As a teen, Cassandra faced homelessness just eight months after brain surgery. Thanks to the Youth Services Bureau’s Transitional Housing for Homeless Youth program, she is living independently and thriving.
Category: Child and Youth Success
For children with autism and other developmental delays, transitioning into school is challenging. School’s Cool is a play-based program that eases this transition by developing skills to enjoy this new chapter.
Powered by United Way East Ontario, Big Brothers Big Sisters Lanark County developed a 2SLGBTQIA+ toolkit tailored for youth, families and educators in their region.
United Way East Ontario helped lay the foundation for the Community Development Framework which equips resident leaders to offer mental health resources to vulnerable Ottawa residents before they face a crisis.
Check out our interviews with local media outlets about why this year's Move for Youth challenge is especially important.
A Mississippi Mills Youth Centre cooking program is empowering local youth, while offering them friendship, learning and growth.
Leadership and good mental health practices blossom at youth centres like Osgoode Youth Association, a United Way partner offering important after-school programming and mental health counselling for rural youth.
Not only do youth get a chance to be themselves through after-school programs at Christie Lake Kids, but they’re welcomed into a supportive environment that focusses on their physical, social and emotional health.
