 The Elmwood Lighthouse Project is an Initiative of the Elmwood Community
Resource Centre &
Area Association (ECRCAA) and the Elmwood Lighthouses Steering
Committee designed to focus on the following community goals:
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To provide youth with life skills to build a positive future for
themselves
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To provide youth with employable skills so that they may acquire
higher paying positions
· To
improve community perceptions of Elmwood youth
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To strengthen relationships in the community between youth to youth,
youth to adult and youth to seniors
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To provide Elmwood youth with a sense of cultural identity and an
awareness of other youths' cultural identity
The Elmwood Lighthouse (EL) began
operations in October 2004. With a grant from the provincial government,
Elmwood Lighthouse was initiated. The purpose was to provide our youth
with a variety of positive options. Through community partnerships,
consultations with our youth, and the hard work of the Elmwood Lighthouse
Steering Committee, EL has become a reality.
EL is proud to offer the following programs to our youth.
 Computer Drop-In:
 Computer Drop-In
is an after-school program available at 200 Levis and at the Keenleyside
Resource Centre on Mondays
and Wednesdays from 5:00pm to 6:45pm, for kids 6 to 16 years old. Here
they can come to use computers, play board games and have a snack in a
safe and positive environment.
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Girlz Club: Girlz Club is offered
at the Keenleyside Resource Centre and is a place for girls to have fun and
learn something new. It is a place where the girls of this community
gather and meet new people and get peer support. If they are having
problems, or looking for answers to questions, they can
 talk
to another girl or the Girlz Club leader.
We hope that they will feel that Girlz Club is a safe place to talk,
learn, and experience new things. We do this by addressing issues that
girls today need to know about. We also teach girls new skills through
doing hands-on activities.
Some activities we do at Girlz Club are:
- Nail art
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Henna
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Movie nights
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Crafts
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Creative journaling
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Karaoke
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Guest Speakers
Things That We Talk About:
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Self-esteem
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Safety
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Self-image
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Friendship
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Healthy relationships
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Sexuality
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Problem solving
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and other issues
Come Join us! Tuesdays from 4:00pm until 5:00pm,
if you are a girl 10-16 years old.
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We try to keep the boys busy in this program; here
too we use recyclable materials for making crafts and other activities with
participants.
Whether it be Boys, Girls, or Computer Drop in held
at 75 Brazier Street, we provide healthy snacks for all the kids.
The Boys Club is offered at the Keenleyside Resource Centre.
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Brazier Girlz Club
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