Become a Next Gen Men Mentor in Yukon!

15 December 2023 by Victoria Faulkner

UPDATE: APPLICATION DEADLINE is now March 1st, 2024

What is Next Gen Men?

A small-but-mighty Canadian non-profit who works towards one big goal — to change how the world sees, acts, and thinks about masculinity.
Next Gen Men has developed a program to help middle school boys challenge the status quo.
Next Gen Men’s youth programming is about building youth who are empathetic, accountable and courageous; who are emotionally capable, committed to gender equality and role models for their peers; able to develop supportive friendships, handle crises with resilience and positively affect their communities.

Learn more about NGM at nextgenmen.ca

What is Happening in the Yukon?

With the support of Women and Gender Equality Canada and the Government of Canada, the Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre and Les EssentiElles are launching a three year project to bring a promising practice to the Yukon!!!
We are adapting Next Gen Men’s program for boys and non-binary folks aged 13-16 in the Yukon.
Mentors will facilitate Boys Groups hosted by schools, community organizations, First Nations, or other groups .
Boys groups can be hosted in a variety of formats and spaces: it could be weekly sessions at a community organization or school, a weekend-retreat space, sessions on the land, and more!

Interested in Becoming a Mentor in YOUR community?

Access the FULL BROCHURE, in pdf format, on becoming a mentor in the Yukon, here: https://tinyurl.com/422rssrj

The brochure has details about:

Who can be a mentor.
What you’ll gain from being a mentor (including honorarium and cost breakdowns)
What the commitment looks like, including a rough timeline.

UPDATE:

Interested in the training, but can’t commit to running a Boys Group?

Due to the demand for learning more about the Next Gen Men program, we are now offering the training to individuals even if they cannot commit to running a Boys Group afterwards.

This means that anyone interested in taking the training (8-10 hours of self-paced on-line work, and a 2 day in-person training in Whitehorse, May 11-12, 2024) can apply.

Our hope is that, all participants will bring the learnings back to their communities and integrate them into their jobs/volunteer roles/community and family roles.

How to Apply

SUBMIT the application form, found here: https://forms.gle/2JrmHpYULDM4KJ5t7

Interested in Hosting a Boys Group?

Are you a part of a school, community organisation, or other group? We need spaces to host NGM Boys groups starting in Fall 2024! Read more here: https://tinyurl.com/39ksjfk9

Questions?

Please don’t hesitate to reach out to Maxime, Project Coordinator Next Gen Men Program in Yukon consentcrew@vfwomenscentre.com