Building Stronger Futures

When teen parents are supported, their children thrive. Every child deserves to grow up capable, nurtured, confident, valued, safe, and resourceful.

For more than 54 years, Terra Centre has supported pregnant and parenting teens in Edmonton, helping them build strong, healthy futures for themselves and their children.

Terra’s wraparound programs include home visitation, early childhood development, mental health supports, and educational coaching, all created to meet families where they’re at, and to help them reach their parenting goals.

The first 1,000 days of life, from conception to age two, are the most critical for brain development, forming more than a million neural connections every second. The next 1,000 days are from ages two to five, those days build on those foundations through play, language, and emotional growth.

By supporting young parents during these early years, Terra helps ensure their children grow up feeling safe, nurtured, and ready to learn.

Help us raise $100,000 to support programs that promote healthy child development, to ensuring every child in a teen parent family has the right support at the right time.