New Get SHARP

Potluck Picnic at Centre Island

To celebrate the start of the summer break, the youth of CultureLink's programs met up for a potluck picnic to Centre Island on Jun 30.

Youth of CultureLink at Centre Island

We met up at the subway station and headed for the ferry terminal. There was a huge line-up for tickets at the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal Park, but we didn't waste any time at all. We got to know the youth from the other CultureLink programs through some interactive ice breaker games.



We were all hungry once we got to the island. Because it is a potluck picnic, everyone brought a little something to share with everyone else. Erica's home-made lasagna and brownies were worth special mention. They got snapped up within seconds, and they were delicious!

Erica (in red) and friends enjoying lunch

The weather was beautiful, and the lunch was delicious. We chilled out afterwards, and had the opportunity to get to know one another better.

CJ in cape

Roldan being in the limelight

Jose getting in touch with nature

After lunch, we played some games and then went to the beach for some water and sun.

Enjoying the beautiful sun and sand

CultureLink offers many opportunities for youth to socialise, grow, learn, experience new things and make friends. Check out our calendar for updates.



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IWD Celebration at CultureLink

On Mar 8, CultureLink celebrated International Women's Day with food, music and performances. There was also a cultural costume show.

Nima, Yangchen, Tsungmey, Zomba and Wangmo at the IWD celebration

Some participants wearing the Chinese costume called Cheongsam

Polish dance performance

Fun to get to just hang out!

Kids attending the celebration got to do craft. Our Arabic speaking volunteer read stories to these Syrian refugee children.

Chinese seniors perform a traditional dance about harvesting

Read more about the amazing event here.

Get SHARP time changed!

Hey! It was fun getting to know the participants of Get SHARP yesterday. We still have spaces, so do join us if you are interested to learn about self-esteem, health and cultural respect. Please NOTE that the time has changed. We will be meeting 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. on Tuesdays, starting Feb 23 - Apr 19!

Sankofa Youth Program

CultureLink's Youth Program provides a safe space for newcomer youth and youth from newcomer families to make friends and fun. We provide opportunities for participants to learn about physical, emotional, mental and social health and well-being.

The wide range of activities offered to youth on our Thursday weekly Sankofa Drop-In Program, include fun physical activities like ice-skating, craft making sessions like Foil-tastic and well-being workshops. The youth participants also get to come up with ideas to benefit the community, like when they initiated an event called Crafty Welcome on Feb 4, where the youth made sock monkeys and crafts to benefit CultureLink's Refugee Distribution Centre.

In partnership with Planned Parenthood Toronto, we will be offering Get SHARP, a Tuesday weekly program starting Feb 16. Focused on Self-esteem, Health Appreciation and Respect, this program will encourage youth to explore cultural identities and healthy relationship building.

In the summer, CultureLink Youth Program will also be partnering The Stop Community Food Centre to run Global Roots, an intergenerational project for youth and seniors to participate in The Stop's cultural community gardens. Targeted at newcomer youth, participants will get to learn about gardening, healthy food, food security issues and much more!

To stay updated, visit our event calendar, and follow us on Twitter.

Get SHARP Program for Youth!

Get SHARP is back!

Contact us to register! For more information, send an email to lyoung(at)culturelink.ca