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Youth News
July 2019
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Happy Summer from Youth News!
Congratulations on another school year finished, we hope you have a fun, relaxing, well deserved break!

We are here over the summer so give us a call or send us a message if you have any questions, and/or to let us know what information you would like to see in Youth News!


TVCC Youth Services
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are pleased to introduce...

Val and Karoline!

We are so excited to have Val and Karoline join the Youth team at TVCC, and know they are going to have a wonderful time with all the events they and Madison are planning for the summer!
We hope you can come and meet the team at the Youth For Youth Kick Off event this
Friday, June 28, 2019
3:00 – 6:00 pm
at 779 Base Line Road East
in the Youth Room.


and

What's Happening?
What are your plans for the summer? Do you feel like being active? Creative? How about hanging out with new friends? Making a difference and raising awareness? Youth For Youth has you covered! Check out their calendar of events for July and August and save the dates for the events that appeal to you!

Madi, Val, and Karoline are still working out all of the details, so keep an eye on your emails, the Youth For Youth social media pages and the TVCC website for confirmation of events and details on how to register.

As always, if you have any questions at all please let the team know, they are happy to help! You can call the team directly at 519.685.8700 ext 53766, email them at youth@tvcc.on.ca
or connect through social media with the links below



Youth For Youth
Fun Independence Bootcamp

.Join Youth For Youth this summer to have fun and learn (or practice) some skills!
Monday - Getting to know yourself Tuesday- Budgeting, shopping, (taking the bus) and cooking
Wednesday - Healthy relationships and internet etiquette
Thursday - Jobs, volunteer opportunities housing, life skills and life-long learning Friday - Celebration of accomplishments and trip to Montana’s Restaurant and Fleetway.



Some of our favourite things...
Each edition we will highlight a website or resource that we find helpful, or an article or study we have found interesting. Please send us anything you have found that you would like to see here!
Growing Up - What are doing to get Ready?!
Think of all the skills you have learned up until now that give you more independence, what is next? What is important to you to focus on? Check out the following resources to start the conversation with your family about what is important to you, what skills you are proud of, and what you would like to improve or start learning how to do...

Holland Bloorview in Toronto created a series of booklets that look at a range of skills that get more complex as you progress. The series is called Growing Up Ready, and the three booklets are called Getting Started, On My Way, and Almost There. Click the links below to see each one, and click here to see background information

Framing a Future
This booklet explores which skills are important to you, and helps prioritize a few for getting started...

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That's all for now...
Please let us know what you think, and what you would like to see in future issues of Youth News! If you have a program or event you would like to see included let us know at youthdiscovery@tvcc.on.ca
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