CACAC’s Climbing Tree Mentorship Program hosts first youth conference for teen girls

“I felt safe here, and got to hear other women’s stories,” said one attendee.

“I felt a strong sense of community while I was here, and feel more validated for my feelings,” added another attendee.

Nicole Jones is the Program Coordinator for the Climbing Tree Mentorship Program, and says this inaugural conference was important for these girls.

“The Climb was an opportunity to provide a group of high school girls from our community with advice, information, and coping strategies for when life becomes a challenge,” she explained. “We put faces to some of the help that is available to these young people and showed them real-life examples of women who have overcome adversity and reached a place of personal success and peace. I hope that the interactions that took place yesterday were as meaningful for our attendees as they were for The Climb team.”

Nicole Jones, Program Coordinator for the Climbing Tree Mentorship Program. (Supplied)

The Climbing Tree Mentorship Program is said to be one of the first of its kind. It is a program built for resiliency; for positive change and impacts; for local youth.

Through age appropriate, health promoting activities, the organization says we can significantly improve the odds that a child will recover from the abuse they have experienced.

The overall goal of the CTMP with volunteer mentors (currently offered to youths who have been supported by the CACAC), is to improve mental health, life skills and overall happiness of the youths to realize their full potential.

You can learn more about the program and becoming a mentor by visiting: https://www.centralalbertacac.ca/climbing-tree-mentorship-program/

Officials say the Climbing Tree Mentorship Program was made possible by funding from the RBC Foundation.

by rdnewsNOW Staff

CACAC’s Climbing Tree Mentorship Program hosts first youth conference for teen girls

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