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YOUCAN Youth Services
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Our Support. Their Success.

YOUCAN Youth Services is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to helping young people out of harm's way and onto a path of economic independence.

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YOUCAN Comedy Nights is back!

YOUCAN Comedy Nights is back for its 16th year. Join us March 9-11 and 16-18, 2026 for an unforgettable night of laughs, community, and support for youth building brighter futures.

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Together, We’re Building Hope

Help make a difference to the lives of Edmonton's most vulnerable youth by supporting the transformation of our new 16,000 sq ft. Youth Empowerment Centre. With your partnership, we can create a space where youth will feel empowered to learn, grow and hope and to open doors to brighter futures. You can help make this vision a reality.  Visit the Building Hope page to be the reason a young person sees a hopeful tomorrow.

Our Programs

Relentless Outreach Workers.

YOUCAN Youth Services Relentless Outreach Workers stop at nothing — within reasonable measures — to reach out to youth and empower them in making positive, healthy and life changing decisions.

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Verto Project.

A 20-week pre-employment program for youth (ages 18-24) that offers intensive training in personal development, technology, and job readiness. Participants gain skills to transition into employment or education, with a paid placement in the final 12 weeks

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Road To Work Program.

A transformative 20-week pre-employment program for youth (ages 18-24), guiding them out of harm's way and back into school or the workforce. Participants earn $15/hr for 9 weeks of programming.

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Become an Employment Partner

By partnering with us through the Road to Work and VERTO Project, your business can access skilled, motivated candidates while supporting the next generation of professionals.

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Our Relentless Approach

At YOUCAN Youth Services we are RELENTLESS in all aspects of our work. We are RELENTLESS with our youth and for our youth. If we can't find them, we will track them down. If they need help in the community, we will advocate for them. We are determined to support our youth, until they are determined to support themselves.

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YOUCAN relies on community support to help make that possible. Your support provides essentials like food, work clothes, and bus passes, the “little things” that make a big difference as youth move toward safety and economic independence.

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Stories of success

Stay connected with the latest stories, program updates, and community highlights from YOUCAN Youth Services. See how young people are building brighter futures and how you can be part of the journey.

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Coming Back with a Purpose

This Is What a Full Circle Looks Like

The Gift of Support and Second Chances

Celebrating a season of hope, generosity, and new beginnings
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Land Acknowledgment

We acknowledge Treaty 6 territory, the traditional and ancestral territory of the Cree, Dene, Blackfoot, Saulteaux and Nakota Sioux. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Métis Settlements and the Métis Nation of Alberta, Regions 2, 3 and 4 within the historical Northwest Métis Homeland. We acknowledge the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting.