celebrating a year of impact

Your support has changed the lives of hundreds of students and program participants this year - thank you for the difference you’ve made! We’re celebrating the Year of Impact we’ve had together.

Impact Society is a pioneer in developing and delivering evidence-based, social-emotional learning tools. During the past two years, we have been focussing on expanding and enhancing our programs to meet the challenges that youth are facing.

2021 continued to be a challenge with the ongoing global pandemic and the effects are troubling: According to the latest statistics provided by Alberta Health Services (AHS), the number of kids 18 and under visiting the Alberta Children's Hospital ER for mental health concerns has swelled by nearly 38% between January and September of 2021. We have heard from many educators as to how they are seeing their students struggling socially, emotionally, and physically.

More than ever now is the time to rise to the needs of youth and provide the tools and support needed to live a flourishing life. Your support helps fuel our vision to enhance and create new experiential learning experiences as a part of our suite of programs, and to expand our reach to impact 100,000 youth in our nation over the next 4 years.

Thank you for joining us on this journey! If you are interested in becoming more involved with Impact Society’s mission to support Canadian youth, click the button below.

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Shane Jones - Educator and Heroes Facilitator

thanks to your support, 4,274 new heroes were trained in 2021

3,294 participants
294 participants
55 participants

Hear their stories

our important work is all made possible because of the generosity of our various sponsors and partners; check out the initiatives that came about because of our caring donor community.

check out our major donors

looking ahead

2022

heroes 2 redevelopment

Heroes 2 uses the foundations taught in Heroes to build leadership skills and teaches youth how to live from their strengths while giving back to their community. This program will be re-written, informed by relevant research and knowledge of psychology and education experts.
summer internship program

Impact Society is seeking to hire passionate university students to gain experience in this unique phase of the organization. The Greenhouse is Impact Society’s unique and competitive internship program that offers students a chance to gain paid work experience, receive mentorship from our leadership team, and undergo a personal development journey curated by our program development team.

2023

heroes are warriors mentorship program

This program will equip Indigenous youth and community mentors with evidence-based mental health tools and support, as well as career development training for long-term success.
canadian provincial expansion

Our focus will be on stewarding relationships with Alberta and New Brunswick governments, as well as cultivating partnerships with governments in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Ontario.
teacher support network - facilitators hub 2.0

The second iteration of the Facilitator’s Hub will include educational resources and program-specific supports for facilitators teaching all Impact Society programs.