Striving towards Inclusion, Tolerance & Empowerment

EMYC operates in four major program areas:

  1. Daily Hot Breakfast Club Program
    Operated from Springfield Gardens-Peel Living Volunteers assist the coordinator to serve breakfast daily to give students a healthy start to the school day
  2. Daily After School Programs
    • To assist elementary and high school students with homework and tutoring
    • To provide physical exercise through organized activities
    • To offer recreation, leisure activities and leadership skills development
    • Girls Club –Self esteem building, positive self image, basic cooking skills
    • Basketball – skills and drills
    • Karate – Exercise, physical fitness training and self defense skills
    • Leadership Training – Youth participate in a year long employment readiness program and are prepared and trained to be summer camp counsellors in the EMYC OASIS summer camp program.
    • Youth Council – Participants are given opportunities to take an active leadership role in Peel Youth Violence Network initiatives and to formulate a youth council to provide input to the EMYC governance process.
    • Teen Cuisine – youth prepare a meal together and socialize with adult guidance.
  3. March Break Day Camp
    • To provide a full day / week of social and recreational activities during the school break
    • This is a weeklong program for children aged 6 to 15 years, which is held at neighbouring schools. Sports and creative activities are offered, as well as day excursions. A fee is charged and subsidies are available.
  4. Summer Day Camp
    To offer a full day, structured program for seven weeks. There is a theme for each week with a variety of fun and creative indoor and outdoor activities including swimming. There are also weekly field trips to various sites in the city. There is a weekly fee, for which subsidies are available.
  5. Special Events
    • To arrange gatherings throughout the year for participants and their parents to build a sense of community and social responsibility
    • Summer barbecue, graduation ceremony, holiday celebrations, fundraising events


Contact us today to find out more information about our programs, or to become involved in Erin Mills
Youth Centre.




 

May 9, 2012
November 26th, 2011
TBA
Dec 3, 2011
Feb 17, 2012
March 12-16, 2012
Starting September 6th, 2011
Starting week of September 19th, 2011
August 19th, 2011
July 4th - August 19th, 2011
May 11th, 2011
Jan - Jun, 2011
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