Starlings Community INC

Children, Youth, Family Advocacy and Law Community Development Health and Wellness Indigenous Nonprofit Services
N/A Calgary AB T3M 1T8
403-111-1111
www.starlings.ca

Co-creating a community where EVERY person whose been impacted by a parent’s substance use & society’s stigma of addictions is supported to use their incredible resilience to heal.

Current Volunteer Opportunities
Youth Rights & Advocacy-Youth 16-30 with Lived Experience of Parental Substance Use
Human Rights Advocacy / Letter Writing / Writing
Starlings ARC is a peer-informed space for young people (ages 16–30+) who have grown up with the stigma of a parent’s substance use, mental health challenges, or system involvement. Together, we lear…
2-2 hours / weekly
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Starlings Pen Pal: Letter Writing Companion for Youth impacted by parental substance use challenges
Coordination / Peer Support / Project Management
Hope Kit & Letter-Writing Companions support youth impacted by the stress and stigma of a parent’s substance use by offering care, consistency, and encouragement through handwritten notes and the tho…
3-5 hours / monthly
6 months or more
Virtual Peer Support Worker: Youth impacted by parental substance use challenges
Coordination / Peer Support / Project Management
As a Peer Support Worker with Starlings Community, you’ll help co-create brave and healing-centered spaces for youth 7-17 and their caregivers who are navigating the impact of the stress and stigma …
5-10 hours / monthly
6 months or more