A rendering of the Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth's new youth center sits on display at a groundbreaking ceremony in northeast Calgary on Monday.
On a chilly, sunny morning in Forest Lawn, members of Calgary's Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth took the first steps toward the construction of a new youth centre, a project that they say has been 15 years in the making.Posted: Mar 26, 2024 9:36 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
From completing an initial feasibility study to finding the right location, Ireland said bringing the youth centre to life has been a long journey, but one that will be worth it in the end. Mason Machiskinic, a member and volunteer at USAY, said youth who experience the society's programming "always come back."
"What I've really taken away from it is the connections … I moved out here because I was really struggling and I moved out here with no family. So USAY has pretty much given me the family that I didn't have."
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