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Representative for Children and Youth calls for provincial government to address “urgent needs” of up to 83,000 young people with disabilities not receiving adequate services
January 29, 2024 Victoria, B.C. – In a report released today, the Representative for Children and Youth says “the time to act is now” to ensure the needs of young people living with disabilities, and their families, are met. “A staggering number of families are at their breaking point, living within a system that remains […]
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Read MoreVolunteers needed at Canada’s largest Indigenous Youth Conference
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres (BCAAFC) is seeking more than 200 volunteers to assist with their annual Gathering Our Voices (GOV) Indigenous youth leadership conference in Kamloops. The conference, which is held in a different city each year, will be primarily located at Thompson Rivers University from March 18 to […]
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Read MoreGathering Our Voices: Indigenous Youth Leadership Training Event
The Gathering Our Voices (GOV) Indigenous Youth Leadership Training, hosted by the BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres (BCAAFC) and its Provincial Aboriginal Youth Council (PAYC), is held annually in March during the education break. Since GOV began, the goal for the leadership training has been simple and unwavering: provide Indigenous youth with the tools […]
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Read MoreYouth Employment and Skills Strategy (Y.E.S.S.) Program Offered by Tricorp
The Y.E.S.S. Program is a 12-week initiative designed to equip youth with essential skills and hands-on work experience. The program includes 6 weeks of skills-building training followed by 6 weeks of work experience. Providing participants with Skills for Success (S4S) of Essential Skills, Soft Skills and Life Skills. Program Details: Application Deadline: January 8, 2025 […]
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Read MoreSeeking creative First Nations youth artists to make an icon for our new harm reduction toolkit
Dec 11, 2024 The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) is seeking talented First Nations youth artists to create a powerful and meaningful icon for our new Harm Reduction Conversation Toolkit. The toolkit, entitled With Open Arms: Supportive Conversations Among Friends, is a resource for keeping friends close in conversations about substance use and harm reduction. […]
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Read MoreProject addressing eco-anxiety in Victoria’s youth receives $50K boost – Victoria News
Dec 05, 2024 Eco-Anxious Stories and Next Steps received funding from an Island Health grant program The American Psychiatric Association defines eco-anxiety as a chronic fear of environmental doom. But culturally, the concept is used more broadly and is driving the conversation as anxiety affects more and more B.C. youth says Rachel Malena-Chan of Eco-Anxious Stories and […]
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Read MorePRFN announces Youth Council to empower young voices in the community – Energeticcity
November 6, 2024 The inaugural Youth Council for Prophet River First Nation (PRFN) was announced on Facebook on October 28th. PROPHET RIVER, B.C. — The inaugural Youth Council for Prophet River First Nation (PRFN) was announced on Facebook on October 28th. The nine members are Autumn Reno-Gorsalitz, Haley Chipesia, Jaelynne Chipesia-Coons, Lilly Dumais, Montana Street, […]
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Read More‘We’re Water Beings’ Heiltsuk Youth Clean Their Shores – CFN
September 5, 2024 Heiltsuk Hereditary Chief λáλíyasila Frank Brown, a mariner all his life, says his people have lived and died on the water and always understood the ocean as a sacred and vulnerable place. “The ocean is a sacred place between the land and the sky, and if we hold it as sacred, we […]
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Read MoreVIDEO: B.C. youth learn Indigenous traditions during paddle on Okanagan Lake – Vernon Morning Star
August 30, 2024 Indigenous youth from around B.C. participated in a multi-day canoe paddle on Okanagan Lake A group of young people from across B.C. embarked on a 55.2 km journey along Okanagan Lake, in an effort to build a better relationship with the RCMP and Aboriginal communities. This journey is an annual event held […]
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Read MoreFirst Nations youth share their perspectives in new FNHA overdose awareness campaign
Aug 26, 2024 Youth Advisory Committee members with lived experience speak on importance of harm reduction Harm reduction saves lives, and three First Nations youth want to create more awareness about the importance of having open conversations about substance use. Annual events, such as International Overdose Awareness Day, are valuable opportunities to center youth voices […]
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