This month’s theme is Girls Run the World – partly inspired by Beyoncé, because, of course, but also by a few other important things specific to this month!

On December 6, we recognized the National Day o […]

A core value that shapes YouthREX’s work with Ontario’s youth sector is a commitment to exploring meaningful ways to engage youth so that youth voice and experiences drive our research and evaluation pro […]

On Saturday, October 29, YouthREX welcomed over 40 youth sector stakeholders to our Post-Exchange Design Day, hosted in collaboration with the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Youth Opportunity Fund and M […]

Community-based youth programs create a range of positive outcomes, including increased community health, wellbeing, and civic engagement, to name a few.
These programs are often designed […]

YouthREX just completed another run of our professional development certificate for Ontario youth workers: Critical Youth Work: Bridging Theory and Practice. We piloted three cohorts earlier this year and […]

YouthREX recently launched a second Moving the Dial report on access to post-secondary, Bridging Programs: Pathways to Equity in Post-Secondary. In light of this launch, we sat down with Eric Mezin, Di […]

In this blog, I explain how arts-based activities can support the goals of youth work by serving as tools for exploration, sharing, and discussion.

One of the key lessons for youth workers to consider when […]

Canadians, particularly Torontonians, flaunt our diversity, inclusion, and our ‘mosaic’ society. Toronto is one of the most diverse cities in the world, something that makes me proud and provides an adv […]

The following is an excerpt from YouthREX’s Research to Practice Report: Trans Youth and the Right to Access Public Washrooms
“Entering a public washroom for the purpose of a necessary biological function sho […]

Members of the youth sector understand the youth they work with and design engaging and meaningful activities that make an impact on youths’ lives. 
At the same time, funders ask organizations to report on th […]

Sometimes, working with youth can be challenging, daunting, and even painful. Bringing fun and creativity to our work can be energizing for us, and can also sustain us through difficult moments.  
I’ve bee […]

“While they still punch below their weight electorally, young Canadians represent a powerful new political force that will continue to shape the future of Canadian politics for the next three decades, much l […]

“A first job means more than a paycheque. It can mean increased self-confidence, access to mentors, exposure to opportunities beyond your neighbourhood, understanding the value of education, and it builds t […]

“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” – Audre Lorde

The last couple weeks have been difficult to process – for me, individually, f […]

Quick Fact: The number of Ontario adolescents experiencing moderate to serious psychological distress jumped to 34% in 2014 from 24% in 2013. (CAMH) 
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CA […]

This year the holy month of Ramadan and PRIDE month overlap. Traditionally, Ramadan is a period of peace and PRIDE is a time for celebration. This June, many in both communities are in shock and mourning in […]

Quick Fact: Suicide is the second leading cause of death for young Canadians between the ages of 10 and 24. (CMHA) 
Today, at around 9:00am, hundreds of students walked out of classes in Woodstock, Ontario i […]

Quick Fact: Statistics collected by TransPULSE in Ontario determined that “on the basis of gender identity, 73% of trans people have been made fun of, 39% have been turned down for a job, 26% have been as […]

“It takes a village to raise a child.”
No one is really sure where this proverb comes from, “it takes a village to raise a child.” But the sense behind it has widespread currency: society has a respo […]