Helping Kids Be All They Can Be
Helping children and youth reach their fullest potential
Our goal is to ensure children and youth are valued and supported members of the community with opportunities and resources to help them reach their fullest potential.
Our programs and initiatives for children and youth help them reach their full potential. We focus on:
United Way Focuses on
Learning
- Readiness to learn
- Graduating high school
Connectedness
- Empathy and positive relationships
Wellbeing
- Resilience, coping skills, self-worth and confidence
- Healthy decision making
The Issues – what we know
Here are some examples of the challenges individuals in KFL&A are facing. With your support, agencies and programs can work to address these issues:
- 7 out of 10 Canadian youth aged 12-17 have been bullied in the past year
- 3 in 10 parents and guardians cannot afford for their kids to participate in after-school programs and activities
- 33% of food bank users in Canada are children representing over 700,000 visits each month
- 61% of youth aged 12-24 accessed at least one mental health and/or substance use service in the last year
Your Impact
“Youth Diversion is full of supports that have had an amazing impact on my life. They gave me a support system where no issue was too small or big. Youth Diversion showed me all the directions I could take when I felt lost, but always let me choose the direction I would go. No matter how many times I fell down I always had people checking in on me and who never stopped believing. They gave me a push when I needed it and are constantly helping me to get where I want to be.”
Youth client, KAIROS Elementary School Substance Use and Addiction Services, Youth Diversion
children and youth were connected with a positive adult mentor
children received support to enable them to participate in after-school programming
nutritious snacks and meals were provided to students in JK-12 at schools throughout KFL&A