United Conservatives are increasing funding for eight child and youth advocacy centres by $330,000 to better address the rising caseloads of children and youth experiencing abuse in Alberta. This brings the total amount of money invested in these centres in 2025 to $3.7 million.
The Caribou Child and Youth Centre in Grande Prairie will be receiving over $10,000 as part of this targeted investment. This organization serves children and youth who have experienced or witnessed sexual, physical, or psychological abuse, exploitation, or neglect.
“I want to thank the staff at the Caribou Child and Youth Centre for they work they do here in Grande Prairie. They give the children and families victimized by abuse the ability to move forward and build lives that are not defined by their past trauma, which is a chance every Albertan deserves.” Nolan Dyck, MLA for Grande Prairie.
Child and youth advocacy centres bring together law enforcement agencies and community partners in a child-friendly environment to provide services such as mental health, medical, and legal supports to children and youth who experience physical, emotional, or sexual abuse and/or neglect.
There are eight provincially funded centres located throughout Alberta, including Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Edmonton, Lloydminster, Red Deer, Calgary, Lethbridge, and Medicine Hat.