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Rural Youth in Action in the Community Pathfinder

 
This Pathfinder was developed to help remote and rural communities assist their youth with recreation activities, skills development and summer employment.

This guide is a growing document, we welcome suggestions for additions. Please contact us at cris@agr.gc.ca

Association des jeunes ruraux du Québec (AJRQ)
The mission of AJRQ is to promote the training of members and to support their feelings of belonging in their rural area; to encourage the global development of the individual, allowing him or her to develop their personality through social and educational activities; to introduce members to the principles of democratic society. For more information, contact:

Association des jeunes ruraux du Québec (AJRQ)
65, rang 3 Est,
Princeville, QC G6L 4B9
Tel.: (819) 364-5606
Fax : (819) 364-5006
E-mail : ajrq@ivic.qc.ca
Internet : http://www.ajrq.qc.ca/ajrq.html

Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada
To offer children and youth opportunities to develop the skills, knowledge and values they need to become fulfilled individuals. National Programs include: Active Living; Stay in School; child care; camping - residence & day ; employment training; emergency shelters; street youth outreach; services to new Canadians; special populations; youth leadership; family/parent support; young offenders; and substance abuse prevention and treatment programs.

Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada
7100 Woodbine Ave, suite 405
Markham, ON L3R 5J2
Tel: (416) 477-7272
Fax: (416) 477-2056
E-mail: info@bgccan.com
Internet: http://www.bgccan.com

Canadian 4-H Council
A community based organization dedicated to the growth and development of rural youth. Their purpose is to foster development of life skills such as citizenship, cooperation, leadership, responsibility and independence through achievement in skills development projects.

4-H National Office
Central Experimental Farm
Bldg #26, 930 Carling Ave
Ottawa, ON K1A 0C6
Tel: (613) 234-4448
Fax: (613) 234-1112
E-mail: http://www.4-h-canada.ca/english/contacts.php
Internet: http://www.4-h-canada.ca

Duke of Edinburgh's Award: Young Canadians Challenge
Designed to help young people develop a sense of responsibility in themselves and their community by expanding their horizons, the Award has evolved into one of the most comprehensive individual development, self-training and personal achievement programmes in the world.

The Programme is open to all young people between the ages of 14 and 25 and is made up of four sections: Community Service, Skills Development, Physical Fitness, Expeditions and Explorations.

E-mail: duke@dukeofed.org
Internet : http://www.dukeofed.org

Girl Guides of Canada
Girl Guides of Canada is a movement for girls, led by women. It challenges girls to reach their potential and empowers them to give leadership and service as responsible citizens of the world.

Girl Guides of Canada
50 Merton Street
Toronto, ON M4S 1A3
Tel.: 1-800-565-8111
Fax: (416) 487-5570
E-mail: ggc@girlguides.ca
Internet: http://www.girlguides.ca

Junior Farmers' Association of Ontario
Purpose: To build future rural leaders through self-help and community betterment.

Junior Farmers' Association of Ontario
450 Speedvale Avenue West, Suite 101
Guelph, Ontario N1H 7Y6
Tel: (519) 780-5326
Fax: (519) 780-5327
E-mail: info@jfao.on.ca
Internet: http://www.jfao.on.ca

Katimavik
This program helps youth acquire a variety of useful experiences, develop skills, and handle responsibilities. Besides benefiting from diverse training through volunteer work, Katimavik provides ongoing training in leadership, second language, environment, cultural discovery and healthy lifestyle.

Katimavik Head Office
Port of Montréal Building
Wing 3, Suite 2160
Cité du Havre, Montréal, QC H3C 3R5
Tel.: 1-888-525-1503
E-mail: info@katimavik.org
Internet : http://www.katimavik.org/section/index/id/1

National Farmers Union Youth
The National Farmers Union goal is to improve economic and social well-being of rural people and rural communities. NFU Youth are full members and equal in every sense with all adults, but have a youth structure within the NFU to deal with the education, development and organization of young members.

National Farmers Union Youth
2717 Wentz Ave
Saskatoon, SK S7K 4B6
Tel.: (306) 652-9465
Fax: (306) 664-6226
E-mail: youth@nfu.ca
Internet: http://www.nfu.ca/youth/

National Inuit Youth Council
Purpose: To provide information on political and environmental issues, Inuit rights and opportunities, legal assistance; to improve communications and assist Inuit youth achieve full participation in Canadian society.

National Inuit Youth Council
E-mail: niyc@niyc.ca
Internet: http://www.niyc.ca/news.php

Scouts Canada
Adventurous co-ed programs for ages 5-26.
Mission statement: To contribute to the education of young people, through a value system based on the Scout Promise and Law, to help build a better world where people are self fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society.

Scouts Canada National Office
1345 Baseline Road
Ottawa, ON K2C 0A7
Tel.: (613) 224-5131 or 1-888-SCOUTS
Fax.: (613) 224-3571
E-mail: mailbox@scouts.ca
Internet: http://www.scouts.ca/default.asp?cmPageID=81

YMCA Canada
The YMCA in Canada is dedicated to the growth of all persons in spirit, mind and body, and in a sense of responsibility to each other and the global community. Almost 200 communities across Canada are served.
Tel.: (416) 967-9622
Fax: (416) 967-9618
E-mail: services@ymca.ca
Internet: http://www.ymca.ca

Federal Government

CAP Youth Initiative (YI) - Industry Canada

The Community Access Program (CAP) Youth Initiative (YI) aims to provide employment opportunities for young Canadians between the ages of 15 and 30 - primarily students, recent graduates, or the under-employed or unemployed. Participants work as interns at CAP centre's throughout Canada, helping individuals, community organizations and small businesses improve their knowledge and effective use of the Internet and related information technologies.

Industry Canada
155 Queen Street, 7th Floor
Ottawa, ON K1A 0H5
Tel.: 1-800-575-9200
TTY: 1-800-465-7735
Fax: (613) 952-8711
E-mail: comaccess@ic.gc.ca
Internet: http://cap-pac.ic.gc.ca/pub/capyi/index.html

First Nations and Inuit Youth Employment Strategy - Indian and Northern Affairs Canada

First Nations and Inuit Youth Work Experience Program -
Mentored work experience; Career planning and counselling activities, including a youth needs assessment for each participant; Life and work skills development for the participant.

First Nations and Inuit Science and Technology Program -
Support science and technology related activities that will provide First Nations and Inuit youth with first-hand experience in various science and technology disciplines which can include the enhancement of traditional knowledge.

First Nations and Inuit Student Career Promotion and Awareness Program -
Career planning and access to career development information, including awareness and support activities such as, but not limited to career fairs, leadership projects, etc.; Life and work skills development for the participant; Co-operative education projects.

For more information, contact your Indian and Northern Affairs Regional office
Internet: http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ps/ys/contac_e.html

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Terrasses de la Chaudière
10 Wellington, North Tower
Ottawa, ON K1A 0H4
Tel.: 1-800-567-9604
E-mail: InfoPubs@inac.gc.ca
Internet : http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ps/ys/

Junior Canadian Rangers - National Defence

The aim of the Junior Canadian Ranger Programme is to promote traditional cultures and lifestyles by offering a variety of structured activities to young people living in remote and isolated communities of Canada.

Canadian Ranger/Junior Canadian Ranger Coordination Cell
101 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, ON K1A 0K2
Tel.: 1-800-627-0828
Fax: (613) 992-8956
Internet : http://www.rangers.forces.gc.ca/pubs/jcr/intro_e.asp

Youth Employment Strategy - Service Canada

Skills Link -
provides funding to community organizations to help youth facing barriers to employment - such as single parents, Aboriginal youth, young persons with disabilities, recent immigrants, youth living in rural and remote areas and high school dropouts - develop the broad range of skills, knowledge and work experience they need to participate in the job market.

For information about these programs, contact a Service Canada Centre near you or call:

Toll free: 1 800 935-5555
TTY/TTD : 1 800 926-9105
Internet : http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/epb/yi/yep/
newprog/yesprograms.shtml

Provincial Government Programs

Alberta

Manitoba

MB4Youth
This site connects you to over 200 services and programs offered by the government of Manitoba.
Internet: http://web2.gov.mb.ca/mb4youth/index.php?language=en

New Brunswick

Family and Youth Capital Assistance Program
Assistance will be available to non-profit organizations and/or municipalities engaged in youth community-related projects such as playgrounds, youth centres, recreation centres, soccer fields, baseball fields, etc.

Regional Development Corporation
836 Churchill Row
P.O. Box 428
Fredericton, NB E3B 5R4
Tel.: (506) 453-2277
Fax: (506) 453-7988
Internet: http://www.gnb.ca/0096/Youth-e.asp

Newfoundland and Labrador

Grants to Youth Organizations
This program provides financial support to provincial, regional and community based youth organizations to assist with the cost of staffing, administration, and programs. Special Projects are funded on an occasional basis.

Tel.: (709) 729-0725
Fax: (709) 729-7481
E-Mail: echalker@gov.nl.ca
Internet: http://www.hrle.gov.nl.ca/hrle/
career_employ_youth_services/youth/grants.htm

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia Youth Secretatiat
Internet: http://youth.ednet.ns.ca/index.asp

Ontario

Youth issues and opportunities
This site contains links to information and services that relate opportunities and issues for youth in Ontario, including employment and training as well as financial and health issues.
Internet: http://www.childrensinfo.ca/eng/topics/
youth_issues_and_opportunities/index.html

Prince Edward Island

Community Recreation Support
The Division provides both funding and professional assistance to communities in attempts to have Islanders understand the importance of including physical activity in their daily routines. Funding is available for: Arena Support, Leadership, Projects, and Provincial Organizations.

Sport and Recreation
PO Box 2000
Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8
Tel.: (902) 894-0283
Fax: (902) 368-4663
E-mail: bcmcfeely@gov.pe.ca
Internet: http://www.edu.pe.ca/sportrec/pr_recreate.asp

Quebec:

Young Volunteers - Project "Jeunes Volontaires" - Emploi-Québec
Jeunes Volontaires projects aim to provide work experience to youth who run their own projects. For more information, contact the Centres locaux d'emploi (CLE) in your area
Internet: http://emploiquebec.net/anglais/individus/volontaires.htm

Project "Place aux jeunes"
«Place aux jeunes» was started in 1989 in the hope of stopping the exodus of young graduates to big cities. Held over three weekends, the program brings together about 15 young people (18-35 years old) who originate from a given region. The program helps them discover the various facets of their region, allows them to meet participants in the local economy and invites them to imagine themselves and their future in that region.

Project "Place aux jeunes"
265, rue de la Couronne, bureau 205
Quebec, QC G1K 6E1
Tel.: 1-888-966-6725
E-mail: info@placeauxjeunes.qc.ca
Internet: http://www.placeauxjeunes.qc.ca/

Saskatchewan

Community Initiatives Fund - Culture, Youth and Recreation
Annual and summer grants support community programs and services targeted toward vulnerable children, youth, and families. While the annual grants are for programs and services that will be delivered throughout the year, the summer grants assist community organizations in providing summer programs and services that are to be delivered between May and September.

Community Initiative Fund Administrator
1870 Lorne Street
Regina, SK S4P 2L7
Tel.: (306) 780-9308
Fax: (306) 781-6021
Internet: http://www.cyr.gov.sk.ca/cif.html

Green Team
E-mail: GreenTeam@saskyouth.net
Internet: http://www.saskyouth.net/index.cfm?page=130

Yukon

Youth Exploring Trades
Youth ages 12 to 15 attend week-long camps that explore the trades industry. Participants learn about the trades through construction of a go-cart which they build and later race. Other activities include tie-dying, mini-golf and recreation. Older students can apply to be camp instructors.

Advanced Education, Department of Education
P.O. Box 2703,
Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2C6 (E-1)
Telephone: (867) 667-5927 or
1-800-661-0408 ext. 5927
Fax: (867) 667-8555
Internet: http://www.education.gov.yk.ca/
advanceded/employment/youthexploringtrade.html

Youth Leadership Training
This program provides training for young people who want to be leaders. Participants work with young people from other Yukon communities and learn the skills involved in planning programs, writing proposals, working out conflicts, dealing with different types of behavior and administering First Aid.

Youth Directorate
Department of Executive Council Office
P.O. Box 2703
Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2C6
Tel.: (867) 667-8213 or
1-800-661-0408 local 8213
Fax: (867) 393-6341
Internet: http://www.eco.gov.yk.ca/youthdirectorate/
youth_leadership.html

Foundations:

For other foundations consult the Charity Village foundations list
Internet: http://www.charityvillage.com/cv/nonpr/nonpr17.asp

Altamira Foundation
Through the Foundation, Altamira gives disadvantaged children the opportunity to grow up in a safe environment, access to a good education, as well as the skills needed to assist them in securing employment and becoming productive citizens.

Altamira Foundation
130 King Street West, Suite 900
Toronto, ON M5X 1K9
E-mail: dlagman@altamira.com
Internet: http://www.altamira.com/altamira/
the+company/the+altamira+foundation.htm

Canadian Tire JumpStart
Canadian Tire JumpStart is a community-based charitable program that helps kids in financial need participate in organized sports and recreation such as hockey, dance, soccer and swimming.

Tel: 1-877-616-6600
E-mail: canadiantirejumpstart@cantire.com
Internet: http://www.canadiantire.ca/jumpstart/

McLean Foundation
This foundation provides funding for projects showing promise of general social benefit but which may initially lack broad public appeal.

The McLean Foundation
2 St. Clair Ave. West Suite 1008
Toronto, ON M4V 1L5
Tel: (416) 964-6802
Fax: (416) 964-2804
E-mail: info@mcleanfoundation.on.ca
Internet: http://mcleanfoundation.ca

Muttart Foundation
The Foundation considers applications from registered charitable organizations primarily in Alberta and Saskatchewan. One of the priority areas of the Foundation is youth and children.

The Muttart Foundation
Suite 1150, Scotia Tower One
10060 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton AB T5J 3R8
Toll Free: 1-877-788-5437
Tel.: (780) 425-9616
Fax: (780) 425-0282
Internet: http://www.muttart.org/

Exchanges Canada - Canadian Heritage
Exchanges Canada is a Government of Canada initiative that creates opportunities for young Canadians to connect with one another and experience the diversity of Canadian communities, languages and culture.

Exchanges Canada
12 York Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 5S6
Tel.: 1-800-622-6232
Fax: 1-877-297-5014
E-mail: exchanges@pch.gc.ca
Internet: http://www.exchanges.gc.ca/Main.asp?Language=0

Northern Youth Abroad
The program enables Nunavut and Northwest Territories youth to acquire concrete skills through work placements for credit during placements in communities across Canada and around the world.

275 Bank Street, Suite 400
Ottawa, ON K2P 2L6
Tel.: (613) 232-9989
Fax: (613) 232-2121
E-mail: rebecca@nya.ca
Internet: http://www.nya.ca/

Society for Educational Visits and Exchanges in Canada (SEVEC)
A group reciprocal home-stay exchange program for all young Canadians between the ages of 11 and 18. Groups can be school groups or youth who belong to a recognized community organization. The objective of the program is to help improve knowledge and understanding of Canada among Canadian youth, enabling them to learn first-hand about the history, geography, economy, institutions, cultures, communities, languages and other facets of their country.

Sevec
57 Auriga Drive, Suite 201
Nepean, ON K2E 8B2
Tel: (613) 998-3760 or 1-800-387-3832
Fax: (613) 998-7094
E-mail: info@sevec.ca
Internet: http://www.sevec.ca/main_e.asp

Youth on the move - Foreigh Affairs and International Trade Canada
This site is dedicated to helping young Canadians and Europeans looking for adventure and an experience of a lifetime. Find out more about internships and exchange opportunities, scholarships, grants and bursaries and travel tips and country information.

E-mail: youthonthemove@dfait-maeci.gc.ca
Internet: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/canada-europa/youth/menu-en.asp

Title: Rural youth migration between 1971 and 1996 [electronic resource].
Author: Tremblay, Juno. Statistics Canada. Agriculture Division.
Publisher: [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada, Agriculture Division, 2001.
Internet: http://www.statcan.ca/english/
freepub/21-006-XIE/21-006-XIE00003.pdf

Title: Rural youth: stayers, leavers and return migrants
Author: Richard Dupuy, Francine Mayer, and René Morissette.
Publisher: Ottawa : Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch, 2000.
Internet: http://www.rural.gc.ca/researchreports/
ruralyouth/ruralyouth_e.phtml

Title: Rock the boat: healthy you, healthy NB.
Author: New Brunswick Advisory Council on Youth.
Publisher: Government of New Brunswick, 2006.
Internet: http://www.gnb.ca/0049/PDF/RocktheBoat2006-e.pdf

Title: Rural youth inclusion in rural Manitoba.
Author: South West Regional Round Table, 2002.
Internet: http://swycln.cimnet.ca/cim/72C350_542T22402.dhtm#CT23000

Articles

Title: Animation-jeunesse Haut-Saint-François: une expérience de développement local pour freiner l'exode des jeunes.
Author: Daniel Hains.
Conference proceedings: Regroupement québécois des intervenants et intervenantes en action communautaire, 1994.
Internet: http://www.rqiiac.qc.ca/fr/
vie_associative_calendrier/actes/article.asp?
Id_chapitre=10&Id_articles=503

Title: Les jeunes et le développement en milieu rural: démarche témiscamienne pour l'implantation d'une maison de jeunes décentralisée.
Author: Jacques Bourgeois.
Conference proceedings: Regroupement québécois des intervenants et intervenantes en action communautaire, 1994.
Internet: http://www.rqiiac.qc.ca/fr/vie_associative_calendrier
/actes/article.asp?Id_chapitre=10&Id_articles=502

Active Healthy Kids Canada
The site dedicates segments to motivating children toward a healthy sports attitudes, as well as the benefits and fun associated with being physically active.
Tel.: 1-888-446-7432
E-mail: info@activehealthykids.ca
Internet: http://www.activehealthykids.ca/index.cfm

Canada's Physical Activity Guide for Children - Public Health Agency of Canada
Internet: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/pau-uap/paguide/child_youth/children/index.html

Canada's Physical Activity Guide for Youth - Public Health Agency of Canada
Internet: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/pau-uap/paguide/child_youth/youth/index.html

Youth - Aboriginal Canada Portal
Internet: http://www.aboriginalcanada.gc.ca/acp/site.nsf/en/
ao30904.html

Youth and Students - Service Canada
Internet: http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/audiences/youth/
index.shtml