Services for Youth & Families
Youth programs are available in English
- The Zone
- The Zone in Motion
- Parenting Workshops
- "To the Point" (Psycho-Educational Groups for Youth)
- Presentations and Workshops
- Youth Community Development
Kanata’s Re-developed youth space - The ZONE - delivers safe and supervised drop-in programming during critical hours in Glen Cairn with the ultimate goals of crime prevention, education, encouraging physical activity, emphasizing the importance of healthy lifestyles and personal choices, community volunteerism and a little bit of fun! The Zone is also a great place to come and access resources and to talk to staff for referrals to social services around the city for a variety of needs.
To find out what’s going on this month, please click here.
Become a fan of ‘The Zone’ and get the most current updates about upcoming events and activities!! Simply go to www.facebook.com/pages and search ‘The Zone’, become a fan and invite all your friends!
For more information, please contact the Community Youth Worker at 613-591-3686.
The ZONE - Youth Volunteer Opportunities
The Zone is a great place for students to start if looking for interesting opportunities to complete the required 40 hours of community service for the completion of secondary school in Ontario. Our staff is continually looking for great opportunities for youth to get engaged in community projects.
New for Spring 2010 – the ZONE will offer a community service program for youth that is currently in the works, so stay tuned. This program will be dedicated to helping community youth develop leadership skills through valuable volunteer work within the community. Activities will be decided by the group and could include workshops, organizing events and fundraising.
This program is supplemental to our static drop-in location, and functions as an outreach program. The program will be available in the summer months to various communities within the catchments area.
Please click here to see our current outreach plans.
For more information or to register, please contact the Youth Community Developer at 613-591-3686.
Parenting Information Session and Workshops
Under the direction of our experienced facilitators, we offer a variety of information sessions and workshops related to parenting youth between the ages of 12 and 18. Come out and refresh your parenting skills, learn new information and make connections with other parents in your community.
Please click here to see the list of our current workshops.
For more information or to register, please contact the Youth Community Developer at 613-591-3686.
“To The Point” – Groups for Youth (Ages 12-18)
Our “To the Point” program has been developed to foster self esteem, help with the development of coping strategies and relationship skills, and reinforce healthy living strategies. Through group discussions and activities, participants will have the opportunity to learn new skills, develop friendships, and talk about a variety of issues that may be influencing their lives.
Please click girls or guys to see information about our current groups.
For more information or to register, please contact the Youth Community Developer at 613-591-3686.
The youth team is connected to various networks of service agencies in the community. We can help to organize and/or participate in community and school-based events such as social service fairs, workshops, parent info nights, group programs, and topic-specific presentations such as internet safety, healthy relationships, mental health, and peer harassment. We are committed to providing services responsive to community needs. We design and deliver seminars and workshops to fit the particular needs of a group or organization, and welcome your suggestions for programming.
To request a presentation or workshop, please contact the Youth Community Developer at 613-591-3696.
The Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre has a Youth Community Developer that works with local individuals and community groups to identify existing needs or issues involving youth in our community and to help develop and coordinate services in Goulbourn, Kanata and West Carleton.
Community Development activities include:
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Providing information to community members about existing services
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Offering public education opportunities about a variety of issues (i.e. mental health, bullying, internet safety, child development, parenting)
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Helping community groups to develop new programs or expand existing programs for youth and families
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Providing assistance to individuals and community groups by working with them on social issues and concerns. Support them in engaging within their community, whether it is community education, advocacy, outreach or health promotion.
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Empowering, encouraging, and supporting community members to identify needs and develop strategies to address issues related to youth and families.
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Creating an opportunity for community members to come together to take collective action and generate solutions to common problems.
For more information, please contact the Youth Community Developer at 613-591-3686.
(Sexual Health Centre and the City of Ottawa)
Confidential services include: sexual health information, free condoms, low-cost birth control and emergency contraception, STI checks and free treatment, free pregnancy testing. Drop-in appointments only.
When: Tuesdays from 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Summer hours 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.)
Where: Western Ottawa CRC, 2 MacNeil Court
For more information, please call 613-580-6744, ext. 22524.
(Centretown Community Health Centre)
Provides confidential counselling to youth who need support around GLBTTQ (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Two-Spirited, Questioning) issues.
For more information or to make an appointment, please contact: Ernie Gibbs at 613-233-4443 or the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre at 613-591-3686.
Addictions and Problem Gambling Services of Ottawa
(Sandy Hill Community Health Centre)
- Works in partnership to improve the well-being of youth and their family .
- Provides a confidential and supportive environment to help you make choices about gambling, drug and/or alcohol use.
- Goals may include harm reduction, moderation or abstinence.
The program offers assessment, treatment and referral services. A counsellor is at the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre once a week by appointment only.
For more information, please call 613-789-8941 or e-mail info@apgso-stjpo.ca
**If you are thinking about suicide, please call one of the crisis lines immediately.
Kids Help Phone:
1-800-668-6868
http://www.kidshelpphone.ca/en/home.asp
Ottawa Distress Centre
613-238-3311
http://www.dcottawa.on.ca/
Mental Health Crisis Line
613-722-6914
1-866-996-0991
http://www.dcottawa.on.ca/MHCL%20English.htm
Child, Youth and Family Crisis Line for Eastern Ontario
613-260-2360 or 1-877-377-7775
Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre
613-562-2333
http://www.orcc.net/
Sexual Assault Support Centre of Ottawa
613-234-2266
http://www.sascottawa.org/
E-Mental Health.ca
Community Information Centre of Ottawa
http://www.cominfo-ottawa.org/English/Main.htm
From “Abuse and Domestic Violence” to “Winter Depression”,please click here to be directed to the Mental Health Library on ementalhealth.ca.
Topics include:
Alcohol and substance use
Anxiety
Attention Deficit Disorder
Bullying
Depression
Eating Disorders
GLBTTQ Issues
Medication Information
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Self-harm behaviours
Stress
Suicide