YouthCo is a yotuh-driven organization working with Youth age 15-29 to reduce vulnerability to HIV, AIDS and Hep C.

YouthCO was formed in 1994 to address an identified need for youth-specific HIV/AIDS services. We have been providing peer support and education throughout Vancouver...
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YouthCo is a yotuh-driven organization working with Youth age 15-29 to reduce vulnerability to HIV, AIDS and Hep C.

YouthCO was formed in 1994 to address an identified need for youth-specific HIV/AIDS services. We have been providing peer support and education throughout Vancouver and British Columbia ever since.

YouthCO upholds the following values at all levels of organizational decision-making and programming:

* a respect for individuals & their choices
* a promise to responsiveness & innovation
* a dedication to meaningful community engagement
* a commitment to youth-centred consensus-based cecision-making

YouthCO applies the following approaches as fundamental pillars to all areas of its programming:

* Peer Support and Education
* Capacity-building
* Harm Reduction
* Population Health
* Integrity

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YouthCO AIDS Society is a non-profit organization building capacity with youth between the ages of 15-29 throughout BC to reduce vulnerability to HIV, AIDS and Hepatitis C through peer support, peer education and shared leadership.

YouthCO's renowned Education Programs are fun,...
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YouthCO AIDS Society is a non-profit organization building capacity with youth between the ages of 15-29 throughout BC to reduce vulnerability to HIV, AIDS and Hepatitis C through peer support, peer education and shared leadership.

YouthCO's renowned Education Programs are fun, interactive, dynamic and peer-driven. We understand that one simple message, style or format is not adequate in reaching the diverse landscape of youth affected by HIV, AIDS and Hepatitis C. Our Sexual Health and Harm Reduction Programs offer a wide variety of opportunities, workshops, presentations and trainings to youth communities throughout British Columbia. Our workshop formats and content are flexible and may be customized to meet the needs of your group.

Unsure of the best method to educate youth in your community? Read up on YouthCO's Speakers' Bureau, Forum Theatre Troupe, Youth Training Program and Event Outreach Teams.

Sexual Health Programs

Our Sexual Health Programs increase the skills of young people around HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. This gives them the tools and knowledge to make safer sexual choices. These programs look at how things like gender and sexual orientation affect our decisions around sexual activities.

We provide education and awareness workshops to youth and service providers in:

* public and private schools
* ESL language schools
* youth groups

View a description of our Sexual Health Workshops & Trainings or Book a Workshop now!

Check out some of our recent initiatives and special projects like our Bases Covered Campaign and Young Gay Men's Project!

Harm Reduction Programs

Our Harm Reduction Programs focus on increasing youth's knowledge and skills around HIV and Hepatitis C, and reducing the risks associated with using drugs. Our techniques incorporate a spectrum of strategies from safer use, to managed use, to abstinence. These programs look at how factors such as poverty, access to education and culture play a role in our decisions around substance use.

Our Harm Reduction Programs deal directly with street-involved youth in Vancouver and incarcerated youth throughout BC through education, awareness and outreach.

We provide harm reduction workshops and games to youth and service providers in:

* detention centres
* treatment centres
* alternative schools and programs
* street-involved youth in drop-in centres

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YouthCO is Canada's only youth-driven HIV, AIDS and Hepatitis C organization.

Our Board of Directors, volunteers, members and programming staff are all youth between the ages of 15 and 29.

This unique position allows our peer-based education initiatives and support...
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YouthCO is Canada's only youth-driven HIV, AIDS and Hepatitis C organization.

Our Board of Directors, volunteers, members and programming staff are all youth between the ages of 15 and 29.

This unique position allows our peer-based education initiatives and support services to:

* address the underlying factors that make youth vulnerable to HIV, AIDS and Hepatitis C and;
* assist youth in their efforts to make well-informed and safer decisions about their sexual health and substance use.

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