Events

Ottawa Youth Commission Presentation at City Hall!

The Ottawa Youth Commission had our annual presentation to City Council’s Community Protective Services Committee on Thursday, December 3rd.

CJOYC members presented our annual report to Committee and received an overwhelming amount of support for our recommendations. We will be working with City staff and checking in with Councilors to ensure our recommendations are implemented.

Samira Ahmed and Imaan Sandhu, CJOYC Presenters

The Youth Friendly Workshop: How to Engage Youth in the Workplace

CAYFO co-hosted a workshop for organizations on how to better engage young people in the workplace. It's for people who want to work with youth but don't know where to start.

This presentation gave participants a hands-on interactive guide to effectively engage youth in their work. Workshop leaders went through a youth friendly guide, expanding on the various sections and covering such topics as:

    * What does youth engagement mean?
    * Why outreach is a dirty word.
    * Using technology to reach youth.
    * Finding the fun: effective meetings, accessible documents, and breaks.
    * Youth in decision making: how to make it work.

This workshop is for everyone: non-governmental organizations, governmental departments or simply someone who would like to, or is already working with youth.