Children and youth

EXPLORE

Knowing that children and youth of all ages respond to the military family journey differently, we aim to provide programs that support their social connections and enhance their skills. We offer programs such as Home Alone/Babysitting Courses, Wellness boxes, Youth conferences and play date opportunities for parents with little ones, in partnership with PSP Recreation.  
 

RESOURCES

• Get Involved! Ottawa Youth Volunteering; engagement Committee; Community Engagement; Youth Summit, and Civic Affairs.
• Have Fun! Ottawa City Arts & Culture; Recreation, Libraries, Youth Leadership.
• Youth Ottawa! Tailored programming that empowers youth and creates opportunities where they can contribute their talent, passion, and ideas to enhance their communities. Youth Ottawa offer multiples programs for youth their amazing mission and programs are available in this PDF! 
• BGC Canada | Opportunity Changes Everything Boys and Girls Club
• Join the Cadet Program - Canada.ca  What if you were told that there was a dynamic, structured youth program that offered Canadian youth a variety of interesting and challenging activities? Cadets are motivated to improve their physical fitness, to work harder at their academic studies and to give back to their communities through volunteerism and citizenship activities.
• What parents/guardians should know when they register their child with Scouts Canada – Online Support Centre  Scouts builds leaders, enabling youth to lead their own path towards outdoor adventure and fun. Through Youth-led programming, youth discover the best in themselves taking on new challenges and experience new things they wouldn't elsewhere.
• Join Us (girlguides.ca)  Her next adventure starts right here. Girl Guides is an all-access pass to unlimited adventures, countless confidence-building moments and ready-for-anything skills. Guiding is where girls shine as they take the lead and explore new challenges designed just for them - all with the support of girls and women who cheer them on every step of the way.
• Go Family! Interactive Map is a service developed to show the locations and contact information for child and family services in Ottawa.
• EarlyON Playgroups. As one of Ontario's EarlyOn Child and Family Centres, the Parents resource centre is pleased to offer a diverse range of playgroups and services for young children of all ages, at all stages of early development.
• Little Friends Playgroup. This is a fun and exciting playgroup in Gatineau.
• The City of Ottawa offers try it passes for fitness facilities. The City of Ottawa buildings to try an activity once before paying for memberships or entry fees (e.g. public swim)