At Regesh Family & Child Services we commit to:
- Empowering children, youth, individuals and families from diverse backgrounds to overcome emotional, behavioural and relational challenges.
- Delivering accessible, affordable and high-quality therapeutic mental-health services — including individual counselling, family therapy, play therapy, anger-management clinics and youth-employment readiness programs.
- Reducing wait times and financial barriers so that help is available when it’s needed most.
- Promoting growth, resilience and healthy relationships — enabling clients to improve functioning at home, at school, at work and in the community.
- Serving with integrity and compassion, maintaining a clinical standard of quality care while adapting to the unique needs of each individual or family.
- Collaborating with community, donors, funders and allied services to sustain and expand our impact.
Mandate of Regesh Family & Child Services — For Funders
Regesh Family & Child Services exists to strengthen the mental health and emotional well-being of children, youth, and families through accessible, evidence-based, and compassionate care.
As a community-based charitable organization, Regesh is dedicated to:
- Investing in resilience and prevention, reducing long-term social costs associated with untreated mental health issues among children, youth, and families. Through the support of our funders and partners, Regesh continues to transform lives one family at a time — where “Quality of Care Counts.”
- Delivering measurable outcomes that improve family stability, school success, and community functioning for individuals facing emotional, behavioural, and relational challenges.
- Providing affordable, timely, and high-quality mental health support to reduce wait times and barriers to service for at-risk and vulnerable populations.
- Ensuring accountability and transparency through continuous evaluation, responsible fiscal management, and outcome reporting that demonstrates social and economicreturn on investment.
- Collaborating with funders, agencies, and community partners to create innovative,
- preventive, and sustainable programs that respond to emerging mental health needs.
Regesh Family and Child Services is a registered Canadian charity
(CRA registration: 10788-1195-RR0001).
Our History
1983
Regesh opened its doors as a residential short-term treatment facility for teens in Calgary.
1985
Extensive aftercare services geared to difficult youth and dysfunctional families are added.
1986
Regesh moved to Toronto and opened the first of 3 residential treatment homes for pre-teens.
1993
Joint venture with Jewish Family and Child Services to create two Jewish treatment foster homes with full staff support.
2003
Family Therapy program is launched.
2004
Change of focus from residential care to outpatient care for children, youth, and families.
2005
High On Success mentoring program for at risk youth (16 to 24 years) is introduced.
2006
Anger Management Clinic is launched.
2007
Started Get off the Streets summer day program and a school-based Reconnecting Youth program.
2012
Play Therapy program for children is added.
2015
Launched 3 new programs: 8-week Connected Parents, Thriving Kids Parenting Workshop, and 16-hour Reconnecting Teachers Workshop.
2020
Launched Empowering Youth Employment Readiness Program (EYER) for youth 17-29.
