Enhancing the rights & wellbeing of youths from all communities & backgrounds
Alberta Community Togetherness Society
About Us
Alberta Community Togetherness Society, ACTS for short, is a non-profit organization that seeks to support Alberta youths by improving their socio-economic status and health outcomes through empowerment, advocacy, mental health and addiction support.
Mandate
To reduce barriers to accessing mental health and addiction support and provide integrated solutions & support to youths and their families. Our focus is on Indigenous, ethnocultural, marginalized, and low-income members of the community that face numerous inequalities of access to support in their communities. ACTS seeks to provide youths with life skills support, addiction and mental illness treatment, academic support, respite care and crisis counselling, as well as addressing any other social problems they may be experiencing.
Vision
Building a thriving community where no one is left behind. A community where the family structure is valued and each member can be supported to realize their fullest potential, engage in healing and wellness supports, cope with daily stresses, and meaningfully contribute to their communities.
Mission
To provide, promote and facilitate responsive, community-based mental health and addiction support services and interventions for youths from racialized, ethnocultural, and low-income backgrounds experiencing mental illness and addiction challenges. Fostering collaborative and person-centred care, reducing barriers and providing solutions for building an equitable, integrated, and socially cohesive society.
Core Values
Our seven Core Values are:
- Preserving Dignity
- Cultural Humility
- Inclusion
- Transparency
- Community
- Health & Wellness
- Efficiency
These are at the heart of everything we do.
Nutrition & Fitness
At ACTS, we believe that nutrition and exercise play a key role in the optimization of wellness. There are a lot of benefits from exercise and good nutrition, and these include improving your mood, weight management and reducing susceptibility to certain illnesses. Paying attention to nutrition and fitness improves quality of life, and at ACTS, we believe that communities need to have access to such support and this approach is another way of managing stress, curtailing boredom and improving relationships. Our in-house nutrition & fitness specialist is ready to provide this support, including facilitating community exercise groups.
Join the Movement
If you are self-driven, passionate about serving the community and committed to making a positive difference in people’s lives, we would like to hear from you. We have great opportunities for you to join a team that is dedicated to serving and supporting our youths and their families.
