Caribou Child & Youth Centre

09/12/2025

We would like to send a big thank you to our local stitch club for donating a beatiful assortment of handmade knitted items.

09/08/2025

International FASD Awareness Day Event
September 9, 2025
Elks Hall 10806 106 St.
9 a.m. – Official Proclamation
10 to 11 a.m. – FASD Awareness & Scavenger Hunt
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Community Resource Expo

**Please note that the Pancake Breakfast has been cancelled**

08/29/2025

Thank You, Run Wild!

We are so grateful to Leading Edge Physiotherapy RunWild for choosing the Caribou Child & Youth Centre as one of this year’s fund recipients!

Events like Run Wild do so much more than bring our community together, they make a real difference for children, youth, and families in Grande Prairie and the surrounding region. With this support, we can continue to provide a safe space, specialized services, and healing supports for those impacted by child abuse.

Thank you to the organizers, volunteers, and participants who make Run Wild such an inspiring event. Your steps help create brighter futures. 🐾✨

Learn more about Run Wild here: www.runwild.ca/home

08/28/2025

💛 The impact keeps growing! 💛

This morning at 7am, we hit our first $25,000 match thanks to the incredible generosity of the Mosborough Busy Busy Lions Club 🙌

And the good news doesn’t stop there… Thanks to the generosity of the Green Capes LC, every gift will continue to be matched dollar-for-dollar up to an additional $25,000 today only!

That means your donation can go twice as far in helping Canadians with disabilities gain the independence and partnership of a Dog Guide. 🐾

We’re so grateful for this community’s support—let’s keep the momentum going!

👉 Donate now and double your impact: https://events.dogguides.com/event/difference/home

08/28/2025

The Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides is in urgent need of donations as the shortfall could potentially put their training program in jeopardy. If they cannot secure the remaining funds, they may have to shut down their training program.

For today only, the Mosborough Busy Busy Lions Club will be matching all donations. The Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides sends out instant Donation tax receipts for anyone who donates over $20.

Our Facility Dogs Sky & Pluto Need Your Help

At the Caribou Child & Youth Centre, we are incredibly fortunate to have Sky and Pluto, our two amazing facility dogs, who bring comfort, healing, and strength to children and families every single day.

But here’s the truth: without the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides LFCDG Sky and LFCDG Pluto wouldn’t be here. The Lions Foundation is the reason dogs like them are trained and ready to serve our community.

The Lions Foundation is facing a $20 million shortfall that has already paused construction of Canada’s largest Dog Guide training school. Without urgent support, this project could stop forever, putting at risk not only future Dog Guide teams, but also the ability to keep existing programs strong.

They have launched the most urgent fundraising campaign in their history, with a goal of raising $5 million from the public to get back on track.

Here’s how you can help right now:
• Share the campaign with your friends, family, and networks
• Start a peer-to-peer fundraiser or organize an event: events.dogguides.com/event/difference/home
• Re-share posts to spread the word
• Make a donation if you can: www.dogguides.com

This is a make-or-break moment. Our dogs are ready to work. But without the Lions Foundation, the future of Sky, Pluto, and programs like ours is at risk.

08/26/2025

Happy National Dog Day!

Today, we celebrate two of our most special team members, our facility dogs LFCDG Pluto and LFCDG Sky.

Every day, these incredible dogs bring comfort, calm, and courage to children, youth, and families who come through the doors of the Caribou Child & Youth Centre. Whether it’s sitting quietly beside a child during a difficult conversation, helping someone feel safe in court, or simply offering unconditional love, Pluto and Sky remind us that healing can come in many forms even with four paws and a wagging tail.

We are so grateful to the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides for making it possible for Caribou to have these amazing partners in our work.

Join us in celebrating Pluto and Sky today by sharing your appreciation in the comments below!

08/26/2025

Our Facility Dogs Sky & Pluto Need Your Help

At the Caribou Child & Youth Centre, we are incredibly fortunate to have Sky and Pluto, our two amazing facility dogs, who bring comfort, healing, and strength to children and families every single day.

But here’s the truth: without the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides LFCDG Sky and LFCDG Pluto wouldn’t be here. The Lions Foundation is the reason dogs like them are trained and ready to serve our community.

The Lions Foundation is facing a $20 million shortfall that has already paused construction of Canada’s largest Dog Guide training school. Without urgent support, this project could stop forever, putting at risk not only future Dog Guide teams, but also the ability to keep existing programs strong.

They have launched the most urgent fundraising campaign in their history, with a goal of raising $5 million from the public to get back on track.

Here’s how you can help right now:
• Share the campaign with your friends, family, and networks
• Start a peer-to-peer fundraiser or organize an event: events.dogguides.com/event/difference/home
• Re-share posts to spread the word
• Make a donation if you can: www.dogguides.com

This is a make-or-break moment. Our dogs are ready to work. But without the Lions Foundation, the future of Sky, Pluto, and programs like ours is at risk.

08/21/2025

The Caribou Child and Youth Centre is said to be getting a 10 per cent funding increase from the provincial government. It announced today that funding for all eight Child Advocacy and Child and Youth Advocacy Centres in Alberta will see an increase, totalling $3.7 in 2025.

Read more: www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=93793D3154538-BBB8-272A-1F9E30060F09BE55

Photo: Facility dogs LFCDG Sky and LFCDG Pluto, Caribou Child & Youth Centre

08/18/2025

A huge thank you to a dedicated member of the Rotary Sunrise Club’s Interact program, for choosing the Caribou Centre as the recipient of half of their scholarship earnings!

As part of their scholarship, students were asked to donate a portion to a charity of their choice and we’re honored that the Caribou Centre was selected. Your generosity helps us continue creating safe, inclusive, and empowering spaces for youth in our community.

Let’s celebrate this inspiring act of kindness and leadership!

Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides

08/01/2025

We’re Closed Monday, August 4th

Just a reminder that we’ll be closed for the long weekend, we hope you take this time to rest, recharge, and enjoy the sunshine!

If you or someone you know is in crisis, help is available:
- Call 911
- Alberta OneLine: 1-866-403-8000
- Mental Health Helpline: 1-877-303-2642

Take care of yourselves and each other.

07/30/2025

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons | July 30
“Human Trafficking is Organized Crime – End the Exploitation”

Human trafficking is not random, it’s a calculated, organized crime that exploits the most vulnerable. From forced labor to sexual exploitation, millions are trapped in modern slavery, often hidden in plain sight.

Traffickers operate like criminal enterprises using violence, deception, and digital tools to recruit, control, and profit.

But we can fight back: by raising awareness, strengthening laws, supporting survivors, and disrupting criminal networks.

Let’s break the cycle.
Speak up.
Support victims.
End the exploitation.

Learn more and take action with UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/blueheart/