General Information
Fees:
Free
Service Delivery Format:
- In Person:
- By appointment only
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, The Community Place Hub.
West Toronto YOWs/EYOWs provide support in-person, by phone, text and online.
Contact:
Abokar Mohammed – Manager of Outreach and Community Engagement
abokarm@yorktownfamilyservices.com
Karlene Haughton – Supervisor of Outreach and Community Engagement KarleneH@yorktownfamilyservices.com
Jamestown/Mount Olive/Rexdale YOW Team
Haweia Ahmed haweiaa@yorktownfamilyservices.com
Abdihamid Osoble (ETA Care Navigator/YOW ) Abdihamid@yorktownfamilyservices.com
Weston/Mt Dennis YOW Team:
Natalia Segura natalia@foryouth.ca
Tim Tokunboh tim.tokunboh@yorktownfamilyservices.com
Farhan Farah Farhan@yorktownfamilyservices.com
West Toronto Specialized YOWs
Valeri Jadov (Ukrainian/Russian YOW) Valeri@yorktownfamilyservices.com
Ildi Gulyas (Hungarian Roma YOW); IldiG@yorktownfamilyservices.com
Ahmed Ali Ahmed (Somali YOW) ahmeda.ahmed@rexdalechc.com
Richmond Kwame Nantwi (Gang Intervention and Targeted Violence YOW) richmondn@yorktownfamilyservices.com
Abhirami Balachandran (2SLGBTQ+ YOW) abhirami@yorktownfamilyservices.com
West Toronto Mobile Clinical YOWs
Farhan Farah (Black Enhanced YOW) farah.swcsn@bellnet.ca
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.