Sunrise House administers several programs to help youth overcome challenges and succeed.
The family support program offers services and referrals to families in crisis and/or experiencing conflict.
The family support worker assists youth and their families by providing:
Safety concerns are assessed by the family support worker.
The overall goal of the program is to decrease the risk of youth homelessness by assisting the family in the building of healthy coping skills, positive communication, and resistance to crisis so that the youth can safely return home. Follow-up is also provided to the family.
For more information on this new program or if you feel your family can benefit from it Call Tamara at 780-539-3287 (shelter) or 587-202-1772 (cell) or email: familysupport@gpyess.ca
The Youth Navigator is an intensive outreach position that supports youth 15-24 with:
Goal: Is to help transition to and/or maintain independence successfully
The navigator is able to attend meetings and/or appointments with the youth to help them advocate for their needs and access supports.
For more information on this new program or if you feel you could use some supports call Suzanne at 587-202-3598 (cell), navigator@gpyess.ca, or add Sunrise Navigator on FB.
Sunrise House provides programming to increase access to life skills development, help youth with learning new skills and increase coping skills making them more resistant to crisis.
This program has several components:
Our goal is to build our youth up, provide them with tools and supports, and successfully prepare them for life beyond Sunrise House.