YouthREX’s Collaborative Design Day on September 6th, 2023, brought together youth sector stakeholders in Ontario to explore the joys, challenges, and tensions of youth work.

Through storytelling and design thinking principles, we worked together to collaboratively craft a vision for creative and viable forms of transformative youth work practices.

The event was hosted in partnership with the York Research Chair in Youth and Contexts of Inequity, held by Dr. Uzo Anucha. We were joined by Special Guest Dr. Tania de St Croix, renowned critical youth studies and youth work scholar, author, former youth worker, and professor at King’s College London.

This report summarizes key takeaways from the day’s conversations, and actions that can be applied directly to youth work policy and practice.