About Us
Youth Rise is a prevention-based youth organization based in Alberta focused on empowering youth from vulnerable communities to reach their full God-given potential.
We offer a variety of programs including drop-in centres, free sports, tutoring, job preparation, and spiritual enrichment. We are hyper local to neighbourhoods with high vulnerability factors for youth and establish presence in these communities to create engagement and transformation.
Our History
Our Youth Rise team saw the seemingly endless insurmountable obstacles that youth face and knew that we needed to be part of the solution. Our goal was simple: we wanted to create a community where youth could rise above their current circumstances.
In January of 2020, Youth Rise started relatively small with 3 staff and a handful of volunteers. Despite COVID-19 and all of its complexities, Youth Rise has continued to grow substantially. We currently have 5 full-time staff, a part-timer, seasonal staff and a team of over 40 amazing volunteers.
Our main Youth Centre is located in the Millbourne Community Life Centre in the community of Mill Woods in south Edmonton. Our centre includes a gymnasium, cafe, recording studio, video game room and a free clothing resource for students, designed with their dignity in mind.
We continue to see a growing need for our work and can’t wait to expand. We have replicated our model into North Edmonton, and our goal is to expand beyond our city when the time is right.
Youth Rise is a registered charity in Canada.
core Values
FOLLOW THE NEED.
We follow the need to vulnerable communities and ALL the youth that lives in them.
TEAM CULTURE.
We trust and believe the best about each other. We win and lose as a team. We celebrate wins and learn from losses.
COLLABORATION & PARTNERSHIP
We can’t do this alone. While we do play an important part, we out partnership with others to maximize our effectiveness to reach youth.
REMOVING BARRIERS.
We strive to even the odds by creating opportunities for youth.