
John Howard Society of Alberta Directory—programs for Alberta youth with a crime prevention focus
McMan Youth, Family and Community Services Association—social service programs provincewide
NPower Canada—a charitable organization that helps underserved young adults find digital careers
Youth Employment Centre (Calgary)—free career and employment services to youth ages 15 - 24
For additional resources in your community
call 2-1-1
visit InformAlberta
Publications
Child Welfare—introduction to the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act