… a social service worker retired from active duty. For 10 years, I focused most of my work around youth services, dealing with addictions, trauma, and the gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, two-spirit, and queer (GLBTTQ) youth community. I also grew up, and came out, in Ottawa. Continue reading
by Cathy Lumsden It takes a village to raise a child. So why are our boys losing their way? And where are we failing them as a society? I don’t have the answers; however, I am deeply concerned. Two … Continue reading
There’s a lot of talk about Millennials, the generation of kids born between 1982 and 2004. What’s the truth? Here’s what. Continue reading
Preventing homeless youth from becoming homeless adults When Audrey Hayes was 17, she slept on her friends’ couches. “I’ve spent a couple nights on the streets,” the young Ottawa woman reveals, “but I mostly was in shelters and couch-surfing. It … Continue reading
Is there a politically engaged youth in your family? He or she can apply to be part of the newly launched Prime Minister’s Youth Advisory Council. Continue reading
Every day young artists practice their passion for the arts in their school classrooms, private studios, or even at home in their basements. For the past 10 years, the City of Ottawa has been providing artists between the ages … Continue reading
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