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Empowering BIPOC Canadians, Newcomers, and Immigrant Children, Youth and Families

EVENTS AND HIGHLIGHTS

Welcome

EL Shama Cares Foundation is a community-rooted nonprofit organization dedicated to alleviating poverty within BIPOC communities through mental health, self-development, and intentionally tailored wrap-around support.

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We work alongside youth, newcomers, families, and individuals who are low-income, marginalized, living in underserved communities, or experiencing systemic and economic barriers that limit their ability to thrive.

 

Our work extends beyond traditional social services because we recognize that poverty is interconnected. Housing instability, mental health, educational disruption, unemployment, limited skills, and social isolation can reinforce one another and make it difficult for individuals and families to move forward.

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Through our programs and partnerships, we provide housing stabilization and supportive housing pathways, newcomer support, mental health access, education and second-entry opportunities, employment and upskilling programs, mentorship, life-skills development, leadership, and community engagement.

WHAT WE DO

Stability & Wellness

  • Housing & Stability

  • Mental Wellness

  • Beyond the Cycle

  • Family Resource Centre

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Learning & Development

  • On the Road

  • PRE-Future Ready

  • Youth Leadership

  • Youth United Against Hate

  • Environmental Leadership

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Opportunity & Economic Mobility

  • Youth Employment Hub

  • Future Ready

  • Newcomer Pathways

  • Inclusive Employment

Our Vision

Who We Are

We Don't Just Respond to Poverty. We Address the Barriers That Sustain It.

 

Welcome to EL Shama Cares Foundation, a Christian-based, community-rooted organization committed to alleviating poverty within BIPOC communities through mental health, self-development, and intentionally tailored wrap-around support.

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We believe that poverty is rarely caused by a single barrier. Housing instability can affect mental health. Mental health can affect education. Educational disruption can limit employment opportunities. Limited employment can affect income, housing, and long-term stability. Our work addresses these barriers together.

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Our mission is to help individuals and families move from instability to stability, from stability to opportunity, and from opportunity to independence.

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We serve youth, newcomers, families, and individuals experiencing systemic, social, economic, and personal barriers. Our supports may include housing stabilization and supportive housing, affordable housing pathways, mental health access, education and second-entry programs, employment and upskilling, mentorship, life-skills development, settlement support, and leadership development.

THE BIGGER STRATEGIC IDEA

Visualizing our innovative and intentional programs and pathways aimed at providing youth and newcomers with a sense of stability and dignity. Our designs create opportunities and pave the way for independence, ensuring a brighter tomorrow for all. Experience a community where everyone has the chance to thrive.

Land Acknowledgement

El Shama Cares Foundation acknowledges with deep respect that we live, work, and serve on Treaty 6 Territory, the traditional and ancestral lands of many First Nations, including the Cree, Saulteaux, Nakota Sioux, Blackfoot, and Dene peoples, as well as the Métis Nation of Alberta. 

We honour the enduring presence of Indigenous peoples on this land, past, present, and future, and we recognize their ongoing contributions to our communities and our collective well-being.

As an organization dedicated to healing, empowerment, and care, we acknowledge that true reconciliation begins with listening, learning, and building authentic relationships rooted in respect and understanding.

We commit ourselves to walking alongside Indigenous communities in the spirit of partnership, fostering pathways of equity, healing, and shared responsibility for the generations to come.

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