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School Based Services

Yorktown Child and Family Centre offers services through a number of community elementary and high schools.

Reconnecting:

Reconnecting is a 10 session program for youth who have experienced separation and reunification with a parent due to immigration. Reconnecting has a theme-based curriculum addressing such issues as isolation, separation, issues of loss, reunification with family and immigration issues. The program is offered twice a year.

The Friendship Club

The Friendship Club is a social skills program delivered by Yorktown Child and Family Centre to selected elementary schools in the former City of York. The program promotes and develops social-emotional and life skills in children aged 5 and 6 years who are experiencing social and behavioural problems that limit their ability to succeed at school and at home.

In Reach Programs

Programs offered to students in community schools are developed in collaboration with the school. These programs focus on building necessary social skills to improve social interaction with the goal of assisting with academic success.

Think First

The Think First Program is an evidenced-based group program to address aggressive behaviour in male youth through a skill building curriculum that includes role playing, self calming and self-talk strategies and brainstorming to develop non-aggresssive solutions to challenging situations. The program is offered to elementary school students in grade 7 and 8 and high school students.

Community Consultation and Presentations

Yorktown offers public education on children's mental health issues through consultation, presentations, workshops, videotapes and training.

For information on any of these programs call 416-394-2424 and press "0" or email us at ycfc@bellnet.ca