THE EMERGE CENTRE FOR REINTEGRATION

A Residential Empowerment Program

The Emerge Center provides a trauma-informed residential empowerment program for 20 girls annually, broken down into 10 girls every 6 months. It is a creative, experiential, and healing space that inspires self-discovery, cultivates a growth mindset, and equips participants with tools needed for independence.

Through the 11 years that we have provided educational programming to young women living in shelters, we have witnessed the many challenges they face as they take their first steps outside of the shelter, often without a family or community of support beyond Emerge. During this critical transition, these young women often need additional support while finding their first places to live, learning to travel on their own, and interviewing for their first jobs. The Emerge Center was established to fix this problem.

Our Programs

Mental and Emotional Health

Individual counselling
Group counselling
Volunteer-led meditation
Art therapy
Yoga
Expressive writing therapy

6-Month Reintegration Curriculum

Personal and professional development
Technical training
- Computer training
- English language learning
- Finance and management
- Additional track-specific vocational training through future partnerships
Interpersonal skills

4-Stage Professional or Educational Placement Program

Introduction to future opportunities through training workshops and guest speakers
Exposure field trips
Experiential “trial period” through internships, job shadowing, and/or short-term academic placements
Professional or educational placements upon program completion