“I need previous work experience to be hired”: Ontario Youth Struggle to Get Their First Job The vicious cycle of unemployment is a challenge resonating with teenagers and young adults across Ontario. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the […]

Supporting Youth with Learning Disabilities Learning disabilities are more common than you may think. In Canada, 17.9% of people over the age of 15 and 8.4% of school-aged children and youth (ages […]

5 Years of Cannabis Legalization: Looking Back, Looking Forward This week marks five years of cannabis legalization in Canada. The provincial Cannabis Control Act came into effect on October 17, 2018, and established […]

Indigenous-authored novels: 5 great contemporary reads for young adults  The Toronto District School Board recently pledged to replace Grade 11 English courses in all 110 of its secondary schools with the now-mandatory F […]

Voices of Black youth remind adults in schools to listen — and act to empower them  The idea of inviting students into classroom conversations that teach them to define and express their concerns, ideas and opinions takes ins […]

The Everyday and The Remarkable: Valuing and Evaluating Youth Work The following is an excerpt from an article co-written by Louise Doherty and Tania de St Croix based on their research project, Rethinking Impact, […]

Michelle Martin is the Beverly Cleary Professor for Children and Youth Services in the Information School at the University of Washington. She primarily teaches students who will be youth services librarians […]

In 2022, the Communities Ending Poverty network raised the following question: How can we engage youth as leaders in poverty reduction efforts?
Strategies for Engaging Youth
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The looming recession climate is causing concerns over skyrocketing student debt. On top of a deeply unaffordable housing market, these factors call for universities to be more relevant in terms of preparing […]

Due to frequently shifting public health measures and the resulting isolation experienced by many youth during the pandemic, more and more young people are reporting issues with their mental health, and the […]

YouthREX collaborated with students at Brock University, reflecting on their experience within community placements. In this reflection, a student discusses the unique skills and competencies she adopted […]

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, young people across Ontario have had to go without opportunities for outdoor education, which had detrimental effects on their wellbeing. Studies have shown that […]

I am heartbroken but I’m not surprised.

The targeted killing of eight women in Atlanta, six of them Asian, is a brutal result of decades-long exclusion and oppression, legitimized in law and colonial r […]

I remember hearing somewhere that “no one wants to be Black.”

Thinking about that sentiment brings back a memory of my childhood, being pressured to put my arm next to the arm of my dar […]

The Transformational Power of Food Security and Sovereignty for BIPOC Communities workshop was hosted online by YouthREX on the 17th of December 2020.

In food justice work, everyone has a different […]

From time to time, researchers, policy makers, philanthropy and practitioners all join together in a coordinated response to address the most pressing issues facing America’s youth. I’ve been involved with thi […]

It’s been six years already since YouthREX launched on November 22, 2014 as part of Ontario’s Youth Action Plan with a mandate to connect Ontario’s youth sector to shared knowledge to support better youth outco […]

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And wow! Thank you, thank you, thank you! We’re grateful for your responses and the opportunity to continuously learn and grow as an o […]

Starting university can be confusing and scary at the best of times, let alone during a pandemic. Many students, including myself, have found themselves feeling nervous and confused. Here are 3 lessons I’ve l […]

In this video, YouthREX speaks to Jae Woong Han about his experiences as a South Korean undergraduate student at York University. He talks about his challenges, what he misses, and what makes him hopeful […]