Logical Outcomes is hiring a Senior Evaluator, Black Communities Focus.

What you’ll do:

• Lead the AI Lab for B3 Cohorts (Black-serving, Black-led, Black-focused organizations)
• Design evaluation frameworks for community programs
• Facilitate co-design processes for AI solutions
• Apply culturally responsive and equity-focused evaluation methods

They’re…

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The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is recruiting Ontario youth to participate in a virtual climate action Photovoice research study.

Ontario youth ages 12 to 25 are invited to join the study, which will explore how climate change impacts young people, what sparks hope, and ways to promote collective action.

Youth will be invited…

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The Government of Canada’s Youth Justice Fund is currently accepting new proposals for both multi-year and short-term pilot projects starting between April 1, 2026 and March 31, 2027.

Youth-serving organizations are invited to apply for funding for projects that promote community safety by addressing the root causes of youth…

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FREE TRAIN-THE-TRAINER WORKSHOP ON OCTOBER 14TH!

Each of YouthREX’s 16 Call-In-Cards for Anti-Black Racism Action presents a real-world scenario and four reflective prompts, designed to encourage self-reflection, collective learning, and meaningful action. Each card explores issues such as power, identity, language, belonging, and…

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FREE YOUTHREX WEBINAR ON SEPTEMBER 25TH! 🙌

Join Dr. Svetlana Jovič from the State University of New York at Old Westbury as she shares insights from her research on socio-cognitive development among youth growing up in contexts of inequity. Svetlana explores how young people ‘story’ their experiences and how shifting perspectives in…

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Dear Saima- Thank you for raising and highlighting these concerns. You’ve highlighted a critical gap in youth workforce development, particularly in skilled trades. From a program and policy perspective, structured evaluations of apprenticeship availability, employer practices, and youth outcomes are essential to inform systemic improvements.…

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I feel deeply disappointed by the limited availability of internship and apprenticeship opportunities in the youth sector, especially for skilled trades. Many young people graduating from competitive college programs—such as electricians—struggle to find apprenticeships in their field, which are essential for entering the job market. After…

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The YouthREX team is hosting regular online workshops to share The Kit for Centering Black Youth Wellbeing and support use of The Call-In-Cards for Anti-Black Racism Action! The first will be held on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at 10AM EST.

The Call-In-Cards, the action component of The Kit, centre critical self-reflexivity as the source and impetus…

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The Government of Canada is engaging with youth to develop the second State of Youth report, an effort to understand “the challenges youth face, from finding jobs to accessing mental health support, and outline steps to create better opportunities for the future. The report is based on Canada’s Youth Policy, which reflects the values of young…

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A timely webinar hosted by Maytree and featuring Sharif Mahdy from Students Commission of Canada: Five Good Ideas on Working with Youth to Bridge the Democratic Deficit.

Join the conversation on Monday, January 27th from 1PM to 2PM ET.

Sharif will explore 30+ years of best practices in engaging youth to act on the issues of our time, sharing…

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Don’t miss this e-learning opportunity from Community-Based Research Canada!

Amplifying Youth Voice in Research for Social Change: The Youth Wellness Lab
Thursday, September 12, 2024 | 12PM to 1PM ET

The Youth Wellness Lab is a hub for academic researchers, community-based partners, and young people, aged 29 and under, to collaborate on research…

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Here is a link to learn more about how we can get youths more involved. 8 Ways to Engage Youth in Community Action: Empowering the Next Generation of Philanthropy » Philanthropy Together

Community Music Schools of Toronto (CMST) is hosting The Great Pause on Saturday, January 20, 2024, from 2:30PM to 3:30PM ET at Isabel Bader Theatre (93 Charles Street West, Toronto).

This FREE event is a musical archive of how the pandemic impacted the CMST communities in Regent Park and Jane Finch, and the ways that they made meaning of…

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The Pathways for Engaging Men and Boys in Gender Justice project (funded by Women and Gender Equality Canada) strives to create a Canada where men and boys are actively engaged in the promotion of gender equality and violence prevention. They are bringing together practitioners and emerging leaders through an online community for the sharing… Read more

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Registration is now open for Changing the Way We See Youth in Conflict with the Law, an online workshop taking place on Wednesday, March 22nd, from 6PM to 8PM ET.

Join YouthREX to explore how youth workers can draw from a Critical Positive Youth Development framework to support youth in conflict with the law as partners and agents in their…

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Hi everyone! Children First Canada is hosting a free two-day virtual summit for youth (from ages 12-18 across Canada), Youth Take Charge: Advocacy Incubator, on April 19th and 26th, from 11AM to 3PM ET. 💻📣✊

As adult allies of young people, we are on the frontlines and know the challenges young people in Canada face. One of the ways to…

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Check out Harnessing the Digital Community to Center Black Youth Wellbeing, DIVERT Mental Health‘s inaugural education session in honour of Black History/Futures Month, on Monday, February 13th, online, from 12PM to 1PM ET.

Panelists Dr. Uzo Anucha (Academic Director for YouthREX), Dr. Carol Wade (Academic Member, YouthREX), and Kamau…

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Plan International Canada is hosting a Solutions Lab, a free program that supports young people to be active drivers of change, similar to a ‘hackathon’ or a ‘design jam’. 📢

The event is open to all youth in Canada between the ages of 14 to 24. This year, it will be in a hybrid format (online and in-person) and will take place on Saturday,…

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Canadian Friends Service Committee is looking for youth with experience growing up with incarcerated parents to join their Youth Advisory Group.

Youth participants will meet other young people with similar lived experiences, and work with others to improve conditions for children and youth with incarcerated parents in Canada.

Youth knowledge…

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Check out this opportunity to learn about how the Family Navigation Project in Toronto was able to effectively and meaningfully engage youth with mental health and/or addiction (MHA) concerns in a health navigation and research project!

Register to join this free webinar on building integrated knowledge translation into research on Friday,…

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TONIGHT in Toronto: commemorate World AIDS Day at An Evening of Storytelling, hosted by Casey House and Women’s Health in Women’s Hands at the Toronto Reference Library. FREE tickets are still available, so be sure to get yours now!

Storytellers include HIV Advocate Muluba Habanyama and Community Health Leader (and former YouthREX team member!)…

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Don’t miss Hacking Deficit Thinking: A Youth Work Teach-In!

Join us on Wednesday, November 30th from 12PM to 2PM ET when we’ll host Dr. Byron McClure and Dr. Kelsie Reed, US-based school psychologists and authors of Hacking Deficit Thinking: 8 Reframes That Will Change The Way You Think About Strength-Based Practices and Equity in…

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Jack.org is accepting applications for the first ever Central Jack Summit, which brings together the next generation of mental health leaders and advocates from across Ontario and Quebec to discuss the most pressing mental health issues youth face in their communities. This brand-new Summit focuses on the mental health landscape in Central…

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Are you familiar with SKETCH? They are a community arts enterprise engaging diverse young people, ages 16-29, from across Canada, who live homeless or on the margins and who navigate poverty.

SKETCH is hosting an Artist Night Market in Toronto on November 18th and 19th at Withrow Common (200 Princes’ Boulevard), from 4PM to 10PM.

This two-day…

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Don’t miss our upcoming two-part webinar series, Arts-Based Approaches to Advancing Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing. We’re partnering with Broadview Psychology to explore improving mental health literacy and delivering engaging and supportive arts-based programming to advance youth wellbeing.

Part 1 (on Monday, November 7th, from 1PM to 2:30PM…

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Check out the recording of the opening keynote by Mercy Shibemba and the closing workshop led by our YouthREX colleagues!

Curious about how you can improve your evaluation processes? Interested in identifying what kinds of data can tell the story of your program’s impact and legacy?

YouthREX & ArtReach are excited to co-present Evaluation 101, an online workshop for Toronto youth aged 13-29, on Wednesday, November 2nd, from 6:00PM to 8:00PM.

This interactive…

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We’re very excited to announce our next online Youth Work Teach-In — Beyond Invisible: Exploring Pedagogy, Perspectives & Practices for Black Youth Mental Health.

In collaboration with Donna Richards and the York Research Chair in Youth and Contexts of Inequity, YouthREX is excited to co-host this free event for the Ontario youth sector on…

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Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI) is offering a NEW online, self-directed professional development training program for Settlement Service Providers: Serving Youth in Newcomer Communities. 💻📚

This newly developed course will be launched for the first time this year, from October 1st to November 10th, 2022. The…

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Don’t miss our next webinar, Advancing the Possibilities of Youth-Led Organizing, on Wednesday, August 17th, from 4:30PM to 6:30PM ET. 🤝

Join YouthREX and Leading in Colour for this engaging conversation and hear from young leaders across Ontario. Our confirmed guests include Sarah Jama, Co-Founder of Disability Justice Network of Ontario,…

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Hi everyone! Central Toronto Youth Services is #hiring a Program Coordinator for our Pride & Prejudice (2SILGBTQ+) Program!

* must have membership in appropriate regulatory body (RP/ RSW) and membership in 2SILGBTQ+ community *

 

https://ctys.org/information/about/careers/

Thanks for sharing @Kathe ! Also, make sure to check out our upcoming event on Twitter Space! We’ll be hosting a live conversation with Jordan Zaitzow, facilitator of Families in TRANSition at Central Toronto Youth Services.

We’ll be discussing how to better support families and caregivers of gender diverse youth, how gender affirming…

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As you know, June is Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈

There are multiple events happening across Ontario to recognize and honour 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. But as @labraha writes on REX Blog, Pride is “more than waving a rainbow flag or joining parades” — Pride is about an ongoing commitment to working against discrimination and systemic exclusion and harm. Be…

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Join YouthREX and LGBT YouthLine for Asking About Gender: Confronting Assumptions and Challenging Transphobia, an opportunity to interrogate and challenge how we understand gender and how we engage with gender in our youth work.

This webinar is happening on Thursday, April 21st, from 1PM to 2:30PM ET.

Register today!

Together, we will:

• confront…

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Hi Sebastián! Lovely to connect with you. 🙂

Be sure to connect with members in our Community of Practice on Evaluation in Youth Work, too.

And sign up for YouthREX’s newsletter to find out about free opportunities to connect, learn, and share with folks from across the youth sector in Ontario!

Hi all!

My name is Sebastián. I’m a recent OCAD U graduate, and I’m a co-founder/coordinator/evaluator in Colectivo Satelital, a small collective of Venezuelan artists based in Toronto. We only have a few years’ experience, but we’ve put out a few meaningful opportunities and projects aimed mostly at youth and emerging artists with the help of…

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Hi everyone! Don’t miss Thursday’s webinar, Centering Equity in Family Engagement, hosted and facilitated by Dr. Carol Wade and featuring caregivers, advocates, service providers, and researchers.

Register online and join us from 12:30PM to 3PM ET! Together, we will:

• surface challenges and complexities in families and in family…

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YouthREX is excited to partner with professional information designer Chris Lysy
to offer two free interactive webinars to support your youth program evaluations!

Don’t miss User Experience (UX) Evaluation on December 1st (1-2:30PM ET) and Creative Reporting in Evaluation on December 8th (1-2:30PM ET).

The first session will explore…

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Our friends at MENTOR Canada shared that they will partner with the Canadian Centre for Mentoring Research to host the first-ever virtual edition of the Canadian Institute on Youth Mentoring on January 20-21, 2022.

This event will explore how mentoring supports the mental health of young people and discuss strategies for effectively…

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📣 Calling all youth and youth workers in Ontario!

Share your thoughts in the Ontario Youth Sector Compass, a YouthREX research project focused on understanding the experiences of young people (ages 16-29) and youth workers in the province. We want to understand what supports young people in Ontario need to thrive and what supports youth…

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