At Venture Academy, we understand that private residential treatment and substance abuse programs can be expensive and simply unaffordable to many families. The family does not receive the help they need and continues to struggle with their difficulties. The risk is family relationships damaged beyond repair or the loss of a son or daughter to drugs, alcohol or a lifestyle unthinkable to most parents. This is why we have created our Youth Sponsor Program.

Under Venture Academy's Youth Sponsor program, families may be eligible for a subsidy or complete sponsorship from an empathetic donor. The wait for much needed help is eliminated and families can access services immediately.

How Does the Youth Sponsor Program Work?
Venture Academy matches financial contributions from giving and understanding donors with potential clients in need of our programs' services.

Families are asked to allow Venture Academy to post non-identifying information about their current situation, which Venture Academy Program they would like to access and reasons why they need our services.

Donor Contribution
A donor or sponsor may chose to financially contribute to a certain family on the Sponsor Wait List or simply donate to the Youth Sponsor Program general fund. In the case of an unspecified donation, contributions will be allocated to the waiting families in the order in which the families have applied.

Upon receipt of the donation identified for a certain youth or family, a fund is established for the youth waiting to access a Venture Academy therapeutic program. The money is held and disbursed according to the expense schedules of the program. Venture Academy issues monthly statements to the sponsor.

Anonymous donations are accepted.

All donations are accepted by mailing a cheque to this address:
Venture Academy
101-1865 Dilworth Drive Suite 338
Kelowna, BC Canada V1Y 9T1

Donations may also be picked up in person for sponsor convenience.

Venture Academy waives regularly charged assessment costs and admission fees for those families accessing our services through the Youth Sponsor Program.
Venture Academy is not a charitable organization and is unable to issue receipts for tax deduction purposes.

Sponsor Wait List
The following are actual families waiting to receive financial support in order to access Venture Academy services. The families are listed in order from earliest to most recent application. Please contact Venture Academy if you can help or wish to be placed on the Sponsor Wait List.

"Brad" is a 15-year-old boy from the interior of BC who is going through a particularly challenging period in his life.
Brad's father has not been involved consistently with the family since Brad was four.
Last year Brad was expelled from his grade nine studies at a private school and has not been able to effectively integrate back into the public school system. This has resulted in isolation from friends, lack of an educational program and conflict at home. Brad has been defiant with household expectations and has demonstrated violent behaviour within the family home seriously affecting his mother and sister. Brad is currently on medication to treat depression.

Despite his mother's best efforts, there is concern for Brad's future. His mother has tried counsellors, psychiatrists and therapy but they are still experiencing family difficulties.
His mother hopes to get help in the form of therapeutic residential treatment through Venture Academy with a positive male role model and counsellors to support Brad in working through this difficult time.

Brad's mother works full time as a church secretary as well as holding two part-time jobs just to pay the family bills. Due to the cost of private residential treatment, Brad's mother cannot afford to get the help the family needs. She has been unable to access a government sponsored residential resource.

This family needs assistance today. If you can help please contact Venture Academy.