SUPPORTS
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF EDMONTON & AREA (BGCBIGS)
BGCBIGS offers mentorship programs for children and youth. One of our mentoring streams is our PRISM (Pride, Respect, Identity, Safety, Mentoring) program where 2SLGBTQ+ volunteers are paired with 2SLGBTQ+ young people for a 1-1 mentoring relationship. Through regular outings together in the community, the match will foster a supportive, empowering and fun friendship!
Website: www.bgcbigs.ca
Instagram: @bgcbigs | Facebook: @BGCBigs | X: @BGCBigs
Address: 10135-89 Street NW, Edmonton, AB
Phone: 780-424-8181
Email: communications@bgcbigs.ca
CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION (CMHA) - EDMONTON REGION
One-on-one phone support is available 24 hours a day to discuss any crisis issues or concerns.
Address: #300, 10010 105 St, Edmonton AB
Phone: 780-414-6300 |
Distress line: 780-482-HELP (4357)
Email: main@cmha-edmonton.ab.ca
Website: www.edmonton.cmha.ca
CHEW PROJECT YEG
The CHEW Project’s vision is to provide frontline support, opportunities for health and wellness, and to foster a sense of hope for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth and emerging adults who face barriers related to mental health, oppression, substance use, houselessness, sexual health, sexual exploitation/work, and more.
Address: 7103 105 Street NW, Edmonton, AB
Email: chewproj@ualberta.ca
DROP-IN SINGLE SESSION COUNSELLING
Free single-session counselling is here for you when you are ready. Our intern mental health therapists focus on your strengths to help you create a plan for the change you want in your life. Available online or in person at multiple locations across Edmonton.
Email: info@familycentre.org | Phone: 211 | Website: www.dropinyeg.ca
EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS (EPSB)
EPSB is proud of its work to support our sexual and gender diverse students, staff, and community members through our policies, regulations, and ongoing opportunities for meaningful engagement. This support includes guidance in supporting Gender and Sexuality Alliances (GSAs), a Safe Contact program in every EPSB school; presentations to staff and parent councils; participation in events such as Pink Shirt Day, EPSB Pride Week, and the Provincial GSA Conference; connections to complementary agencies and outside networks; one-on-one consultations for emergent situations; and more. Students can access EPSB’s resources by contacting your school’s Safe Contact or GSA Advisors, or your school guidance counsellors.
Contact:
Amanda Barrett, Diversity Consultant (amanda.barrett@epsb.ca)
or Rin Lawrence, Diversity Consultant (rin.lawrence@epsb.ca)
EDMONTON 2 SPIRIT SOCIETY
To re-establish and enhance our traditional roles and responsibilities as 2 Spirit people in Indigenous communities while creating supportive environments within all societies for contemporary Two Spirit peoples.
Address: #106-6770 129 Ave NW, Edmonton AB
Phone: 587-689-7042
Website: https://www.e2s.ca
Instagram: @2es.ca
Facebook: @2es.ca
FYREFLY IN SCHOOLS
A Fyrefly Institute educational initiative developed to help reduce discrimination against 2SLGBTQ+ youth, increase awareness of the impacts of homo/bi/transphobia, and equip students with the tools they need to become effective allies for diversity, equity, and human rights within their schools and communities.
Phone: 780-492-0772
Email: fyreflys@ualberta.ca
Instagram: @fyrefly.institute
Facebook: @fyrefly.institute
X: @fyrefly_ua
FYREFLY INSTITUTE FOR GENDER AND SEXUAL DIVERSITY
The Fyrefly Institute for Gender and Sexual Diversity is a non-profit organization and research institute housed in the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta. The Fyrefly Institute works to create a society where all queer and trans people are free of discrimination.
Our programs focus on community outreach, creating affirming spaces, and educational advancement specifically for the 2SLGBTQ+ community through our educational programs, research, advocacy and scholarship opportunities. Our programming includes Fyrefly in Schools, Where the Rivers Meet, the Alberta GSA Conference, CHEW Project YEG, the Family Resilience Project, and Camp fYrefly.
Address: 5-181 Education North
Phone: 780-492-0772
Email: fyreflys@ualberta.ca
Website: http://uab.ca/fyrefly
Instagram: @fyrefly.institute
Facebook: @fyrefly.institute
X: @fyrefly_ua
IMPERIAL SOVEREIGN COURT OF THE WILD ROSE
The Imperial Sovereign Court of the Wild Rose Social Association is a registered non-profit society incorporated in the Province of Alberta under The Societies Act of Alberta.
The society’s mission is to raise funds, through activities by the Imperial Sovereign Court of the Wild Rose, for charities and other organizations which either provides direct services to the LGBTQ2S+ community of Edmonton or which work to promote an accepting attitude towards the LGBTQ2S+ community as a whole. The ISCWR continues to build bridges to the community at large through ongoing partnerships.
Email: fyreflys@ualberta.ca | Website: www.iscwr.ca
INSIGHT PSYCHOLOGICAL INC.
Insight Psychological is a multi-award winning psychological care provider. We are a leading provider of high-quality multi-specialty assessment and counselling services, and have been supporting individuals, families, groups as well as organizations in various sectors since 1997. Our diverse team of over 50 therapists and workplace wellness specialists provide online as well as in-person services across multiple locations in Edmonton, Calgary, and Sherwood Park.
Address: 2532 Ellwood Dr. SW Edmonton, AB
Phone: 780-461-1717
Email: directors@insightpsychological.ca
Website: https://www.insightpsychological.ca/
Instagram: @InsightPsychologicalInc
Facebook: @InsightPsychologicalInc
X: @edmpsychologist
TikTok: @InsightPsych
LinkedIn: @InsightPsychologicalInc
KATHERINE RING COACHING - THE ENNEAACTIVIST
Katherine Ring Coaching combines 19+ years of Enneagram experience with a deep passion for helping people develop healthier relationships of all types--personal, interpersonal, within community, etc. Our practice is embedded in diversity, equity, and justice values, and sees the Enneagram as a powerful tool for unlearning unconscious biases and limiting beliefs towards yourself and others.Virtual services include one-on-one life coaching, relationship coaching sessions, group coaching courses, Enneagram workshops, tarot readings guided meditations, and plant medicine integration sessions. Areas of focus are: The Enneagram, intimate relationship support, gender and sexuality, burnout management, polyam/polysexuality, nonreligious spirituality, plant medicine integration.
Phone: 780-903-2426
Email: Katherineringcoaching@gmail.com
Website: https://theenneaactivist.com/
Social Media:
@theenneaactivist | @katherineringcoaching
KIDS HELPS PHONE
Anonymous, confidential and on-judgmental phone/web counselling available 24/7. For ages 20 and under. They also have a free smart phone app called “Always There.”
Phone: 1-800-668-6868 (Toll Free) | Website: www.kidshelpphone.ca
OLD STRATHCONA YOUTH SOCIETY
The Old Strathcona Youth Society is a non-judgmental, low-barrier drop- in center committed to protecting the safety, self-worth, and dignity of vulnerable and unhoused youth. OSYS assists youth by providing basic needs items and access to various essential services such as housing, employment, and legal aid.
Address: 10325 83 Ave Edmonton, AB
Phone: 780-903-2426
Email: coordinator@osys.ca
Website: https://www.osys.ca/
Social Media:@osysedmonton
OUTLOUD FOUNDATION
Outloud Juniors is a place for kids 12 and under to meet with others their age to build friendships, have conversations, ask questions, and receive support from Outloud Staff. During group, the Juniors play games, do crafts, read books, and socialize.
Outloud Youth runs on the first and third Tuesday of the month at the Outloud space. The meetings are from 7-9 pm and are a chance for teens 13-18 to hangout with their peers, build friendships, and receive support from staff. A typical meeting starts with introductions, including everyone’s preferred name and pronouns.
Address: 10A Carnegie Drive St. Albert AB
Phone: 780-903-2426
Email: bekah@outloudstalbert.ca
PFLAG ST. ALBERT
PFLAG St. Albert is our local chapter of PFLAG Canada, and runs the second Tuesday of each month from 7-9pm at the Outloud space.
Address: 10A Carnegie Drive St. Albert AB
Phone: 587-936-9620
Email: bekah@outloudstalbert.ca
PRIDE CENTRE OF EDMONTON
The Pride Centre of Edmonton provides a non-judgmental, welcoming space where people of all attractions, identities, and expressions can be themselves, find support, meet new people, and be part of a caring community. The Centre offers resources, volunteer opportunities, counselling, and sensitive and expert information and referrals for those seeking help. The Centre also organizes programs to help improve the social, mental, and physical health of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Youth Programming Monday to Thursday - see website for more details.
Address: #201-10619-105 Ave, Edmonton, AB
Phone: 780-488-3234
Email: hello@pridecentreofedmonton.ca
Website: https://pridecentreofedmonton.ca/
QUEER SPIRIT COUNSELLING & THERAPY SERVICES
Compassionate and fully inclusive counselling. Queer therapist. Specializing in the integration of queerness and spirituality. Virtual and in-person sessions available. Visit our website for more details and/or to book an appointment.
Address: 303-9131 99 St NW, Edmonton, AB
Phone: 780-488-3234
Email: hello@pridecentreofedmonton.ca
Website: https://pridecentreofedmonton.ca/
SEXUAL ASSAULT CENTRE OF EDMONTON (SACE)
SACE is a not-for-profit charitable organization that supports children, youth, and adults who have experienced sexual abuse or assault, and educates the public about sexual violence. There is also the SACE Support and Information Line available for anyone who has experienced sexual assault or abuse, as well as to those who are supporting anyone impacted by it. The Line is available daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at 780.423.4121 or visit sace.ca to chat with a volunteer trained in supportive listening.
Address: 303-9131 99 St NW, Edmonton, AB
Phone: 780-423-4102
Email: info@sace.ca
Website: https://www.sace.ca/
THE FAMILY CENTRE
The Family Centre supports families and individuals of all ages, sexual orientations, gender identities, and cultures. Our services include classes, therapeutic groups, and counselling. Counselling services can help those struggling with anxiety, trauma and change, sexual orientation and gender identity, personal growth, relationship challenges, and much more. No matter what you are going through, help is available.
TEAM EDMONTON
Team Edmonton supports 2SLGBTQIA+ friendly sports and recreation in Edmonton by helping to grow and increase participation in inclusive, accessible activities in and around #yeg. These activities are offered through community based sports and recreation groups that are providing a diverse selection of activities for 2SLGBTQIA+ adults and allies, including individual/group fitness (e.g. yoga), individual/team sports (e.g. hockey, swimming) and social/hobby events (e.g. choir, board games). We also work to cultivate a community of 2SLGBTQIA+ adults connected through sport, fitness and fun. Through these efforts, we hope to foster positive sporting and social environments that are truly inclusive, creating a more inclusive city overall and enriching the lives of 2SLGBTQIA+ adults in Edmonton.
Team Edmonton is a 100% volunteer-run community-based non-profit.
Address: PO BOX 2041, Edmonton Stn Main, Edmonton, AB T5J 2P4
Phone: 587-710-8085
TRANS YOUTH FAMILY ALLIES, INC.
TYFA empowers children and families by partnering with educators, service providers and communities, to develop supportive environments in which gender may be expressed and respected. We work to create a society free of suicide and violence in which ALL children are respected and celebrated.
Email: info@imatyfa.org | Website: www.imatyfa.org/youth.html
WHERE THE RIVERS MEET
Where the Rivers Meet is a Fyrefly in Schools educational initiative that brings culturally relevant teachings of gender and sexuality based on Indigenous ways of knowing. The program is available for organizations and schools. Teachings include traditional and contemporary perspectives on Indigenous gender and sexual diversity. We also offer some professional development for those who are looking for ways to support Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ Indigenous youth.
YWCA EDMONTON
YWCA Edmonton is a powerful voice for equity and has been leading social change and progress for women & families in the Edmonton region since 1907. Part of an international movement, YWCA Edmonton is a trusted provider of services, programs and advocacy work that transforms lives and helps build a stronger, healthier, and equitable community for all. YWCA Edmonton is a member of YWCA Canada, the oldest and largest women’s social service organization in the nation.
Offering long term, sliding scale counselling services with a focus on domestic violence, human trafficking, and supporting members of the BIPOC+ and 2SLCBTQ+ communities.