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Strengthening the ecosystem of support around young people growing up with parental substance use challenges.
Starlings works with youth, caregivers, and professionals to build safer support systems through peer connection, youth leadership, professional learning, and system change. We are building a future where every young person can seek out and find support without fear or shame.
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Youth Voice Shaping Change
Young people hold critical insight into what they need, and how systems help & where they fail. Through Starlings’ advocacy & Storytelling initiatives, youth transform lived experience into leadership, knowledge, and systems change.
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From a Caregiver
...your support makes me realize that I have been focussed on getting help for myself in dealing with my own grief and (my grandson) needs support and acknowledgment as much as I do. I am dealing with my daughter in addiction living on the streets just as much as he is dealing with it. I don’t think I’ve really known how to deal with his grief. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart, and his heart too.
Caregiver Support Client
What Makes Us Different?
Our programs, trainings, tools, and resources combine youth voice, neurobiology, and social context to deepen understanding of how young people experience and make meaning of the environments around them.
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Thank You to Our Funders & Donors
We are grateful for the support of our community funders and donors, including:
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Our Community Partners
We have provided workshops, consulting services, resources, and training to more than 40 organizations across Canada. Will you be next to join us?
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