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Youth Empowering Parents (YEP)

540 Dundas St. East
Toronto, ON
M5A-2B3

(416) 968-6989

yepeducation@gmail.com

Website:
http://www.yepeducation.com
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/YEP-Youth-Empowering-Parents/159206567449296

Youth Empowering Parents (YEP)

Empowering Youths, Educating Parents, and Transforming Communities.

Youth Empowering Parents (YEP) is a social innovation program that provides high-quality education to Parents from marginalized communities by connecting them to empowered Youths from the same cultural background. The YEP model has been proven in its first pilot session in Regent Park, Toronto. As a result of its ground-breaking achievements, YEP hopes to expand with local partners to geographies across the World. ACHIEVEMENTS: 1) Winner of the Centre for Social Innovation (CSI) AoC Competition 2) TCHC Social Investment Fund (SIF) 3) Featured in Metro news, The Globe and Mail, Torontoist.com, The Bulletin, and the Toronto Star.

Programs:

Newcomer integration, ESL classes, Computer classes

Active In:

Capacity Building, Community Economic Development, Diversity and Multiculturalism, Education, Employment, Information Technology, International Development, Women's Issues, Youth, Newcomer integration