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Children and Youth

United Way is giving children and youth the support they need to get a great start in life, do well in school, and reach their full potential.

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Helping Kids from the Start

United Way ensures children and youth get the right start, from early learning experiences to finishing high school, setting them on a path to a bright future.

Through collaborations with schools in the Alberta Capital Region and associations with multiple service agencies and community hubs, we address diverse needs, ensuring every young individual gets the assistance they require. You can contribute to giving young people the opportunity to face challenges head-on and embrace the value of education.

United Way allies with 28 local organizations and programs, aiming to guide children through their educational journey, empowering them to unlock their utmost potential. Together, we pave the way for their success.

In 2022, 5,430 families received early learning and parenting supports, 29,674 students participated in healthy development programs, and 4,777 children participated in nurturing after-school programs.

United Way Initiatives

Our programs provide children and youth with increased confidence, self-esteem, and improved problem-solving and coping skills as well as increased concentration and mental preparedness for school and improved academic outcomes.

All in for Youth

focuses on getting children and youth successfully through their education years and on to high school completion with wraparound supports.

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Make Your Mark

provides a chance for students to learn about the challenges individuals and families face when living in poverty and how to be agents of change.

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Period Promise

is a multi-faceted approach to address period poverty and reduce stigma in our communities and schools.

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Give Your Time

United Way supporters show the true power of community, rallying together to help vulnerable neighbours.

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Make Your Mark

Empowering youth to tackle local issues through leadership, teamwork, and community action.

All in for Youth

Helping vulnerable youth stay in school, graduate, and build brighter futures through wraparound support.

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15132 Stony Plain Road Edmonton, AB T5P 3Y3

United Way’s Commitment to Reconciliation

We are all Treaty people. United Way acknowledges our connection to one another, here on Treaty 6 Territory and Métis Nation of Alberta North Saskatchewan River Territory. The diverse Indigenous Peoples of this land include the nêhiyawak, Blackfoot, Dene, Anishinaabe, Nakota Sioux, Inuit, and Métis. Many of our staff are settlers living and working in this Territory. We all have a responsibility to uphold the spirit and intent of the original treaties and build relationships, trust, and understanding. We are grateful for the resources, knowledge, and culture Indigenous people share with us as we walk the path towards reconciliation together. We honour and respect Indigenous contributions supporting our work to ensure no one in our community is left behind.

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