Programs & Services

Events & Programs

Youth Drop In

Rising Youth drop in sites are lead by program leaders organizing various activities with participants while promoting healthy lifestyles and life choices. Our city wide locations can be found on the program calendar.

Drop-In Calendar- May 2016

Location	Day	Time
Abbotsfield Recreation Centre 3010 199 Avenue	Tuesdays	6-9pm
Cardinal Leger Junior High School 8808 144 Avenue	Tuesdays	6-9pm
Clareview Recreation Centre Youth Lounge 3804 139 Avenue	Fridays	5:30-8:30pm
Edith Rogers School 8308 Mill Woods Road	Wednesdays	5:30-9pm
J. Percy Page High School 2702 Mill Woods Road	Fridays	6-8pm

Weekend Outings

Explore new activities during free monthly outings, such as: hiking, bowling, paintball, rock climbing, biking, swimming, skating

Active 8 Leadership Program

Become a leader in your community. Learn and have fun with peers and mentors and improve your communication, employment, leadership and teamwork skills.

Rising Youth Annual Basketball Tournament

Held at Central Lions Senior Centre at the end of the year. Youth from all our sites put teams together and compete in a 3 day tournament to win prizes and show their basketball talents to other Edmonton youth.

Skiing / Snowboarding at Snow Valley

Includes free ski lessons and snowboarding lessons for beginners from staff at Snow Valley. All participants get free transportation (2 pick-up locations to choose from).

Youth Poetry Slam

This event is hosted by The Breath in Poetry Collective held at the Citadel Theatre and Concordia University. This is a stage for young poets, writers, spoken word artists or anyone who wants a stage to rhyme.

Youth Volunteer Projects

Rising Youth provides meaningful team-based volunteer opportunities to youth between the ages of 12 and 18. Projects can range from volunteering in community events, festivals, neighbourhood beautification projects, etc. Projects are chosen by a Youth Steering Committee.