General Information
Fees:
Free
Eligibility:
Ages: 12 – 24 years
Referral:
Referral required. Click here for West Toronto Provincial Youth Outreach Worker Referral Form
Service Duration:
Determined on an individual basis and is based on needs and identified goals of young person
Services offered:
- In English
- In Spanish
- In Hungarian
- In Somali
- Mobile Clinician
- Black Focused Mobile Clinician
Hours:
Monday to Friday
Location:
Community based, partner and host agencies include:
For Youth Initaitive, Rexdale Community Health Centre, Somali Women and Children Support Network, FoodShare Toronto, TCHC, LAMP, Albion Boys and Girls Club, West Toronto Youth Hub, Somali Youth Association of Toronto (SOYAT), The Community Place Hub.
Please note that due to the pandemic, West Toronto YOWs/EYOWs are only providing phone, text and online support.
Contact:
Abokar Mohammed – Manager West Toronto Youth Outreach Worker Network
abokarm@yorktownfamilyservices.com
West Toronto Mobile Clinical YOWs:
Abdi Osoble (Black Focused Mobile Clinician) osobleswcsn@bellnet.ca
Etobicoke North and South Team:
Ahmed Ali Ahmed (Somali YOW) ahmeda.ahmed@rexdalechc.com
Haweia Ahmed haweiaa@yorktownfamilyservices.com
Felix Cabrera felix.cabrera@yorktownfamilyservices.com
Weston/Mt Dennis and surrounding area team:
Richmond Kwame Nantwi richmond@foryouth.ca
Tim Tokunboh tim.tokunboh@yorktownfamilyservices.com
Zsuzsanna Szel (Hungarian Roma YOW); ZsuzsannaS@yorktownfamilyservices.com
Carlo Campo (Spanish YOW) carloc@yorktownfamilyservices.com
Lisa Thomas lisa.thomas@yorktownfamilyservices.com
Youth Outreach Worker
The purpose of the Youth Outreach Worker (YOW) program is to help marginalized and at-risk youth and their families better navigate and connect with services and pro social opportunities in their communities to improve youth outcomes. The PYOW program in West Toronto Lead by Yorktown Family Services, focuses on at-risk youth who live in an identified priority community and/or belong to a distinct priority population (e.g. Spanish, Somali, Hungarian Roma). These youth may experience increased barriers in accessing the opportunities that can help them to develop their capacity to make healthy life choices and achieve their goals.