The Hera Society - Therapeutic Programming for Adolescent Girls at Risk (Hera) has been providing service to the Calgary community for ten years. The vision of the agency is "All girls become strong healthy women." As its mission, Hera offers holistic multidisciplinary services to adolescent girls experiencing challenges in their lives. The program operates in partnership with the Calgary Board of Education and provides therapeutic services for girls, ages thirteen through seventeen. Hera assists the girl and her family to work with issues that are inhibiting the girl's growth...
Values
The future direction of our organization is based on a set of fundamental beliefs that will be the motivating force behind all decisions. The guiding principles of our organization are as follows:
- We believe in supporting all girls to make healthy and responsible life choices
- We believe all girls have a right to safe effective services regardless of their circumstances or situation
- We believe in providing a multidisciplinary approach to service
- We believe in the empowering nature of education
- We believe in the inherent value, worth and strengths of girls and their families
- We believe in assisting girls and their families by helping them to identify and build internal and external resources


