Youth Resources
Below are information and resources for youth including online education resources, funding opportunities, volunteer opportunities, and more.
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UVIC Community Cabbage
The Community Cabbage is a group that is inspired to reduce food waste and combat hunger on UVIC campus. Volunteers collect unsold, edible food from grocery stores and cook them together into healthy meals for students. Facebook:...
UVIC Campus Community Garden
The UVic Campus Community Garden is a volunteer agriculture project with individual and communal plots. Volunteers meet weekly to tend the garden and have access to some produce in exchange. You do not have to be a UVic student to contribute. They also offer workshops...
Royal Roads Food Bank
The Royal Roads University food bank is an on-campus resource for students in need who attend the university. It is stocked by donations and is accessible by request during regular university hours. These hours are 9:00am-6:00pm Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4pm...
Search4StudentHousing – A resource for finding roommates
Search4StudentHousing is a great resource to find student housing with the ability to search by school. It is a great resource for connecting renters with landlords who are offering affordable housing specifically for students. There are a variety of schools available...
Find a college/university roommate with RoomSurf
RoomSurf is a website that allows you to find roommates and room rentals based on what school you go to. This is a great option because you can also connect with people who are sharing the same experience as you. A great feature on this site is ability to view other...
Caprent offers affordable, pet-friendly apartments
If you are looking for a long term stay in the Victoria area, Caprent is one of the most affordable rental companies. Most of their properties include utilities in the price, and are pet friendly. Searching their site is a great option for finding affordable housing,...
FreeRentalAds – A resource for finding a rental
FreeRentalAds is a great website to aid in the house hunt because it is free for both the renter and rentee to use. Not requiring a fee to post makes it very attractive to landlords, so there is a good amount of rare properties on this site that are not posted...
Rentals.ca – A resource for finding housing
Rentals.ca is a comprehensive collection of many different rentals that are currently available. Their site is quite user-friendly and allows people to rent anything from a room in a house to an entire house, depending on their needs. It is a great resource to keep in...
RentSmart offers lessons on how to find and maintain housing
RentSmart is a website created for the mission of finding everyone stable and affordable housing. Although they are partnered with UVIC, this resource is available for everyone. They provide a free course that will teach you skills regarding how to find, apply to, and...