The FCJ Youth Network has shaped a positive and inclusive space to welcome migrant and refugee youth from around the world. The group works from a strong intersectional framework, and welcomes anyone regardless of their immigration status, gender identity, sexual identity, language ability, length of time in Canada, skin colour, country of origin, or any other aspect of their identity. The group strives to celebrate the resilience and potential of each of its members, and address the multiple barriers that impede their full and equitable participation in Canadian society. The group is open for migrant and refugee youth between the ages of 14 and 25 (and allies).
Registration is open for a new semester of the Uprooted U program
We’re so excited to announce that the second semester of Uprooted U will begin on May 4th 2021. And we’re thrilled to be welcoming back our amazing co-teachers, Tyler Correia and Jesse Kohut. Held over twelve weeks, this semester will offer a weekly two hour blended course, incorporating foundational academic skill building and advanced implementation…
The FCJ Refugee Centre is launching Navigating the Divider, a new program supporting newcomer youth and community members to develop employability skills. This program will empower youth to reach their full potential, learn about their rights, and develop new skills. The program has been cultivated through a joint program between students at York University and…
In connection with the CCR Youth Network‘s Newcomer Youth Civic Engagement Project, the FCJ Youth Network is organizing, this second week of March, the Youth Engagement Week. The event is focused on offering newcomer youth an opportunity to be leaders in their communities and tackle issues that affect them. The activities aim to help newcomer…
We know with all this COVID-19 situation, everything is getting canceled. Especially activities with our kids like sports and performing arts. For many parents, who are practicing social distancing with their kids at home, finding ways to break up the day and give your kids a sense of routine has been a real challenge. It’s very difficult…
We are very excited to launch our new Uprooted U program on Fridays at 2:00 pm. The program is for youth who graduated from High School, and because of their precarious status are not able to do the next steps undergraduate degree or a college program and feeling a bit lost or maybe looking for…
We are very excited to launching our new Uprooted U program on Fridays at 2:00 pm leading by Tyler Correia. Classes are held online via Zoom, every Friday at 2 o’clock beginning this Friday October 16th, 2020! For more information visit the FCJ Refugee Centre Website or contact fcjyn@fcjrefugeecentre.org Tyler Correia is a PhD candidate…
We know that the last couple of months have been anyhing but ordinary. But if there’s one thing we want you to know, it’s that we’re still here. Our door is still open. Home is still here. And you can count on us. We feel so privileged to have been able to move our weekly…
Activities online implemented by the FCJ Youth Network during the COVID-19: Online Wednesdays Meetings The FCJ Youth Network keeps the Wednesdays meetings but now they are virtual meetings. Movie Nights on Thursdays Virtual Family Dinners FCJ Youth Network is doing Virtual Family Dinners last Wednesday of every month. You are invited to join the group!…
FCJ Youth Network is inviting newcomer youth interested in learn about storytelling and filmmaking. The project “The Past, The Present, Our Future” was launched with the Storytelling series of workshops that are taking place on Wednesdays from 4 to 6 pm. Great turn out at the first storytelling workshop at FCJ Refugee Centre. The workshop…
On the last Wednesday of every month the FCJ Youth Network gather to celebrate a night full of amazing food, culture and music. During the Family Dinner, the youth are ready to share a special recipe that they have selected from home. The secret of every recipe is a special ingredient: a lot of love!…
Thanks to your support we were able to make it at the Youth Action Gathering, YAG. The YAG was hosted by the Canadian Council for Refugees in Moncton, New Brunswick and we had a wonderful time! In preparation for this trip, we did a lot of fundraising including hosting two community dinners, and the creation…
Help us to get our FCJ Youth Network to the Youth Action Gatherings (YAG) . We are raising funds to cover the cost to travel to attend The Youth Action Gatherings (YAG) in Moncton, New Brunswick in October. The Youth Action Gatherings (YAG) bring together immigrant and refugee youth from across Canada to share, learn…
Get involved with the CCR Newcomer Youth Civic Engagement Project
The FCJ Refugee Centre Youth Network would like to invite your Youth Group to collaborate and participate at the CCR Newcomer Youth Civic Engagement Project. The aim of the project is to activate local CCR Youth Network Branches where newcomer youth, (not born in Canada) between 16 and 25 years old, develop their leadership skills and …
Stereotypes, prejudices and all the negative labels that newcomer youth are painted with steered us in making this spoken word video. It came as an idea to some of the youth from FCJ Refugee Centre Youth Network who attended an anti-islamophobia workshop together with the strong voices from OCASI and the CCR Youth Network. We…
