PURPOSE

To provide urban aboriginal youth with accessible, aboriginal community based and culturally relevant and supportive projects, programs, services and professional and peer counselling.

Funded through the Department of Canadian Heritage, the goal of the UMAYC Initiative is to improve the economic, social and personal prospects of urban Aboriginal youth through the delivery of culturally relevant activities and projects

ELIGIBILITY
UMAYCs serve aboriginal youth located off reserve in urban areas aged 10-29 yrs regardless of status, culture or gender.

Eligible recipients include, but are not limited to: local friendship centres, Aboriginal representative, service delivery and voluntary...
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ELIGIBILITY
UMAYCs serve aboriginal youth located off reserve in urban areas aged 10-29 yrs regardless of status, culture or gender.

Eligible recipients include, but are not limited to: local friendship centres, Aboriginal representative, service delivery and voluntary organizations, Aboriginal academic institutions, Aboriginal cultural, educational and recreational organizations/centres, Aboriginal youth and women’s organizations, or coalitions of such Aboriginal organizations.

ACTIVITIES

Encouraging youth to stay in school;
Increasing their participation in employment, skills development and training, and career counselling;
Improving life skills, including parenting;
Increasing youth participation in health, cultural and recreational projects;
Creating activities that provide alternatives to negative environments; and
Community outreach, prevention and intervention programs for street youthYouth Centre
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