Family Resources
A COLLECTION OF RESOURCES FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
Local Churches
Here are links to some of our local churches. In addition to in-person Sunday gatherings, Bible studies, and weekly activities for kids, teens and young adults, many of these churches also stream their gatherings online.
Common Ground Young Adults
“Coming from various backgrounds, communities, & local churches, we will be uniting as one because of Christ! This will be such an enriching time focused on the Lord as we come together, meet, grow, learn, connect, worship, and pray for each other and our city! This enriching community event is open to all young adults!”
Find out more here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080374941083
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Research Studies
“Renegotiating Faith is a collaborative work of people from across Canada and across Christian traditions who care about the spiritual lives of youth and young adults and their place within Christian communities.” This study highlights the impact of camp in the lives of young adults:Â https://p2c.com/wp-content/themes/avada-corp/files/Renegotiating-Faith-Report.pdf
This study highlights the power of camp in the lives of youth:Â https://www.ccca.org/images/shared/Assessing-The-Power-of-Camp_Using-research-results-to-further-your-ministry.pdf
Mental Health
We were first introduced to LifeTeams at a conference in Montreal for youth workers, and we have been blessed to have them join us in training our camp staff a few years ago during our Training Week! Their mission is “engaging the people of God with vulnerable youth in a way that will transform both in the process.”
LifeTeams has many free online resources for youth and for parents on various issues, faith, and skills. They provide videos and helpsheets to help us be more equipped to in understanding various conflicts in that we can struggle with in this life. They also offer some additional tools that can be purchased through their website.
You can check them our here: https://www.lifeteams.ca/resources
Kids Help Phone
https://kidshelpphone.ca
Call:1-800-668-6868
Talk Suicide Canada
https://kidshelpphone.ca
Call: 1-833-456-4566
Text: 45645 (4pm-midnight)
Suicide.ca
https://suicide.ca
Call: 1-866-277-3553
Text: 535353
Brett Ullman
“Often introduced as an expert on media influences, Brett Ullman travels North America speaking to adolescents, leaders and their parents…Â With a speaking history spanning more than twelve years, Worlds Apart has reached hundreds of thousands of young people, youth workers and parents across North America; challenging individuals to carefully examine the ways each of us respond and interact with modern media. Worlds Apart speaks with courage and conviction on sensitive, current issues affecting youth including self-injury, suicide, substance abuse, sexuality, music and faith in our modern age.”
For so many parent resources, check out Brett’s website: https://www.brettullman.com/