Steele Auto Group Increases Mental Health Support for Youth in Atlantic Canada
February 16, 2021
Kids Help Phone partners with Steele Auto Group and receives a generous donation of $100,000 to better support young people in Atlantic Canada during this extraordinary time. Last year was incredibly challenging for young people in the Atlantic Canadian provinces learning to live through a global pandemic. We know first hand the issues affecting young people in these provinces reaching out about their mental and emotional health, anxiety and stress, depression, relationships and suicide-related issues.
As time goes on young people’s challenges have evolved with concerns around increasing impact on their mental and emotional well-being. Whatever a young person’s concern Kids Help Phone is here. The organization continuesto be the leading e-mental health solution for young people in Canada and remains the only 24/7 support service available by phone, text and website.
This partnership will continue to maximize access for youth in Atlantic Canada and ensure they have a safe and trusted service to turn to for whatever challenges they may be experiencing.
“It takes courage to reach out and it takes a community to stand behind our young people,” said Carole Cooley, Senior Development Officer, Philanthropy, Eastern Canada, Kids Help Phone. “With thanks to the generous support of Steele Auto Group, Kids Help Phone’s safe and trusted support service is available 24/7 for young people in Atlantic Canada, no matter where they are or what they need, we are here for them.”
“Our passion for our business extends into the communities where we live and work. With a focus on mental health, sick kids and families in crisis, Steele Auto’s ongoing commitment to giving is closely tied to our organizational values: our people, integrity, innovation and community,” said Kim Day, President and COO of SteeleAuto Group. “By partnering with Kids Help Phone, we recognize the opportunity to raise awareness and further our impact and support for mental health in the regions where we operate.”
In 2020, Kids Help Phone had over 4.5 million connections with youth from coast to coast to coast through phone, text, live chat and self-directed resources through our website. Compared to the 1.9 million connections in 2019, this increase highlights the importance of maximizing access and continuously innovating to meet the needs of young people wherever they are on their mental health journey.
For more information, or to get involved, visit kidshelpphone.ca
ABOUT KIDS HELP PHONE
Kids Help Phone is Canada's only 24/7 e-mental health service offering free, confidential support in English and French to young people. As the country's virtual care expert, we give millions of youth a safe, trusted space to talk over phone or through text or in self-directed supports in any moment of crisis or need.
Through our digital transformation, we envision a future where every person in Canada is able to get the support they need, when they need it most, however they need it. Kids Help Phone gratefully relies on the generosity of donors, volunteers, stakeholder partners, corporate partners and governments to fuel and fund our programs.
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ABOUT STEELE AUTO GROUP.
The Steele Auto Group, consistently designated as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies, is one of the most diversified group of automobile dealerships in Atlantic Canada. The group is currently comprised of 45 auto dealerships, 3 Powerhouse Equipment stores and 8 collision centers, and is headquartered in Dartmouth, NS. The Group consists of over 1,900 employees and prides itself on pursuing new, innovative, and more transparent ways of connecting with its customers.
Steele Auto Group is heavily involved with, and supports the communities it operates in, while maintaining strategic partnership initiatives that support mental health, sick children and families in need.
More information about Steele Auto Group can be found by following @Steeleauto on LinkedIN, Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.
