Mission Statement:
Cornerstone of Hope is dedicated to helping families live through loss and thrive in the face of adversity.

Goals of Cornerstone of Hope:

• Connect directly with youth and adults that have gone through a painful loss in their family unit.
• Provide powerful and positive tools that will assist in healing through time and effort.
• Use successfully proven programs to encourage families to communicate their feelings and heal after loss.
• Provide a much-needed link between the families that feel broken and the support that is available through this Society.
• Continue communication with future agents/venues for RAINBOWS, JUST ME & THE KIDS, and DIVORCE CARE.
• Create a structured committee that will develop and implement events to promote healthy families.
• Provide a distribution channel for valuable communication and resources by creating a regular informational newsletter.

Designed for Success: We are committed to designing programs with measurable outcomes to demonstrate that programs have a positive impact. For example, 60% of participants will either return with their families or decide to contribute as a volunteer for future programs. Our programs typically have waiting lists for both youth and adult participants.

The key to our success is compassionate and trained facilitators, and other volunteers who are role models for youth and help us deliver outstanding programs. They and other volunteers share their time, love and life experiences. In Alberta we have over 100 volunteers and the list is growing. Our programs are offered twice a year and begin in January and September.

Programs are designed to promote love, forgiveness, connection and healing. They are also customized for the needs of adult, age, and gender groups (all female, all male, male and female). They include teachings of forgiveness, interactive and reflective games, sharing of stories, and celebration.

The RAINBOWS program helps children learn to deal with their self-worth, accept what has taken place in their families, and get on with being a child. The aim is to provide an opportunity for the children to share their feelings in an accepting environment supported by trained, caring, compassionate adults. Support groups are comprised of 3-5 children and are led by a caring adult who has received special training and curriculum resources.

DIVORCE CARE groups meet weekly, providing adults with an ongoing “support team” as they deal with the issues surrounding separation or divorce. This is a two part series; during the first 30-40 minutes, the group watches videotape featuring top experts on divorce and recovery topics. The tapes contain valuable information about recovering from divorce and are produced in an interesting-to-watch television magazine format. Following the video, the participants spend time as a “support group”, discussing what was presented on that week’s videotape and what is going on in the lives of the group participants.

JUST ME & THE KIDS is a twelve-week bible-based course that addresses the needs of both the child and the parent.
CHILDREN’S PROGRAM - Twelve active learning sessions will help children: acknowledge their feelings, process their pain, work through denial, guilt and anger, help them regain their self-esteem and move toward healing and wholeness. This program helps children feel loved, comfortable, and free to communicate what is going on inside and experience God’s Love.
PARENT’S PROGRAM – Topics include: understanding the stages of grief, God’s desire for wholeness in our lives, helping children cope with loss, children’s phases of grief, developmental stress in children, time management, the single parent’s role in a child’s sexual identity and understanding true intimacy.

Leadership: An exceptional team in Calgary leads Cornerstone of Hope Society. Please visit our website for profiles on our Action Committee and Board of Directors. Our Calgary team includes two professional Psychologists, business owners, homemakers, business professionals, and loving volunteers.

Powered by Partnership: We deliver excellent programs in Alberta, through partnerships with well-respected organizations such as First Assembly, Westside Kings, Central United, Bow Valley Christian Church, St. Lukes Catholic church, Cochrane Boys and Girls Clubs, FCSS groups, Family and Social Services, Public and Catholic schools, etc...

Cornerstone of Hope is establishing partnerships with churches, schools, Legal Aid, school boards, post secondary institutions, corporations, private foundations, government, and community organizations. We are seeking strategic relationships that complement existing programs and create an integrated and sustainable model to help children and adults live through loss and thrive in the face of adversity.

For more information, please contact: Dennis Sanders, Director of Cornerstone of Hope.
Phone: (403) 289-8555
Email: dennis@cornerstoneofhope.ca
Address: 2839 Brecken Rd NW, Calgary Alberta T2L 1H5
www.cornerstoneofhope.ca

CORNERSTONE OF HOPE IS DEDICATED TO HELPING FAMILIES LIVE THROUGH LOSS AND THRIVE IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY