3 Point Contact^™

What 3 point contact means

It's one of the first safety rules you learn on site: when you climb, keep three points of contact. Two hands and a foot, or two feet and a hand. You never climb without support.

We think life should work the same way.

Why I started this

I'm Kyle Johnson, a journeyman scaffolder from Edmonton with over 12 years in the trades.

My story started rough. I was raised in a home with neglect and abuse. My Grandma Kelly, a foster parent herself, took me out of that home, and later Bev and Kirk took me in. I was never in the foster system, but I know what it means when someone steps up for a kid. That's why every piece we sell gives back to kids in care or crisis.

I also grew up at a time when people didn't know as much about mental health as we do now. A lot of us were never taught how to talk about it.

In my years in the trades, I've seen what people on site go through, and I've lived it myself. I'm neurodivergent, and I have my own mental health challenges. For a long time I struggled to find a place where I felt I fit in or belonged, and I never felt my work was helping to change anything.

On most job sites, mental health is the conversation that doesn't happen. People feel fear, hesitation or shame about speaking up, because the stigma has been there for a very long time.

This is the first thing I've ever truly felt a passion for. Building it, I finally feel at home.

I know I can't change this on my own. It takes a crew, a community, and all of us together. That's what 3 Point Contact is for: to start that conversation, break the stigma, and show that there's strength in vulnerability.

I want to be part of the change. I hope you'll be part of it too.

Wear one. Give one.

• One for you, one for a kid who needs it.Every piece you buy gives an item to a kid in care or crisis, picked by our local partners based on what kids need most.
• Mental health support.$1 from every piece goes to mental health support.
• Help, printed inside.Every piece has a crisis line printed inside the collar.
• No vague promises.We'll share exactly what's been given, every season.

Follow along

We're building this one step at a time, and we're sharing all of it.

Get in touch

Partners, crews, companies, or anyone who believes in this: we'd love to hear from you.

3pointcontactca@gmail.com