resources

GREAT RESOURCES AT YOUR FINGER TIPS!

Calgary Urban Vibe
Links, articles and more. Everything can be found here!

Teen Line Vibe
Here you can get accurate info to questions about anything. Get support to help you deal with life's tough stuff or just vent what's going on with you.

http://informalberta.ca
Alberta’s new province-wide on-line directory. The site contains general info about community, health, social, and government services across the province.

TakingITGlobal
An online community that connects youth to find inspiration, access information, get involved, and take action in their local and global communities.

Google News

Better yet - have you heard of Google Alerts? If there is a topic that you are interested in keeping up to date about, just enter it as an alert and you can receive emails with relevant headlines.
http://www.google.com/alerts

Great Links

Our sites

http://www.youthweekcalgary.ca
Watch for great events every May in Calgary!

http://www.childfriendly.ca
Family friendly business listings

http://www.calgaryurbanvibe.ca
This is the coolest Calgary youth website around. A must for youth.

http://www.calgaryurbanvibe.ca/youthscape
Get more information on Child and Youth Friendly Calgary's newest project, YouthScape.

Online forums/
chats for youth:

http://www.unicef.org/voy
Voices of Youth. UNICEF holds a forum where youth can share their opinions about important world issues.

http://www.youth4youth.com
This is a local (Calgary) website dealing with issues like sexuality, pregnancy, AIDS and rave culture.

http://www.calgaryplanet.com/
Calgary Planet (online Calgary community)

Youth Sites:

http://www.calgaryurbanvibe.ca
This is the coolest Calgary youth website around. A must for youth.

http://www.kidsnowcanada.org
Kids interested in developing successfully!

http://www.kidshelpphone.ca/en/
Toll-free, 24-hour, bilingual and anonymous phone counselling, referral and Internet service for children and youth.

Employment:

http://www.youth.gc.ca
Government of Canada Youth site

http://www.nextsteps.org/
Youth Employment Centre

HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE:

http://www.calgaryhealthregion.ca

volunteering:

http://www.volunteercalgary.ab.ca/
Volunteer Calgary - one of Canada's leading volunteer centres.

EDUCATION

http://www.checkyourhead.org/
Youth Global Education Network

http://conted.mtroyal.ca/parttime/
Mount Royal College:
High School equivalency courses students can complete while taking first-year college credit courses

AWARDS

http://content.calgary.ca/
City of Calgary Youth Awards

http://www.child.gov.ab.ca
Great Kids Awards (Alberta)

http://www.volunteercalgary.ab.ca/
Volunteer Calgary Leadership
Awards

http://www.theaward.org/
Duke of Edinburgh

Youth voting related sites:

http://www.apathyisboring.com

http://www.kidsvotingcanada.com

http://www.dominion.ca
The Dominion Institute (democracy & voting)

FUN:

http://www.calgarymovies.com
Calgary movie listings (very useful)

Associations:

http://www.cybf.ca/
Canada Youth Business Foundation

http://www.jasouthalberta.org
Junior Achievement of Southern Alberta

http://www.eya.ca/wuf/
Youth and the World Urban Forum

http://www.youth-in-motion.ca/index.asp
Youth in Motion!

http://www.alliedyouth.ca/
Allied Youth - Newfoundland & Labrador

http://www.yvca.org/
Youth Volunteer Corps of America

http://www.acav.org/
Action Committee Against Violence