Youth News

  • Local Heroes in Lawrence Heights

    Lawrence Heights Animators win Urban Leadership award

  • “I’m very proud I live in such a nice place.” – Sureya’s Story

    Regent Park Tenant Sureya and her children were tenants in an old Dundas Street town home - part of Phase One. As part of an initiative with the Centre for Digital Story Telling, Sureya prepared a short documentary about her move to a new home.

  • Summer Camps for kids and Youth

    Interested in sending your kids to summer camp? Well look no further because Toronto Community Housing and its local partners are offering a number of summer camp options for children and youth living in its communities.

  • Take BAC (17)

    The City of Toronto's community beautification program, Take BAC (Beautiful And Clean) 13 initiative launched two summers ago for 13 teams of youth from the City's 13 priority neighbourhoods. Since then, Toronto Community Housing outdoor spaces have been refreshed with new coats of paint, flowers and perennials, and creatively designed landscapes.

  • Tenant Elections 2009: Tenants vote to shape their future

    Toronto Community Housing tenants took part in an important democratic exercise today. They voted to select new tenant representatives for their buildings and communities.

  • Promoting Healthy Equal Relationships

    Promoting Healthy Equal Relationships was a program funded by the
    Ontario Women’s Directorate. The program ran from July 2008 until April
    2009 and ended with a graduation ceremony at the Lithuanian Hall on
    Friday April 24, 2009.

  • Children and Youth Programs: Summer 2009

    Programs include summer day camps, after school programs, leadership and youth programs, baseball, basketball and aquatics programs. These programs offer children and youth a place to engage with one another and learn in a fun and safe environment.

  • TCHC Youth profiled on Global TV

    Video of youth from Warden Woods aired on February 16 on Global TV.

  • Ideas Fest 2008

    Toronto Community Housing, as part of its commitment to create healthy communities and help tenants reach their full potential, supports Ideas Fest -- a business plan competition that promotes business skills, entrepreneurship and critical thinking. Those skills will help young people develop skills that will help them in the workplace and in everyday life.

  • Investing in Toronto's Social Housing Community

    The Government of Ontario and the City of Toronto celebrated the recent announcement of $111.5 million in funding to repair social housing units in Toronto and to make them more green and sustainable.