Common Ground is a free, four-week program made by and for Two-Spirit, trans, and gender diverse adults where you can: ❤️ learn skills to regulate your nervous system ❤️ grow self-compassion ❤️ try small, supported social steps with people who get it Learn more: skippingstone.ca/common-ground

And that is it… that is the end of the stream and thank you all for stopping by and being able to donate to @skippingstone.ca during the Final Stream and Thank you for watching and supporting the streams ❤️

Hey friends, we hope your weekend helped fill your cup. We’re back on Thursday and excited to see you again. What are you most excited about this week? skippingstone.ca/calendar

Happy August — we’re so glad you’re here. We’d love to build community with you this month: we’ve got movement classes, creative sessions, and casual meetups to help you move, connect, and fill your cup. Which one are you most excited to join? We can’t wait to see you: skippingstone.ca/learnmore

Help us build a place to home to. We’re opening our Trans Housing Initiative this fall, and we’re looking for a warm, relationship‑focused individual to help people feel at home. If this sounds like you, visit: skippingstone.ca/hiring. Applications close August 4.

Since 2019, RBC Foundation's support has helped us provide spaces where people can show up as they are, feel seen, and know they belong. Thank you for helping us build a space where belonging isn’t just talked about, it’s lived. 💙

Join us for our Affirming Swim on Aug 8 — the pool will be warm with laughter, connection, and gender‑affirming vibes. Bring a towel, bring a friend, bring your beautiful self... we cant wait to see you! skippingstone.janeapp.com/locations/co...

Good morning, beautiful community. Our offices are still closed this week, but we’d love to see you at our Trans Board Game tonight or at our group for non-binary and gender queer folks tomorrow. Have a lovely week! skippingstone.ca/calendar

Here’s your reminder today: you are allowed to customize your gender, your expression, and your path. You don’t have to earn your place in this community by fitting a script. You already belong.

Our Dialectical Behaviour Skills Group is created for Two-Spirit, trans and gender diverse adults, which means you don't have to translate yourself, explain yourself, or brace yourself. Visit skippingstone.ca/dbt-skills to learn more.

Since we first announced it, nearly 100 people have reached out to be part of Canada’s first community‑led trans housing initiative. That’s 21 keys. 21 places to belong. 21 lives with more dignity and community. Help us open doors. Donate, share, tell a friend: skippingstone.ca/housing-support

Happy Monday, friends! Our office is closed, but our community groups are still happening this week, and we’d love for you to join. All are welcome — which one will we see you at? skippingstone.ca/calendar

Skipping Stone offices will be closed from July 20th to August 5th. During the break we won’t be responding to calls or emails. If you need immediate support, contact: ☀️ DISTRESS CENTRE: (403) 266-4357 • distresscentre.com ☀️ TRANS LIFELINE: (877) 330-6366 • translifeline.org

Have you seen Thrown Good’s pottery? We’re totally swooning... and even more excited that this Vancouver ceramicist donates 100% of sales to social causes. We’re so honored they picked our community as their latest charity partner. Join us in celebrating art that gives back! ❤️

This fall, we’re opening Canada’s first community-led Trans Housing Initiative, and we need a special person to help make the building feel like home. For the full posting & how to apply, visit: skippingstone.ca/hiring.

Hello, friends! However you’re arriving today — energized, overwhelmed, hopeful, exhausted, curious — you’re not supposed to do it alone. Join us to plug into care this week, and tag a friend who could use a gentle way back into community: skippingstone.ca/calendar

A quick update: we’re so sorry to say our Board Game Night on Monday is cancelled. D6Tabletop Café had some flooding and the team is getting things fixed. The good news: they expect to reopen later this month, so our gaming night on July 27 is still on. We can’t wait to be together again soon!

Caregivers need community too. 💛 Our monthly meet-up for parents, caregivers, and family members of trans and gender diverse folks is taking place on Monday, and we'd love to see you there! 📍 Last Best Brewing & Distilling | 607 11 Ave SW, Calgary 📅 Monday, July 13th 🕰 6:30PM - 9:30PM

Good afternoon, beautiful community ❤️  If your body is craving movement, we’d love for you to come to our Affirming Fitness class tomorrow. This week we’re also hosting virtual spaces for trans masc folks, older transfeminine community members, and a group for everyone: skippingstone.ca/calendar

We’re grateful for Jessica Comeau, a local trans realtor, who’s making a difference by donating 5% of her commissions to Skipping Stone, ensuring Two-Spirit, trans, and gender diverse youth and families can find care, connection, and resources whenever they need them.💛🏡 skippingstone.ca/donate

Dive into summer with us at our Affirming Swim on Saturday! The weather’s looking HOT, and the pool will be even warmer with community, laughter, and gender‑affirming vibes. Register today: skippingstone.janeapp.com/locations/co...

Pride month might be over, but we have one last AMAZING ANNOUNCEMENT! Canada's first community-led trans housing initiative. Built by us, for us. This fall, we are opening 21 permanent, affordable homes in northwest Calgary for Two-Spirit, trans, and gender diverse people: skippingstone.ca/housing

Welcome, July! 🌞  We're easing into the month together and looking for ways to fill our cups as a community. While our office will be on a summer break from July 20th–August 5th, we’re excited to keep connecting with you through our group programs: skippingstone.ca/learnmore

We're grateful to witness the vibrant resurgence of Two-Spirit & Indigiqueer people all around us. It's all of our role to help amplify and uplift this movement and support our Two-Spirit kin in reclaiming the spaces of celebration, honour and sacredness stolen from them through colonialization.

Hey friends! As June wraps up, we're excited to step into July with you. Our office will close for the stat holiday Wednesday, but Harmony Hearts is still here for anyone who wants to gather. And we can’t wait to dive into the season with our first Affirming Swim on Saturday—come join in the fun! 🏊

We wanted to share this beautiful message from Albert McLeod, a Two-Spirit Elder, and the founding curators of the Two-Spirit Archives, which has a home at the University of Winnipeg archives, believed to be the largest collection of Two-Spirit material on Turtle Island.

Last month, audience members at the YYC and YEG premieres of The Gift—a groundbreaking reality series celebrating 2SLGBTQ+ stories and Indigenous values—raised over $1,000 for Skipping Stone. We are uplifted by your kindness, and can’t wait to watch when the show airs in Canada later this year.🌈✨

We're so excited to welcome back our Affirming Swims! These private swim nights are just for our community and friends—a cozy, welcoming space where you can swim, relax, and connect. Ready to jump in? skippingstone.janeapp.com/locations/co...

Through Rogers Birdies for Kids presented by AltaLink, we can uplift and provide even more support—and every gift goes further with donations matched up to 50%! 💚 rogerscharityclassic.com/charities/skipping-stone/ #RogersCharityClassic Rogers Charity Classic

Elder Charlotte Nolin is truly inspiring, and we are grateful she has chosen to share her wisdom with the world. We honour her story as a Métis grandmother, Knowledge Keeper, and survivor who has found the courage to spread her wings against the odds.