Youth In Transition Program (Muskoka & Parry Sound)

The Youth in Transition program (YIT) is a provincially funded service to help youth who have been or currently are in the child welfare system, with the goal to the transition into adulthood. This program can help youth find housing, employment, educational programs, financial aid, physical and mental healthcare, legal services, and human trafficking supports.

Client Centered Approach

The program is designed to be flexible, with youth deciding what goals they want to work on. Meeting times and locations are also flexible around youth’s needs and can be scheduled outside of regular business hours (evenings and weekends).

Youth who meet the following criteria:

• Are between the ages of 16-24
• Have an order of Child in Extended Society Care, Legal Custody Order or Formal Customary Care Agreement before their 18th birthday or
• Have entered into a Voluntary Youth Services Agreement with the Children’s Aid Society between the ages of 16 and 17.

Upon entering the program, the youth and the Youth In Transition Worker (YITW) develop their personal support plan and identify goals, and regularly meet to work on these goals. This can include:

• Connecting youth to existing community resources and relevant funding.
• Accompanying youth to appointments (doctor/ specialist appointments, school tours, apartment viewings, etc..)
• Mentoring sessions (cooking, budgeting, resume building, interview skills, etc..)

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For more information, please contact us at 705-529-1254 or email yit@familyconnexions.ca . You can find the Program referral form here.