Youth Resources
Below are information and resources for youth including online education resources, funding opportunities, volunteer opportunities, and more.
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James Bay Community Project
The James Bay Community Project is an organization that provides a community thrift store, youth clinic, youth outreach service, publicly accessible computer, community library, food service, seniors' group, parent/child drop-in group. Children, adolescents, adults,...
Youth Futures Education Fund
Youth Futures Education Fund helps former youth in care navigate post secondary education. They provide ways to get financial aid and can answer general questions as well. Website: https://youthfutures.ca/youth-resources/ Contact: Andrew Procknow (Campaign Manager for...
Free Online Arts and Humanities Courses
Some of the most prestigious universities and institutions in the world have teamed up to offer some of their courses for free. The courses range in topics from poetry to visual art history, to archaeology. Website: https://www.edx.org/learn/art
North Island College Employment Transition Program
The Employment Transition Program at NIC offers student a chance to gain work, life and interpersonal skills in a supported environment. Students will also take part in supervised unpaid work experience and receive skills training that may lead to employment,...
8 Job Skills You Should Have
Youth Central is an organization that releases employment based content. They published an article highlighting the 8 main job skills you should develop in order to find and maintain meaningful and long-term employment....
Career services for UVic students and alumni
UVic students and alumni have free lifetime access to career services at the university. You can use your NetLink id and password to access these services online or book in person appointments. Location: varies depending on your major Website:...
Sesame Street’s online home
Sesame Street's online home is a website based off of the popular children's show. This website has activities featuring popular characters from the show that can help kids learn letters, animal sounds, colours and more. It's completely free to use. The activities are...
GoNoodle
GoNoodle is a free website that provides education online activities. These activities are separated by grade level, ranging from pre-k to grade 6 and above. Website: https://www.gonoodle.com/tags/eYxDYg/grades
Meet Me in the Quad UVic Podcast
University of Victoria's Office of Student Life has created a podcast called Meet Me in the Quad. The episodes are centred around the UVic student experience. Some of the past topics include; finding student housing, getting involved in research, and finding summer...