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Barrie
AIDS Committee of Simcoe County
336-80 Bradfort St., Barrie, ON L4N 6S7
Phone: (705) 722-6778
Fax: (705) 722-6560
E-mail: acscexecutivedirector@rogers.com
Web site: www.acsc.ca/hope.html
Contact: Tiff or Gerry
H.O.P.E. Theatre Troupe (Holding on Through Peer
Education)
Description: H.O.P.E. was created, designed
and produced by youth for youth to address the need
for outreach in the areas of HIV/AIDS and STI prevention,
homophobia, transphobia, violence, and many other issues
that youth face.
Goal: To educate youth regarding harm reduction
and health promotion strategies, and to provide a safe
environment in which youth can learn and grow as members
of the community.
Services: The H.O.P.E. Theatre Troupe performs
in high schools, health promotion fairs and community
events.
Youth Involvement: Youth develop skits and perform them
to their peers on a variety of topics.
Age Range: 14-24
Language: English
Hamilton
The AIDS Network (Serving Hamilton, Halton, Haldimand,
Norfolk and Brant)
135 Rebecca St., 2nd Floor, Hamilton, ON L8R 1B9
Phone: (905) 528-0854 or 1-866-563-0563
For Youth Info: (905) 528-0207 (recorded message)
Fax: (905) 528-6311
E-mail: info@aidsnetwork.ca
Web site: www.aidsnetwork.ca
Contact: Deb Stinson
Rainbow Youth
Description: Regular monthly drop-in meetings
for GLBTQ youth in a central downtown, con?dential location.
Call for more details. Note: this is a social group,
not a therapeutic group.
Goal: To provide a safe space where GLBTQ youth
can meet other GLBTQ youth.
Services: Access to GLBTQ information and resources;
sexual health information; and referrals to social services
if needed.
Youth Involvement: Meeting agendas are set by youth.
Age Range: 16-21
Language: English
LONDON
AIDS Committee of London
120-388 Dundas St., London, ON N6B 1V7
Phone: (519) 434-1601
Fax: (519) 434-1843
E-mail: aidslondon@wwdc.com
Web site: www.aidslondon.com
Contact: Janine Luce
Open Closet Youth Group
Description: Support group for GLBTQ youth.
Goal: To provide a safe space for youth to get support,
share their concerns, have fun and access a range of
information.
Services: Immediate counselling; needle exchange;
condom distribution; speakers and other activities as
determined by the group.
Youth Involvement: Youth determine group guidelines,
and provide input into what types of activities and
speakers they would like.
Age Range: 14-24
Language: English
NORTH BAY
AIDS Committee of North Bay & Area (ACNBA)
201-269 Main St. W., North Bay, ON P1B 2T8
Phone: (705) 497-3560
Fax: (705) 497-7850
E-mail: acnba@efni.com
Web site: www.aidsnorthbay.com
Contact: Karyn Browning - HIV Education Coordinator
HIV Education Program
Description: The HIV Education Program offers
education, presentations and resources to groups or
individuals on HIV/AIDS, harm reduction, and related
issues. Although the education program provides services
for all ages, there is a special focus on youth.
Goal: To prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS and to
decrease stigma and discrimination in the community.
Services: Presentations on HIV/AIDS transmission
and prevention, testing, safer sex, harm reduction and
related issues; free condoms, lube and dental dams;
and videos, books, pamphlets and posters.
Youth Involvement: A youth advisory committee ensures
that the education program's services are accessible
and relevant to youth.
Age Range: Under 30
Language(s): English and French
NORTH YORK
Griffin Centre
24 Silverview Dr., North York, ON M2M 2B3
Phone: (416) 222-1153
Fax: (416) 222-1321
E-mail: contact@griffin-centre.org
Web site: www.griffin-centre.org
Contact: Judith Marshall and Lee Shields
YAP (Youth Arts Project)
Description: Weekly drop-in arts based group
for GLBTQ youth in North Toronto (but open to all GLBTQ
youth). No previous arts experience required.
Goal: To create a queer youth positive space that encourages
healthy development and positive sexual choices through
self-esteem building, supportive peer relationships,
and safer sex messages.
Services: Drop-in groups (food and TTC tickets
provided) and individual counselling as needed.
Youth Involvement: There are two youth peer educators
that are involved in outreach and leadership.
Age Range: 16-21 (but will consider older and
younger youth)
Language: English
OTTAWA
Planned Parenthood Ottawa (PPO)
701-331 Cooper St., Ottawa, ON K2P 0G5
Phone: (613) 226-3234
Fax: (613) 226-8955
E-mail: ppottawa@ppottawa.ca
Web site: www.ppottawa.ca
Contact: Stéphanie Piché
Community Education
Description: Insight Theatre is PPO's youth
theatre program. This program is by, for and about youth.
Every year a group of young people face the challenge
of creating, directing and acting in their own show,
and presenting it to their peers. PPO also has a peer
education program which trains youth to teach about
sexual health and HIV/AIDS to their peers in grades
7 and 8.
Goal: To reach as many youth as possible to inform them
about various topics related to sexual and reproductive
health including HIV/AIDS.
Services: Theatre-based peer education program
in Ottawa high schools; information and referral services
via phone or through PPO's Web site; and free condoms
and lube.
Youth Involvement: Youth plan and deliver the theatre
program and peer education program.
Age Range: 14-18
Language(s): English and French
Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa
147 Besserer St., Ottawa, ON K1N 6A7
Phone: (613) 241-7788
Fax: (613) 241-7789
E-mail: hiv@ysb.on.ca
Web site: www.ysb.on.ca
Contact: Andrea Poncia, HIV/AIDS Educator
HIV/AIDS Prevention Education Program
Description: This program takes a holistic
approach to educating street-involved youth about HIV/AIDS.
By working in the context of a drop-in that provides
a host of services to youth (such as education about
housing, employment, mental health, HIV/AIDS and much
more), the program aims to work within a network of
support for youth to empower themselves to engage in
safer practices.
Goal: To provide HIV/AIDS education prevention to high
risk youth in Ottawa; to empower youth to engage in
safer practices by working with many different services
that meet their basic needs; to develop youth-focussed
programming; to engage youth in program development
and participation in community events; to train and
collaborate with a Peer Education Team in organizing
activities and information sessions for high risk youth;
to maintain partnerships with other HIV/AIDS serving
agencies locally, provincially and nationally; and to
maintain the needle exchange program within Downtown
Services and Drop-In.
Services: HIV prevention presentations and workshops
for youth in schools, community programs, correctional
facilities, conferences, etc.; individual and group
support; outreach and on-going educational activities;
community forums and health fairs; Information Board
developed and organized by the Peer Education Team providing
up-to-date HIV information; free condoms and lube; referrals;
and needle exchange.
Youth Involvement: The program involves youth in program
planning by engaging them to develop and lead activities
through the Peer Education Team. Youth are invited to
join advisory and planning committees, and participate
in youth focus groups and surveys.
Age Range: 12-20
Language(s): English and French
PETERBOROUGH
Rainbow Youth Coalition
c/o Peterborough AIDS Resource Network (PARN), 159 King
St., Peterborough, ON K9J 2R8
Phone: (705) 749-9110 or 1-800-361-2895
Fax: (705) 749-6310
E-mail: info@rainbowyouth.ca
Web site: www.rainbowyouth.ca
Contact:Stephanie Carter
Rainbow Youth Coalition
Description: We are a coalition of service providers who strive to enrich the lives of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, 2-spirited and questioning youth (ages 14-25) in the counties of Peterborough, Northumberland, Haliburton, and the City of Kawartha Lakes. We do this through education, advocacy and outreach, and by supporting queer youth in the development of their social networks.
Goal: To draw attention to issues affecting LGBTS youth living in the four county area; to reduce isolation and fear and foster positive growth for LGBTS youth; to reduce the stigma of being LGBTS in the educational and service delivery sectors; to deliver safer sex messages and HIV information, when and where appropriate, to LGBTS youth; to advocate for services and resources for LGBTS youth in the four county area; to create positive, supportive and accessible environments and services for LGBTS youth; to organize and deliver educational and empowering messages to LGBTS youth in the four county area; to provide information and support to the families of LGBTS youth; to ensure that the work of the Coalition is defined by the ongoing participation, advice and expressed needs of LGBTS youth in the four county area.
Services: The Rainbow Youth Coalition works with three main goals in mind. These goals relate to making safer spaces for queer youth in the counties of Peterborough, Northumberland, City of Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton.
- Education: We provide workshops to community groups and organizations on the needs of queer youth. The goal of this work is to increase the inclusiveness of our communities.
- Outreach: By providing settings and events for queer youth to meet and socialize, we hope queer youth will increase their self-esteem and feel more comfortable and capable in their sexual orientation/gender identity.
- Advocacy: We work on behalf of queer youth to encourage the development of safer and inclusive spaces for queer youth.
Age Range: 14-25
Language: English
SAULT STE-MARIE
ACCESS AIDS Network (Sault Ste-Marie Office)
167 Gore St., Sault Ste-Marie, ON P6A 1M3
Phone: (705) 256-2437
Fax: (705) 256-1182
Web site: www.accessaidsnetwork.com
Contact: Tammy Leonard
Healthy Choices
Description: Healthy Choices works to increase
knowledge of HIV and related health issues among GLBTQ
youth, and provides a safe environment for GLBTQ youth
to express their concerns about sexual orientation.
Goal: To increase self-esteem and decrease internalized
homophobia among GLBTQ youth and young MSM; to increase
the capacity of service providers to better serve GLBTQ
youth and young MSM; and to provide education to all
youth around issues such as sexual orientation and homophobia/heterosexism.
Services: Education to youth, service providers,
schools, colleges and universities on topics related
to lesbian/gay issues, homophobia/heterosexism, "coming
out", sexual orientation, gender identity, trans-gendered
issues, self-esteem, and internalized homophobia.
Youth Involvement: Youth feedback after education presentations
helps to ensure the presentations are relevant and useful.
Age Range: 14-26
Language: English
Education Outreach Program
Contact: Tanya Gray
Description: To provide education and outreach
services to everyone in the Algoma District, including
youth.
Goal: To raise awareness of HIV/AIDS within at risk
populations accessing services within the Algoma District;
and to provide educational and training opportunities
for community members on HIV/AIDS and related issues.
Services: Education; outreach; workshops; and
a resource/lending library.
Youth Involvement: A portion of the Education Outreach
program is devoted to youth education and training.
Age Range: All ages
Language: English
Support Services
Contact: Bob Hughes
Description: A support program for people living
with and affected by HIV/AIDS.
Goal: To provide support and counselling services to
people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS, including
youth.
Services: Counselling and support; resource/lending
library; and practical assistance (such as food vouchers).
Youth Involvement: The Support Services Worker works
with a Youth Group.
Age Range: All ages
Language: English
SCARBOROUGH
Second Base Youth Shelter
702 Kennedy Rd., Scarborough, ON M1K 2B5
Phone: (416) 261-2733
Fax: (416) 261-2739
Web site: www.secondbaseyouthshelter.org
Contact: Diana Malette or Owen Hinds
Housing and Information Referral Centre
Description: Second Base is an emergency
youth shelter serving male and female youth. Food, clothing
and shelter are provided while giving youth opportunities
to be self-reliant in the community. Second Base also
operates a housing and information referral centre to
provide referrals and facilitate progress towards independent
living.
Goal: To provide food, clothing and shelter in a safe
and secure environment; and to provide information and
resources that promote healthy choices.
Services: Informal counselling; information and
referrals; workshops; housing services; emergency shelter;
food and clothing; free condoms, and more.
Youth Involvement: Youth assist with design and presentation
of workshops, and surveys and discussion forums are
used to obtain feedback from youth.
Age Range: 16-21
Language(s): English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
(other translation services are available).
SMITHS FALLS
Smiths Falls & District Club for Youth
41 Main St. W., Smiths Falls, ON K7A 4W7
Phone/Fax: (613) 284-1784
E-mail: sfdcy@hotmail.com
Web site: www.typs.com
Contact: Carol Ann Courville
After School Program
Description: Interactive speakers discuss
topics such as HIV/AIDS, needle exchange, substance
use, etc. with youth.
Goal: To provide greater awareness and the opportunity
for youth to speak openly about issues that matter to
them.
Services: Resources; referrals; and workshops.
Youth Involvement: A Youth Board participates in determining
topics for speakers.
Age Range: 11-18
Language: English
SUDBURY
ACCESS AIDS Network (Sudbury Office)
203-111 Elm St., Sudbury, ON P3C 1T3
Phone: (705) 688-0500
Fax: (705) 688-0423
E-mail: access@cyberbeach.net
Web site: www.cyberbeach.net/~access
Contact: Youth Outreach Coordinator
Youth Outreach Program
Description: The program includes outreach
to street-involved youth, HIV/AIDS education presentations
to schools, and community education theatre/art projects
to get youth involved.
Goal: HIV/AIDS prevention and awareness.
Youth Involvement: Youth provide input into the outreach
program through participation on an advisory committee.
Age Range: 14-24
Language(s): French, English and Ojibwa
THUNDER BAY
AIDS Thunder Bay
P.O. Box 24025, Thunder Bay, ON P7A 8A9
Phone: (807) 345-1516
Fax: (807) 345-2505
E-mail: info@AIDSThunderbay.org
Web site: www.aidsthunderbay.org
Contact: Denise Olson
SCOPE (Smart Choices Outreach Program and Evaluation)
Description: SCOPE is a three-year prevention
project that expires March 31, 2005. This project targets
substance-using youth, primarily heterosexual, with
a focus on marginalized populations. This three-year
project incorporates peer outreach, a performance art
outreach element, as well as social marketing campaigns
to get HIV prevention education messages to the target
group.
Goal: To educate youth about safer sex practices as
well as safer drug using practices in hopes of reducing
the spread of HIV.
Services: Educate substance users about prevention
and harm reduction techniques. Referrals to community
partner agencies as appropriate.
Youth Involvement: Youth are involved as peers, and
distribute condoms and other materials to youth.
Age Range: 16-30
Language: English
TORONTO
AIDS Committee of Toronto
399 Church St., 4th Floor, Toronto, ON M5B 2J6
Phone: (416) 340-8484
Fax: (416) 340-8224
E-mail: hcarolo@actoronto.org
Web site: www.actoronto.org/youth
Contact: Humberto Carolo, Youth Community Development
Coordinator
Peer Outreach Project (POP)
Description: POP is a "by youth for
youth" project aimed at reducing the risk for HIV
infection among queer youth. Youth peers engage in education
and outreach activities targeted at youth at risk.
Goal: To involve queer youth in reaching their peers
with prevention, education and healthy sexuality messages.
Services: Outreach; workshops; trainings; and
presentations.
Youth Involvement: Youth are involved in all stages
of program development, delivery and evaluation.
Age Range: 15-29
Language: English
Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention (ASAP)
20 Carlton St., Toronto, ON M5B 2H5
Phone: (416) 599-2727
Fax: (416) 599-6011
E-mail: education@asaap.ca
Web site: www.asaap.ca,
www.dosti.ca,
www.brownkiss.ca
Contact: Vijaya Chikermane
Desi's Against HIV/AIDS
Description: ASAP's Desi's Against HIV/AIDS
Project has speci?c target groups, one of which is youth.
The youth program focuses on providing prevention education
and sexual health awareness to South Asian youth through
informative, engaging and culturally appropriate channels.
Goal: To educate youth about safer sex options and to
prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and/or STIs; to mobilize
youth on issues of sexual health and cultural challenges;
and to engage youth in the service and delivery of ASAP's
programming as volunteers and/or youth group members
so they may actively work towards community development.
Services: Sexual health and HIV/AIDS awareness
building workshops/seminars; youth engagement through
outreach at cultural and community events; community
events and forums on youth issues and how they intersect
with culture and sexuality; an interactive youth based
website that aims to inform young people's relationship
and sexual choices; safe spaces for youth who self-identify
as GLBTQ; free condoms (male and female); lube; referrals;
and anonymous HIV testing.
Youth Involvement: Youth take an active role in the
planning and delivery of workshops, youth forums and
community events sponsored by ASAP. Youth feedback on
the program is encouraged through focus groups and evaluations
after workshops.
Age Range: 15-29
Language(s): English with the option of Hindi,
Urdu and Tamil
Asian Community AIDS Services (ACAS)
107-33 Isabella St., Toronto, ON M4Y 2P7
Phone: (416) 963-4300
Fax: (416) 963-4371
E-mail: youth@acas.org
Web site: www.acas.org
Contact: Florence Heung, Youth Education and
Outreach Coordinator
Youth Education and Outreach Project
Description: The Youth Education and Outreach
Project provides peer-led HIV/AIDS prevention education
and outreach to East and Southeast Asian youth.
Goal: To decrease the rate of HIV/AIDS infections among
East and Southeast Asian youth in Toronto.
Services: Recruit, train, and support youth peer
educators; provide HIV/AIDS prevention outreach; conduct
HIV/AIDS prevention education workshops to schools and
community groups; provide HIV/AIDS prevention events,
including events for Queer Asian Youth (QAY); produce
and distribute HIV/AIDS prevention materials; and provide
individual counselling and referrals on HIV testing.
Youth Involvement: Youth peer educators provide HIV/AIDS
prevention outreach and workshops at high schools and
community groups. The QAY Social Events Planning Committee
is driven by youth volunteers. Youth are involved in
the Education and Outreach Committee, which oversees
the Youth Education and Outreach Project, and ACAS also
has youth on the Board of Directors which oversees the
organization as a whole.
Age Range: 14-25
Language(s): ACAS's services can be obtained
in English, and East and Southeast Asian languages including
Chinese, Pilipino, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese, and
Thai. ACAS' services are volunteer-driven and the availability
of services in Asian languages depends on both staff
and volunteer availability.
Central Toronto Youth Services
300-65 Wellesley St. E., Toronto, ON M4Y 2G7
Phone: (416) 924-2100 x245
Fax: (416) 924-2930
E-mail: cshiff@ctys.org
Web site: www.ctys.org
Contact: Cori Shiff
Pride and Prejudice
Description: A counselling and support program
for GLBTQ youth.
Goal: To provide support for queer and trans youth.
Services: Training and education on issues relevant
to GLBTQ youth, inclusive of issues for HIV-positive
youth.
Youth Involvement: Youth provide input into the program's
content.
Age Range: 25 and under
Language: English
Centre for Spanish-Speaking Peoples
2141 Jane St., 2nd Floor, Toronto, ON M3M 1A2
Phone: (416) 925-2800
Fax: (416) 925-2263
E-mail: aidscssp@spanishservices.org
Web site: www.spanishservices.org
Contact: Consuelo Llanos
HIV/AIDS Prevention and Support Program
Description: Provides educational and support
activities for people with HIV/AIDS, including youth,
and their families, friends and partners.
Goal: To provide services for Spanish speaking PLWHIV/AIDS,
including youth.
Services: One-on-one counselling for people living
with or affected by HIV/AIDS; support group; referrals
to community services; Spanish language interpretation;
workshops on HIV/AIDS, STIs and healthy sexuality; peer
education for Latino gay men and MSM, and Latino women
at risk.
Youth Involvement: Youth provide feedback through focus
groups and discussion.
Age Range: 17-24
Language: Spanish
Evergreen Centre for Street Youth
381 Yonge St., Toronto, ON M5B 1S1
Phone: (416) 977-7259
Fax: (416) 597-1081
Web site: www.ysm.on.ca
Contact: Julie Maher
Dialogue on Sex and Life
Description: Evergreen focuses on meeting
the complex needs of Toronto's large street youth population.
Four dialogue series (six sessions each) run throughout
the year on topics such as sexuality, self-esteem, harm
reduction, HIV/AIDS and STIs.
Goal: The series on HIV/AIDS prevention aims to decrease
at-risk behavior and increase knowledge of HIV/AIDS,
STIs, etc.
Services: Health centre; employment resource
centre; drop-in centre; food; recreation; referrals;
advocacy; informal counselling, and more.
Youth Involvement: Four youth are hired as peer mentors
and go through six sessions of training. These youth
co-facilitate as least one series of workshops.
Age Range: Under 25
Language: English
Lesbian Gay Bi Youth Line
P.O. Box 62, Station F, Toronto, ON M4Y 2L4
Phone: (416) 962-2232 or 1-888-687-9688 (Ontario)
Helpline: (416) 962-9688 or 1-800-268-9688 (Ontario)
Fax: (416) 962-7967
E-mail: info@youthline.ca
Web site: www.youthline.ca
Contact: Philip Wong
Peer Support Service (Phone-line and On-line)
Description: The Lesbian Gay Bi Youth Line
provides a toll-free province-wide phone line and on-line
forum for gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, Two
Spirited, queer and questioning young people in Ontario.
Goal: To affirm the experiences and aspirations
of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, transgender,
Two Spirited, queer and questioning youth in Ontario,
and to create an empowering community of queer youth
across Ontario.
Services: Toll-free and con?dential phone line
operated by youth for youth; information and peer support
on issues of sexuality, gender identity and HIV/AIDS;
and an on-line youth support forum is available at www.youthline.ca
Youth Involvement: From providing peer support
on the phones and on-line to being staff and board members,
youth participation and engagement are a hallmark of
the Youth Line.
Age Range: 12-26
Language: English
Native Child and Family Service of Toronto
201-464 Yonge St., Toronto, ON M4Y 1W9
Phone: (416) 969-8510
Fax: (416) 969-9251
Web site: www.nativechild.org
Contact: Meghann Leclair, Youth Outreach Worker
Youth Drop-in Services
Description: The Youth Drop-in provides
various services to young Native people in Toronto.
The youth program offers a variety of support groups,
circles and services.
Goal: The philosophy of the Youth Program is based on
and promotes the goal of "Survival and life enhancement
through the realization of Native positive lifestyle
alternatives among Native youth". It is the purpose
of this program to meet the personal, social and cultural
needs of Native youth as they identify them in a way
that empowers young Native people to plan and direct
their own lives.
Services: Teaching and cultural circles; sharing
and talking circles; HIV/AIDS and sexual health information
and workshops are provided; Teachers and Elders visit
the program; recovery support circles; support for young
parents and their children; young offenders worker (on
and off site); counselling; evening programs; support
with legal issues; referrals to health and medical facilities;
and meal programs, and more.
Youth Involvement: Youth are involved in the Youth Council
that represents youth drop-in participants in the community
and helps to plan socials, events, etc. There are also
forums held that are planned and hosted by youth to
talk about drop-in improvements and programming.
Age Range: 16-24
Language: English
Youth Outreach Program
Description: Youth street outreach program provides
basic services in partnership with a supporting outreach
agency on a weekly basis (partner agencies: Street Outreach
Services and Youthlink Innercity).
Goal: To provide assistance to Native and non-Native
urban youth who are street-involved.
Services: Provide and distribute information
on healthy sexual lifestyles (distribute condoms, lube,
etc.); make referrals and provide support services re:
housing, education, legal and medical matters; and harm
reduction supplies are provided by the two partner agencies.
Youth Involvement: Youth work as peer outreach workers
who accompany the Outreach Worker during shifts.
Age Range: 16-24
Language: English
PASAN (Prisoners HIV/AIDS Support Action Network)
500-489 College St., Toronto, ON M6G 1A5
Phone: (416) 920-9567
Fax: (416) 920-4314
E-mail: connor@pasan.org
or koshala@pasan.org
Web site: www.pasan.org
Contact: Connor McCollum and Koshala Nallanayagam
Youth Outreach and Education Program
Description: The program provides HIV/AIDS,
hepatitis A, B, and C and STI prevention workshops from
a prisoner's rights and harm reduction perspective for
youth and staff at young offenders' facilities in Toronto.
Goal: To prevent the spread of HIV among at-risk youth
involved in the criminal justice system; and to provide
support and advocacy for youth infected and affected
by HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C.
Services: Outreach and education on legal rights
for youth; contact information for free legal counsel
and information on the new youth criminal justice act;
peer-driven workshops, support and advocacy services,
clothing bank, and limited ?nancial support to help
ex-prisoners pay for ID (provincial health insurance,
social insurance, etc.).
Youth Involvement: Youth feedback/evaluations directly
contribute to workshop content.
Age Range: 12-25
Language: English
Planned Parenthood of Toronto
36B Prince Arthur Ave., Toronto, ON M5R 1A9
Phone: (416) 961-0113
Fax: (416) 961-2512
E-mail: ppt@ppt.on.ca
Web site: www.spiderbytes.ca
and www.ppt.on.ca
Contact: Susan Flynn, Program Manager
Teen Sex Information Program (TSIP)
Description: TSIP provides anonymous and
con?dential sexual health information services to Toronto-area
teens. TSIP peer volunteers are available to respond
to questions in a non-judgemental, youth-positive, sex-positive,
inclusive and pro-choice manner.
Goal: To provide high quality innovative programs that
enhance the individual's ability to meet their own sexual
health needs.
Services: Teen Sex InfoLine (peer to peer phone
line service); peer to peer MSN Internet Chat service
(spiderbytes@hotmail.com); peer to peer e-mail response
service (askus@spiderbytes.ca); and a sexual health
information and education Web site for teens (www.spiderbytes.ca).
Youth Involvement: Teens are recruited from Toronto's
diverse communities and provided with 32 hours of training
in effective communication, sexual health information
and anti-oppression analysis. These teen volunteers
provide all of the services listed above responding
to sexual health questions from their peers. Teen volunteers
also act as an advisory committee for the program providing
input on every aspect of program planning, training
and promotion.
Age Range: 13-19
Language: English
Positive Youth Outreach
399 Church St., 4th Floor, Toronto, ON M5B 2J6
Phone: (416) 340-8484 ext. 281
Fax: (416) 340-8224
E-mail: pyo@actoronto.org
Web site: www.positiveyouth.com
Contact: Alex McClelland
Description: Positive Youth Outreach (PYO) is a
Toronto based, peer-driven program with the AIDS Committee
of Toronto. PYO's 'No Drama' Social Support Drop-in
is a program for HIV-positive youth 29 and under. We
share experiences, information and support each other's
choices. There is always a meal and we have weekly activities
such as going to movies, art, workshops, etc. PYO also
has a joint program for young HIV-positive women - see
"Voices of Positive Women" for more information.
Goal: PYO's mission is to empower, support, and af?rm
our lives as young people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.
We advocate for ourselves to ensure that as young people
living with HIV/AIDS we can live happier, healthier
and productive lives.
Services: Drop-in; weekly activities; workshops;
and a childcare subsidy and public transportation tokens
are available.
Youth Involvement: Youth are involved in all aspects
of the program, from planning to delivery.
Age Range: 12-29 years old
Language: English
Positive Youth Project
(Office location in transition)
E-mail: Sarah.Flicker@utoronto.ca
Contact: Sarah Flicker
Description: The Positive Youth Project is a collaborative
venture of the Hospital for Sick Children, TeenNet at
the University of Toronto, the Canadian AIDS Treatment
Information Exchange, and Positive Youth Outreach, a
program of the AIDS Committee of Toronto, as well as
several other AIDS Service Organizations that work with
youth across Canada.
Goal: To improve the health of youth living with HIV
through research and action; to use a community-based
approach to build the capacities of HIV-positive youth
and the organizations that serve them to ask and answer
their own research questions; to map out individual
and community needs and services among HIV-positive
youth in Ontario; to develop responsive programs and
materials in the areas of treatment and self-care.
Services: Provide training to youth and service
providers to become co-researchers.
Youth Involvement: Youth are involved in all stages
of the research process - as co-researchers, advisors
and team members.
Age Range: 12-29
Language(s): English and French
Shout Clinic
467 Jarvis St., Toronto, ON M4Y 2G8
Phone: (416) 927-8553
Fax: (416) 927-9365
Contact: Carloes Francis
Description: A clinic for street-involved and homeless
youth, including those living with HIV/AIDS.
Goal: To provide a variety of health care services to
street-involved and homeless youth.
Services: Anonymous HIV testing; needle exchange;
STI testing and treatments; counselling; referral services;
and general health information on STI and HIV prevention
and transmission issues. No Ontario Health Insurance
card is necessary.
Youth Involvement: A Youth Advisory Committee works
with the staff to create a youth-friendly environment.
Age Range: 25 and under
Language: English
Voices of Positive Women
105-66 Isabella St., Toronto, ON M4Y 1N3
Phone: (416) 324-8703 or 1-800-263-0961
Fax: (416) 324-9701
E-mail: voices@vopw.org
Web site: www.vopw.org
Contact: Support Worker
Social Support Group for Young HIV-Positive Women
Description: A monthly support group for
young HIV-positive women, where young women can get
together to talk, eat and do fun stuff together.
Goal: To provide peer-based social support, referrals
and information for young HIV-positive women in the
Toronto area.
Services: Tokens; food; clothing exchange; resources;
peer support; and activities.
Youth Involvement: The program is facilitated by young
women for young women, and is in partnership with Positive
Youth Outreach, an organization run by and for HIV-positive
youth.
Age Range: 15-29
Language: English
Youthlink Inner City
7 Vanauley St., Toronto, ON M5T 2V9
Phone: (416) 703-3361
Fax: (416) 703-3359
E-mail: karenp@youthlink.ca
Web site: www.youthlink.ca/innercity.htm
Contact: Diana Walker
HIV Support Care Program
Description: This program provides support
and care for HIV-positive and AIDS symptomatic street-involved
youth.
Goal: To provide HIV/AIDS education; to encourage youth
to be tested; to provide support through the testing
process; and to offer counselling and referrals.
Services: The staff accompanies youth to their
doctor's appointments; visits youth in hospital; assists
youth in securing housing, and will help with any issue
that would contribute to stabilizing their lives. HIV,
hepatitis C and STI prevention and education workshops
are offered to at risk youth.
Youth Involvement: To ensure that our programs are comprehensive,
relevant and effective, former street-involved youth
are actively involved in the development, delivery and
evaluation of our programs and services.
Age Range: 16-25
Language: English
WATERLOO
Planned Parenthood Waterloo Region
500-151 Frederick St., Kitchener, ON N2H 2M2
Phone: (519) 743-9360
Fax: (519) 743-6710
E-mail: educator@ppwr.on.ca
Web site: www.ppwr.on.ca
Contact: Sarah Wolf, Education Coordinator
Peer Education Theatre Program
Description: Performed by and for youth,
this program educates youth in high school settings
about a range of issues related to healthy sexuality.
Goal: To educate youth about healthy sexuality and to
give youth the tools to make informed decisions regarding
their sexuality.
Services: Educational workshops are also offered
on a range of issues related to healthy sexuality including
STIs and healthy relationships.
Youth Involvement: Youth create and perform the theatre
production.
Age Range: 12-16
Language: English
WINDSOR
AIDS Committee of Windsor
1168 Drouillard Road, Suite B, Windsor, ON N8Y 2R1
Phone: (519) 973-0222
Fax: (519) 973-7389
E-mail: salexander@aidswindsor.com
Web site: www.aidswindsor.com
Contact: Sandra Alexander, Health Promotion/Community
Education
Young and Proud
Description: A drop-in program for GLBTQ
youth that involves discussion on various topics including
relationships, coming out, safer sex and HIV/AIDS. Social
events include GLBTQ-positive friends and family.
Goal: To provide information and opportunities for both
group and one-on-one discussion on a range of issues
relevant to GLBTQ youth.
Services: Individual counselling, and referrals
as needed.
Youth Involvement: Youth input directs discussion and
education topics.
Age Range: 14-26
Language: English
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