THIS SERVICE IS NON-QUEER, TRANS & LGBTQ SPECIFIC

Youth Matters is designed to help youth aged 15 – 30 that are facing barriers to employment navigate the labour market and successfully transition into sustained employment. We support them through skills development, education, and meaningful work experiences. Services are currently delivered virtually.

In various community settings in North East and East London, the Youth Outreach Workers (YOW) work together with youth, ages 10-24 (aprx), to build their resiliency and skills. Workers build trust with youth, families, and the community, and support them to find appropriate programs and services. The YOW team enhances and promotes the development of community based services and leadership opportunities for young people in the community. This program is LGBTQ+ friendly and offers advocacy and support for LGBTQ youth.

The Youth Outreach program is a dynamic, multi-faceted initiative that is two-tiered in scope. We provide free prevention intervention workshops to educate youth who are at risk of contracting HIV. Focusing on increasing positive sexual health behaviour by emphasizing condom use, communication and consent, the workshops aim to teach youth how to better navigate sexual relationships and drug use activities from a harm reduction perspective. We connect youth to local agencies to assist them with their sexual, mental, emotional and physical needs.

St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton’s Youth Wellness Centre is an accessible, friendly space for young people age 17 to 25 to receive the best possible care for mental health and addiction issues. We offer confidential clinical care for:
-Youth who are experiencing emerging mental health and addictions concerns
-Youth who are already receiving child and adolescent mental health services delivered by our community partners, and will need additional support to transition into adult services
-Youth who are students of Mohawk, McMaster, or Redeemer and/or who are facing significant barriers to accessing care

We are a safe, welcoming space for youth ages 12 to 25 and their families across the Niagara Region looking to access support for mental health, substance use, peer support, education, employment, wellness, and more. All services are free of charge for youth in the Niagara Region, and services are available in-person and virtually.

The Queer Social drop in space runs monthly to meet and hangout with other members of the LGBTQ+ community, allies are welcome. See calendar for dates and times.

NOT A 2SLGBTQ+ SPECIFIC RESOURCE

Designed by youth, for youth. This welcoming, inclusive space will offer walk-in, no-cost access to a wide range of services for individuals aged 12 to 25. Whether you need support with mental health, substance use, primary care, education, housing, or just a place to connect with others through creative and social programs, the Hub has you covered.

The Youth Wellness Hub breaks down barriers by bringing essential services together under one roof, making it easier than ever to get the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

YRGSA North is the next generation drop-in space for LGBTQ2S youth and their allies in the north of York Region. YRGSA is an abbreviation for: York Region Gay-Straight Alliance.

We offer a dynamic way for teens and young adults to socially interact and build meaningful relationships while learning how to navigate resources within the community, access peer to peer support, or to kick back and relax in a welcoming open space.

With ever-expanding programming our monthly meetings, special events and excursions are definitely not to be missed!