Topping our 20th anniversary year and everything that went with it was not something I believed we would do anytime soon, but here we are. We have expanded our organization—yet again—and we have demonstrated that developing strong partnerships and thinking outside the box in order to support youth is not …
In schools all across New Brunswick we have Sex Ed. Fliers are hung all around schools, talking about safe sex and STI’s, but we aren’t really being taught anything at all. For generations the ‘Sex talk’ has been left in the hands of parents to educate their children. Nowadays, with …
On November 29th 2014, Minister Cathy Rogers issued an official declaration, making November 29th Children and Youth in Care Day in New Brunswick. The declaration, signed at the Government House with the blessing of Lieutenant Governor Jocelyn Roy-Vienneau, makes New Brunswick one of only a few provinces in Canada to …
The Rosemary McCain McMillin Scholarship is awarded annually to young people who spent time in the provincial care system and who are looking to pursue post-secondary studies at the graduate level. The scholarship covers up to $5,000 of the cost of post-secondary tuition and fees. Anyone who is from care …
Last October, PFY hosted the second ever Youth Engagement Summit in NB. The event included participation from 27 schools and over 250 people from throughout the province. Over the course of the day, youth participants met in a variety of discussion formats to talk about their communities. They were asked …
Thanks to generous contributions by the Leacross Foundation and the Canadian Women`s Foundation, we have recently begun an expansion of our Making Waves program on Prince Edward Island. Our agreement spans over three years and is set to include students from all ten high schools on the island. Last October …
We are pleased to welcome “Dots NB for Kids’ Mental Health” into the PFY family. Serving as our new youth mental health branch, Dots NB will empower youth, family and community members to develop sustainable mobilization strategies toward the enhancement of prevention and early intervention and improved treatments and services …
October 29th, 2014 at the Fredericton Inn — 8:30 am to 3:30 pm Thank you to everyone who attended the Summit. It was great to meet and host over 200 students, educators, supporters and government partners for great discussion, all focused on the future of our fantastic province. In the …
We’re expanding our Making Waves program to schools on P.E.I. thanks to a generous contribution from the Leacross Foundation.
Please give our 2013-2014 Annual Report a read: Annual Report 2013-2014.pdf
