Organization Information
Youth Assisting Youth
General Information
Website
Service Type
Community Mental Health Centers
Program
Programs and activities available in-person and through online conferencing tools such as Zoom, Google Meet, WhatsApp, contact for informationIndividual and group mentoring, client needs assessments, mentee/mentor matching, volunteer interviews and volunteer mentor training, group workshops, tutoring, educational and recreational activitiesOne-to-One Peer Mentoring ProgramFor low-income, single-parent, immigrant, newcomer, and refugee youth, program matches children and youth with trained volunteer mentorsGroup Mentoring ProgramTrained and experienced volunteer mentors assist with activities to help newcomers transition to their new community and establish social and professional networks focus on citizenship and civic engagement or skills, career, and leadership development case management and parent support girl empowerment program boy empowerment program mandatory mentor training and workshops, topics include child abuse, multiculturalism, behaviour management, mentoring, bullying, mental health, learning challenges literature in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, Hindi, Korean, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Urdu monthly activities