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Youth Services

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Youth Services

Programs and tools for girls and young women

Beginning in 2000, Youth Services has developed programs and tools addressed to girls and young women to:

  • Promote their well-being
  • Develop their leadership capacity and enable them to make enlightened choices when it comes to their expectations and needs
  • Prevent different forms of violence to which they may be subjected as witnesses or victims
  • Reduce social inequalities to which they are or could be subjected

Since 2013, we have involved boys in some of our projects in an effort to rally them to the cause of violence prevention.

Our approach

Our working approach is based on action research, conducted in three areas:

Research

To institute social change through continuing knowledge development on selected topics with a view to implementing best practices

This work is carried out at two levels:

  • authoring literature reviews
  • conducting discussion groups and interviews with individuals directly concerned by the research topic

Creation of tools

The Service develops various tools, in particular information guides, facilitation guides, leaflets, games, films, and videos

These tools are addressed to:

  • practitioners who work with youth
  • parents
  • youth
  • general public

Deployment of tools

The Youth Service’s tools are deployed through:

  • training sessions with practitioners
  • facilitation of one-time awareness workshops
  • facilitation of youth programs and workshop series
“The 10 weeks were very interesting and useful. I got to know myself better and learned a few lessons about life. I have fi nished the program and I’m now more realistic, surer of myself, and better prepared to integrate the job market and society in general. After 10 weeks, I’ve learned that if you’re asked to participate, say yes. It’s a good idea, because it can open the door to new possibilities.”“It was a great training session. She helped me learn more about non-traditional jobs and discover all kinds of interesting occupations. She also made me aware of the fact that there are hardly any women in some really great occupations.”

Youth Services News

What’s Consent About?

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Consent in the case of sexual relations, consists of voluntarily giving – or not giving – consent. This consent must be given in a free and informed way. If this is not the case, the person’s consent is not valid. Keep in mind: You can withdraw your consent at any time, even if you already Read More >>

Bullying | Support Group

bullying support group

Have you experienced bullying at school? Do you often think about these experiences and how they still affect you? Would you like to meet other women who have experienced bullying? YWCA Montreal offers you to join its new support group for young women who have experienced bullying. Developed by Youth Services, the group offers the opportunity Read More >>

A project on sexual exploitation funded by Status of Women Canada

YWCA Montreal was hosting the Honourable Maryam Monsef on August 9th, to announce the funding that will help end sexual violence against women in the Montreal and Montérégie regions. YWCA Montreal will work in collaboration with Action jeunesse de l’Ouest-de-l’Île and Justice alternative du Suroit, on a three years project which will aim to increase Read More >>

The “consent in 360°” kiosk travels in Northern Quebec

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Since its launch last August, the Do You NO the Limit? project has been touring several Quebec cities and was presented this week in the Northern Quebec town of Chibougamau. Thanks to an invitation from the Centre de Femmes Les Elles du Nord, project agents Laurence Arbogast and Stéphanie Coronado-Montoya flew more than 650 kilometers Read More >>

Moved. Inspired. Loved. Empowered. Potential. Strong.

These are just a few of the words our Strong Girls, Strong World participants used to describe their recent experience at the Strong Girls, Strong World Summit this last Fall. For nearly two years, the youth services of YWCA Montreal works with paticipants in its community, in collaboration with Plan International Canada, YMCA Canada & YWCA Canada worked in Read More >>

The Prix Égalité for Hypersexualization Video Clips

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Awarded to the YWCA Montreal by the Secrétariat à la condition féminine This video clip project on the subject of hypersexualisation, directed in 2014 by the documentary filmaker Ève Lamont and originating from research conducted by the organization’s Youth Services team, has won the Prix Égalité Thérèse-Casgrain awarded by the Secrétariat à la condition féminine Read More >>

10 Books about Women Role Models

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10 Books about Women Role Models to Inspire Young Minds, presented by the YWCA Montreal. To celebrate 2016’s International Women’s Day, the YWCA Montreal presents Ten Books about Women Role Models to Inspire Young Minds. This list of illustrated books has been compiled by the organization’s Youth Services team for 3 to 16 year olds.  Read More >>

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