together we can create a world where every youth has the tools they need to live a flourishing life.

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Impact Society provides young people, and those that support them, with social-emotional tools that are proven to help youth of any background and risk level, to develop the positive mental health required to properly navigate risk.

Our Heroes Program focuses on building the social-emotional skills of youth through a diverse, trauma-informed curriculum. With this evidence-based, strength-focused process, youth are given tools that assist in building their confidence, character and integrity—leading them to live resiliently. Made for educators, the Heroes program was created to build positive & flourishing school communities.

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PEAK WEEK

June 23-29, 2023, Robert Lemermeyer, his son Yuri Lemermeyer, and Ryan Armstrong embark on a journey to climb seven mountains in just seven days, all in the name of raising funds for Impact Society. To find out more information and to share your support click below!

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“Research shows that improving a single child’s mental health from moderate to high has been found to result in lifetime savings of $140,000”

- Mental Health Commission of Canada

how do we equip our youth to be more resilient?

“Heroes can encourage groups of students to have more courage and have more faith in themselves as they move forward in this life.”

— Harmehar Dhillon, Program Alumni

about us

bullying

At least 1 in 3 adolescent students
in Canada report being bullied.

opioid addiction

Opioid-related hospitalization rates rise fastest
among youth compared to other age groups.

source: Statistics Canada

suicide

Suicide is the second leading cause of death
among youth 15 to 29.

our impact since 2017

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volunteer

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Volunteering with Impact Society as a university student gave me the opportunity to work with the most inspiring team of people I’ve ever met, working towards a shared vision to build a better future for youth. Helping others gave me a different perspective on the world, myself, and my potential to do good. The Impact Society staff all believe wholeheartedly in the same mission, and I am proud to have contributed towards it.

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heroes facilitator

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“Heroes engages students in ways I have never seen, the students have all shared parts of their own stories while developing the skills to improve their confidence and develop their own sense of purpose. I would highly suggest this program to anyone working in the education field.”

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volunteer

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“While volunteering with Impact Society, I was able to learn various skills required in a business setting. I was also given many opportunities to be involved in projects that interested me, many of which I took part in and thoroughly enjoyed. Impact Society was very welcoming and I loved being a part of the charity and it’s inner workings. I was also able to directly work with employees at Impact Society and learned a lot.”

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volunteer

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“I have volunteered for many organizations over the past few years, but I have never seen such a celebration of volunteers’ strengths, so many opportunities to advance my career, and, as an employee now, a leadership team that is so interested in my personal development and well-being. Volunteering with Impact Society turned out to not only give back to my community, but it gave back to me even more and has helped me live my life with more purpose.”

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heroes participant

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"I believe that the Heroes program makes a change in each student that is a part of the program, even if that change is small. Sometimes that change can have a big impact on a student’s life. I think the fact that the instructor for the Heroes program has actually gone through things in his life makes it easier for the students to relate and understand the whole picture and purpose of the program.”

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heroes participant

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“I am so far loving the Heroes program! It is very uplifting and I am always looking forward to the next session. I have felt like after a few classes I have been feeling more like myself than just a person.”

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