“Our collaboration with YouthREX has been a transformative experience for our organization. It has opened up new possibilities and expanded our capacity to serve youth in need.”
Celebrating 10 Years of Impact! #YouthREXat10
YouthREX is celebrating the 10th year of a shared commitment to supporting the important work of youth programs and youth workers in advancing youth wellbeing!
This is not just a celebration of longevity but a celebration of IMPACT. The kind of sustained, community-rooted impact that happens when community partners and changemakers like you come together around a shared vision for youth wellbeing. This milestone belongs to all of us!
THANK YOU for being part of the YouthREX Community and co-creating with us a youth sector that is grounded in care, evidence, and collaboration! All we accomplished over the past 10 years is possible because of your support.
Read more about this milestone and what this means for YouthREX from Provincial Academic Director Dr. Uzo Anucha on REX Blog!
Watch Our 10-Year Impact Reel and explore our story in words, numbers, and pictures.
To commemorate #YouthREXat10, we hosted an online event with special guest Dr. Bianca Baldridge, Associate Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education and Critical Youth Work Collective. The event also featured a performance of a specially commissioned spoken-word poem by Eddie Lartey, an award-winning poet, creative, and author. 🎤
To learn more about YouthREX’s work over the 10 years, check our Annual Reports from 2014 – 2024: youthrex.com/our-
Explore Our Impact Reports for highlights from external and internal evaluations that reflect the voices of the youth workers, organizations, and young people we have been honoured to serve. These reports offer insights into the reach and effectiveness of YouthREX.
YouthREX's supports, resources, and platforms were high or very high quality. Just 4% for very low or low quality.
Most or all needs met by YouthREX's offerings. Just 14% for slightly met or did not meet needs.
35,380+
Registrations for YouthREX's Learn by YouthREX offerings
330+
Youth programs across Ontario received 822 evaluation supports
10,000+
2,300+
16,538
Average monthly page views on YouthREX.com
45,000+
Video views on REX TV
since launch in 2023
Our special guest was Dr. Bianca Baldridge, presented Precarity and Promise: Youth Work as the Process of Futuring, drawing from her new book. She explored the significance, precarity, and power of youth work, highlighting the structural challenges youth workers face while reaffirming the possibilities they create for young people to thrive.
This event also featured a performance of a specially commissioned spoken-word poem by Eddie Lartey, award-winning poet, creative, and author. In An Opus to Youth Workers, Eddie draws on metaphors and imagery about music to paint a picture of what youth workers do and what their work is really like.
Check Out Our Photo Galleries for key moments and people over 10 years!
Launch of YouthREX (2015)
Knowledge to Action (KtA) Exchange 2016
Knowledge to Action (KtA) Exchange 2018
NOISE (2015-2019)
Collaborative Design Day (2023)
Youth Justice Roundtable (2024)