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WHO
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Who We Are Saint George's YouthNet is a youth mentoring program in Halifax's inner city. Founded on the principle that friendship is foundational to growth, YouthNet supports children and youth aged 5-17 as they confront issues ranging from confidence and self-esteem to violence, drugs, and hopes for the future. Central to this work is mentorship: long-term relationships that offer the direction, care, and support young people need as they grow up. Through friendship and mentorship, children's talents are nurtured and their hopes strengthened. Saint George’s Church provides YouthNet with a physical home and a spiritual stability. The church, church hall and YouthNet office are centres of activity.
1. Children and youth are nurtured through positive mentoring
relationships.
History of Saint George's YouthNet
Since 1999, Saint George's YouthNet has developed a year round mentoring vision that includes tutoring and lunch-time programs during the school year, wilderness camps, day camps and fine arts weeks during the summer. Each program aims to build community among youth, volunteers, church and community. During the school year….  "You have done great things
with our kids" Tutoring/Mentoring Lunch Time Drop In Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Venturers Culture Club Joseph Howe Breakfast Program After-School Programs In the Summer... 
"Today was the best day of the
whole summer" Day Camp Music Camp Art Camp Wilderness Challenges Volunteers  "I really enjoyed the awesome loving community atmosphere that other leaders created and the way the kids fell right into that. It was a joyful place and set the tone for my whole day." Mark, Volunteer Program Leader YouthNet volunteers come from diverse social, ethnic and religious backgrounds, and are committed to serving and learning from the young people at YouthNet. After-school tutoring, lunch-time drop-in, after-school and weekend excursions, art, music and day camps are just some of the ways volunteers are involved at YouthNet. Volunteers are central to YouthNet's work. In fact, one of our programs is co-ordinated by volunteers. The YouthNet office is open from 3-4:30 each day for volunteer and youth drop-in. Relaxing in our office with a coffee and a book, or visiting with kids and other volunteers is a crucial part of volunteering here. To download our volunteer handbook, please click here. (---k in Word Format) Our Neighbourhood Saint George's is located in the heart of the inner city. Our neighbourhood is ethnically diverse, includes many newcomers to Canada and has a strong sense of community identity. In addition to many families, our neighbourhood is home to a library which is also a prime community gathering place, two schools, numerous community agencies and centres, at least six churches and two busy commercial streets. The "inner city" or the "north end" are geographical labels that describe our neighbourhood, referring to its placement on the peninsula holding the downtown and residential core of the city of Halifax. However, "inner city" and "north end" are also charged psychological labels and categories. As such it is difficult to have clear and uncontentious descriptions of the area. It is an area where forms of economic and social poverty are more clearly worn than in other parts of the city. However, it is also an area with a deep sense of identity, an area that fosters a profound sense of belonging. It should also be noted that both historically and in the present day, people of the North End display a remarkable capacity for resilience against what can be described as a systemic dispossession of political, social and economic capital. The case of Africville is perhaps the most famous and explicit example of this, but there are many others. Contact Us
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George’s YouthNet grew out of several youth outreach programs,
which were brought together in 1999 (under the name Camp St. George)
to meet the specific challenges of Halifax’s urban core.
This model was developed over an eight-year period in consultation
with community leaders and directors of similar projects across
North America. 
