Cowichan Valley Youth Services Society
554 Trunk Rd. V9L 3Y1 Duncan, BC, Canada

Thank you to The Discourse for continuing to examine the current state of mental health services, for youth and their families, in the Cowichan Valley. We appreciate your commitment to this important issue in our community.

CFLA still has openings left for this amazing workshop! Call their office, 250-748-8281 for more info.

As with everything that we do at CVYS, the Art Show was inspired by the amazing youth and their artistic expression, and wanting to celebrate and honour their talents. We are so grateful to The Hub at Cowichan Station and all our amazing volunteers and staff for making this event happen in a way that allowed the youth to gather safely and feel engaged. We had 24 youth from the Cowichan Valley participate and share their creative talents with the community! We have so many inspiring and amazing youth in our community, and based on the response from the Art Show we will certainly be hosting more youth art shows in the future. Thank you to everyone who attended and supported our inspirational Cowichan Valley youth, and a huge thank you to the amazing artists and musicians for sharing their creativity and inspiring this event

Hello Everyone! Another round of YEMP is right around the corner. Please drop off your resume here at CVYS by September 18th to be considered for our next intake! The next group of participants will begin the program on October 5th.

Have you seen what this amazing youth has organized?! https://www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com//island-youth-start/ Cailyn Collins of Comox is doing a virtual 5km Race Against Racism with all proceeds going directly to Black Lives Matter Canada as well as the Black Solidarity Fund. Its $5 to enter and you can complete your 5km run/walk anytime BEFORE SUNDAY AUG 23. Sign up here... https://runsignup.com//ComoxVal/Virtual5kRaceAgainstRacism

Thank you to everyone who turned out on Sunday for our grand opening of the Art Show! The exhibit is open everyday until Friday, from 1:30pm-4:00pm upstairs at The Hub at Cowichan Station Please stop by and check out some of the amazing art from our local youth! We will be posting photos from the event and a virtual tour soon

Happening this Sunday! See you there!

We are hosting an Art Show from August 16th -August 21st, to showcase some of the talented youth in our community! Please make note on your calendars and join us to celebrate this talented group of artists, performers and creative humans Following the BC Health guidelines, we will be limited to the number of people in the building at one time. Please check The Hub at Cowichan Station website for more details on their physical distancing protocols https://cowichanstation.org/

Just a reminder that our offices are closed this Monday August 3rd, and re-open on Tuesday August 4th. Have a safe weekend

Together we can make a difference, stand in solidarity against racism https://cvyouth.ca/july-16th-2020/

Although we were disappointed when we realized there would be no Pride parade this year, due to Covid restrictions, We wanted to acknowledge that Pride is not just a month, Its a Movement...We hope you saw our full page in the Cowichan Valley Citizen, and will join us in celebrating and acknowledging Pride everyday

Well said B.C.'s Representative for Children and Youth, and a great summer reading list!

Just a reminder our offices will be closed tomorrow, and open on Thursday for our regular business hours.

Hello Everyone, The start of another YEMP group is just around the corner! Please drop off a resume if interested !

Dearest Cowichan Valley Graduates of 2020, We know you are probably so over hearing what a wild ride and roller-coaster finish to your year this has been, who better to know that than you! Right?! For real though...You are so fierce and courageous to persevere, and not even a global pandemic can take away from this AMAZING accomplishment of yours, we are so proud of you! CONGRATULATIONS to each of you! ... We have had the honour and privilege of walking alongside many of you on this part of your life path, and can we just say, thank you for being you! You did it! You made it! What?! Let us say it again, you made it through high school!!! For some this may be a relief, and for some this may be a time for grieving, or perhaps it’s a bit of both, or something else entirely. Whatever is coming up for you, please know that what you are feeling is so valid. We hope you are taking moments to tend to you heart, and giving yourself space to feel proud of what you have accomplished. The world is lucky to have people like you, the way you see the world, and each of your own unique identities and special gifts offers so much! We hope that whatever lies ahead for you brings you joy and adventure, and wherever this path takes you next, may it take you somewhere that you feel seen and celebrated for the incredible, resilient, creative and wise humans that you are. Know that you are respected and cared about, and that CVYS will always have your back. Congratulations again! With love and appreciation, All of us at CVYS

Congratulations to the communities that received a Foundry! Although we are disappointed that Cowichan Valley was not given this amazing opportunity, we are very grateful for the support we have received from the community throughout this process and would like to say a big thank you to everyone! We are especially grateful for the youth and families that wrote letters and advocated for us and our community, and as always, we will continue to be inspired by your strength a...nd resilience. Thank you to the generous individuals and the business community for already donating over $150K toward the creation of a Youth Hub!!! A very special Thank You to our CVYS Board and Purica Foundation who have spent their personal time, energy, passion and financial resources in their relentless pursuit to create drop-in and emergency supports for all struggling youth and families in Cowichan Valley. ANDThank you to our CVYS team for working tirelessly to create change in our community, while carrying full case loads and filling in the vast service delivery gaps. We will continue to grow and work towards our goal of having more collaborative, responsive youth and family services in our community!!! https://foundrybc.ca/expansion2020 See more

Thank you Oh Happy Dani for this