Through programs, services and experiences, YMCA Calgary serves as a community hub where people can learn new skills, participate in healthy activities and meet new people. We are the connector that enables people to create their own community to continue to belong, grow, thrive and lead.
New Free Wellness Courses by CMHA x YMCA
Together, YMCA Calgary and Canadian Mental Health Association Calgary's Recovery College are dedicated to expanding accessible mental health education opportunities in our community.
This series of four courses offered at Saddletowne YMCA is designed to empower and educate using an educational based approach. The pilot program aims to help people recognize and develop their own resourcefulness and awareness, in order to become experts in their own recovery and wellness.
Recovery College is for anyone. You are not required to have a referral, diagnosis, previous experience, or be a YMCA or CMHA Calgary client to participate.
Planet Youth
Planet Youth Calgary is a local, long-term approach to creating supportive environments where youth can thrive within their communities. This is a collaborative investment between YMCA Calgary, United Way of Calgary and Area, Trellis Society, and Miskanawah that will have a positive impact on individual mental health and overall community well-being. Our data-driven methodology, based on the Icelandic Prevention Model, helps establish safe spaces where young people feel a sense of purpose. We want youth to have access to places where they can nurture meaningful connections with peers, family, and other supportive adults.
Calgary is the first city in Western Canada to launch the model, and the first city in Canada to imbed an Indigenous Parallel, recognizing and honouring both Indigenous and Western ways of knowing, being, and doing.