Niagara Resource Service For Youth
Making a difference, one step at a time
About Us
Niagara Resource Service for Youth supports at risk youth, families and neighbourhoods in Niagara through three program initiatives.
The RAFT provides homeless and at risk youth with the support and services to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty and become independent adults through its hostel and drop in centre. The RAFT provides a non judgmental environment that is free from violence, intimidation, drugs and alcohol. Through its Steps to Independent Living youth learn how to live a healthy life style while participating in life skills and personal development programs. Youth receive counselling and support to find housing, employment and a stable future.
Youth Reconnect supports at risk youth in their home communities and prevents them from having to leave the Region. With the help of its partners, The RAFT focuses on helping at-risk youth receive the support they need to stay in Niagara. Our services target at-risk youth without secure housing by focusing on creating independence. By activating a social safety net, youth remain connected to their home community. In addition the RAFT provides community based initiatives in a number of stressed neighbourhoods to build stronger caring communities.
Neighbourhood Awakening reaches into the community to empower positive change. The initiative strives to mitigate the effects of low-income on children and youth living in stressed neighborhoods through free and accessible programs. The Neighbourhood Awakening Initiative is a comprehensive, coordinated, and universal approach that empowers youth, their families, and the neighbourhood as a whole. The program provides neighbourhood building initiatives, after-school programs and summer camps. The program currently serves five neighborhoods in Niagara. By inviting youth and their families to take responsibility for the strength of their own neighbourhood, Neighbourhood Awakening lessens the negative impact of poverty.
The RAFT provides homeless and at risk youth with the support and services to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty and become independent adults through its hostel and drop in centre. The RAFT provides a non judgmental environment that is free from violence, intimidation, drugs and alcohol. Through its Steps to Independent Living youth learn how to live a healthy life style while participating in life skills and personal development programs. Youth receive counselling and support to find housing, employment and a stable future.
Youth Reconnect supports at risk youth in their home communities and prevents them from having to leave the Region. With the help of its partners, The RAFT focuses on helping at-risk youth receive the support they need to stay in Niagara. Our services target at-risk youth without secure housing by focusing on creating independence. By activating a social safety net, youth remain connected to their home community. In addition the RAFT provides community based initiatives in a number of stressed neighbourhoods to build stronger caring communities.
Neighbourhood Awakening reaches into the community to empower positive change. The initiative strives to mitigate the effects of low-income on children and youth living in stressed neighborhoods through free and accessible programs. The Neighbourhood Awakening Initiative is a comprehensive, coordinated, and universal approach that empowers youth, their families, and the neighbourhood as a whole. The program provides neighbourhood building initiatives, after-school programs and summer camps. The program currently serves five neighborhoods in Niagara. By inviting youth and their families to take responsibility for the strength of their own neighbourhood, Neighbourhood Awakening lessens the negative impact of poverty.
