Mother’s Day milestone: Calgary agency marks 20 years supporting struggling young moms

This Mother’s Day marks a awesome milestone for an statement that makes a large quality for a batch of Calgary families.

The Highbanks Society is celebrating a agelong grounds of occurrence providing support for struggling young moms.

For nan past 20 years, Highbanks has offered lodging and a wide scope of programs for those moms and their kids.

“Highbanks supports pregnant aliases parenting younker betwixt nan ages of 16 and 24 who are fleeing situations of poverty, homelessness and violence,” Highbanks executive head Shannon Johansen said.

“All of our moms person a desire to dramatically alteration their lives and those of their children.”

Among nan young families presently surviving successful Highbanks lodging are Julia Gavin and her boy Jackson.

“Being a teen mom is reliable and Highbanks unit really make judge that we person everything we request to beryllium nan champion moms we tin beryllium for our kids,” Gavin said. “A batch of america ne'er really felt that benignant of warmth increasing up.”

Brooklyn Boisjoli moved into Highbanks lodging pinch her babe boy successful 2013.

“It was a really bully organization here,” Boisjoli said.

Boisjoli is still connected pinch Highbanks, helping to support nan young families presently progressive successful nan organization’s programs.

“We tally meditation and immoderate journaling,” Boisjoli said. “I cognize wherever they’re coming from – I cognize they’re tired, I cognize they’re busy, truthful I cognize really to really motivate them.”

Highbanks is now undergoing awesome renovations, arsenic it expands to meet increasing demand.

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“With nan authorities of nan economy, nan lodging situation and everything other that’s going on, nan request for these types of services is conscionable increasing,” Johansen said.

Highbanks is inviting each nan families nan agency has helped complete nan years to a large Mother’s Day ceremony and 20th day statement connected Saturday, May 11.

“It’s conscionable a really bully measurement to show that moms that are presently successful our programme that we judge successful you and we judge successful your journey” Johansen said.

Boisjoli is excited astir a caller shape successful her journey, now biking a batch arsenic she runs her ain business.

“I coach young moms and newcomers to Canada connected really to thrust safely successful nan travel of postulation aliases pinch children,” Boisjoli said.

Gavin said Highbanks is decidedly steering her toward a agleam future.

“My extremity has ever been to spell to university,” Gavin said. “Being present has made maine recognize that I want to spell into being a societal worker and helping different people.”