Youth Connections Program – Assisting in Cultural Needs, Wellness and Life Lessons

The Youth Connections Program is a program within the Restorative Justice Directorate. This program aims to provide youth aged 11-17 with safe and informative activities that are beneficial to their well-being and healing journey.

Nicholas Chad Duguay is the Youth Connections Coordinator and has been working with Restorative Justice since May of this year. He organizes the activities and works as a mentor for the youth.

Not only is this program designed to help the youth gain necessary life-skills, but it is also about giving back to the community. Some of the activities the youth engage in are gardening, hunting, and sweetgrass picking, to which they will give to Elders and community members.

If you’d like more details on program, you can contact Nicholas Chad Duguay via Facebook, or by phone at 418-788-0351. Be on the lookout for posters and flyers throughout Listuguj, or on social media for upcoming activities.

By Ann Marie Jacques