Youth Centres Canada

Helping youth centres and youth initiatives grow in Canada.

Fostering youth engagement and positive youth development.

Who is Youth Centres Canada?• Formerly a grassroots organization known as TYPS

• We are a national organization using resources, research, and capacity building tools in order to support…

- youth - youth centres- youth initiatives

• We have almost 700 youth centres and youth serving organizations in our network.

Youth Centres Canada• Works with youth in rural areas, towns, and small cities to…Works with youth in rural areas, towns, and small cities to…

- encourage- encourage

- support - support

- provide information - provide information

- provide training- provide training

• We work in collaboration with…We work in collaboration with…

- - individual youth individual youth

- youth centres - youth centres

- youth councils- youth councils

- other youth serving organizations.- other youth serving organizations.

Youth Centres Canada recognizes youth as citizens with rights and Youth Centres Canada recognizes youth as citizens with rights and responsibilities and believes that youth are able to contribute through…responsibilities and believes that youth are able to contribute through…

- - active community involvementactive community involvement

- participation- participation

- partnerships- partnerships

- meaningful decision-making that affects their lives- meaningful decision-making that affects their lives

How Youth Centres Canada Views Youth

What Can Youth Centres Canada Offer?

•Remarkable… - conferences- workshops - training opportunities for…

- youth workers- administrators- youth

*especially designed for youth centres and youth programs.

•Training and consultation on topics like…- Youth Engagement- Youth Development - Sustainability - Developing Community Partnerships - Strategic Planning - Models That Work - Fund Development - Leadership - Facilitation Skills - Staff and Board Relations- Youth and Adult Allies - Youth Committee Development

and more.

• Ready made programs for youth groups that are…

- easily integrated- youth engaging

- fundable• Advocacy for…

- youth centre development- support- sustainability

• Years of collective knowledge and experience. • Consulting services.• Regional and system development.• Best Practices and Resources for youth centres

in easy to use Manuals and documents.• Easy access to program and funding ideas that

have proven successful in other youth centres like yours.

• Short cuts and how to’s from others that have solved common issues or demonstrated innovation and excellence.

• Subsidies for participation in conferences and workshops.

• Notice about opportunities that come up for centres and communities.

The Youth Centres Canada Model

has been recognized and supported by:has been recognized and supported by:• The Canadian Centre for Substance AbuseThe Canadian Centre for Substance Abuse

• Canada’s Drug StrategyCanada’s Drug Strategy

• Health CanadaHealth Canada

• United Nation’s Children’s Environmental NetworkUnited Nation’s Children’s Environmental Network

• United Nations’ Drug Secretariat & Global Youth United Nations’ Drug Secretariat & Global Youth NetworkNetwork

• Harvard’s School of Family ResearchHarvard’s School of Family Research

• University of Toronto’s Teen Net ProjectUniversity of Toronto’s Teen Net Project

• National Crime Prevention CouncilNational Crime Prevention Council

• Ontario Police Chiefs’ AssociationOntario Police Chiefs’ Association

• And several Canadian UniversitiesAnd several Canadian Universities

The Youth Centres Canada Community-Based and

Participatory Model

UNITE AND IGNITE

Every March our annual conference (in partnership with the Students Commission) brings together from all parts of Canada more than 400…

- youth- adult allies- stakeholders

Other Conferences and Workshops

Youth Centres Canada is available for…- consultations- special events- training opportunities

*upon request. We also host other conferences and workshops in

various locations around the country.

Projects and events are posted on our website at www.typs.com.

AND LOTS OF FUN!!!

LOTS OF LEARNING…