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We are all at different stages in our lives, we all have different priorities, and we trust that you are the expert in your own life. So, your self-directed goals can be in any area of your life: starting a business, trying a new therapist, exploring a new hobby, navigating the legal system -almost anything!

No. You just need to join the program before you turn 31. Once you’re in, you’re in. And after they graduate, we invite all past-participants or “alumni” to continue to be a part of the community.

The Doorway’s MyPlan program is a 2-year self-directed process. Each time you come in, you can expect to fuel-up on bottomless coffee, snacks, and a home cooked lunch. You will have the space to gather your thoughts and feelings, putting them to paper. This reflection will help you organize your priorities, map the options available to you, and to decide the changes you are ready to make in your life. Finally, you will plan steps towards these changes and review your plans with staff and volunteers.

The Doorway is a self-directed program and is not a drop-in space. Once you are a participant, the space is yours and you are welcome to come in anytime we are open. To give you a break from the noise, stress and pressures of “the Street,” we deliberately put our office just outside of downtown. We invite participants, staff and volunteers alike all bring their authentic and best selves to the Doorway, and to treat this shared space as a communal workspace. The “work” is reflection on where you are today, and action planning to get where you want to be tomorrow.

The Doorway provides a cash incentive for each goal set. Participants can receive about $50 dollars a day, or about $200 in a month. You are not employed by the Doorway, and these incentives do not count as income when you file your taxes or apply for AlbertaWorks or AISH.

Email us at friends@thedoorway.ca or call us at (403) 269-6658 on a Thursday morning to book an orientation.