Contact: Michelle Gallucci, Director of Advancement and Communications
Email: mgallucci@lfsfamily.ca
Phone: 403-327-5724
Service Location:
1107 – 2 Ave. A  North, Lethbridge, AB 
Office Hours:
8:30 AM—4:30PM, Monday—Friday
Closed Statutory holidays

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Newcomer Girls Group

A 15 year old LFS client told us, “Confidence and speaking up is frowned upon for girls in many cultures, so they tend to be shy. Girls need to be able to express themselves. They need to be confident... especially if they’re new.”

Alberta has the fourth highest number of newcomer youth in the country, and for so many of these youth, settling into a new place comes with significant challenges that can become long-term, especially for our newcomer girls.

With limited time to learn English, exist in a culture very different from their own, and gain the skills necessary for employment, newcomer youth are more vulnerable to social isolation, poverty, depression and anxiety, dropping out of high school, unemployment and ongoing challenges to integration.

It is crucial that these youth develop confidence and a positive sense of identity.

Our Girls Group program aims to help prepare newcomer females, 10-18 years old, to be active members of their communities and society as a whole by:
In spaces they feel safe, nurtured, and mentored, our free program for newcomer female youth will run 1:00 pm-4:00 pm every Friday afternoon, with preregistration available and drop-ins welcome.

Fundraising Goal: $10,000
Who will you help? 25 Newcomer girls ages 10-18

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Located on the traditional lands of the Blackfoot Confederacy, Lethbridge Family Services is committed to honouring the land from a place of knowing. We honour the Niitsítapi as both the traditional and current Land Keepers of this area, and we welcome all First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people who call Blackfoot territory their home. Lethbridge is part of Treaty 7 Territory and is home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III.

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