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? - BIG PICTURE

In Dec. 2023, with the support of Women and Gender Equality Canada and the Government of Canada, the Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre and Les EssentiElles launched a 3-year, promising practice, in the Yukon!
Together with community members, we are adapting Next Gen Men’s program (for boys and non-binary folks aged 13-16) to meet the needs of Yukoners and the unique communities up here.
Trained mentors will eventually 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!

What is Happening in the Yukon? - RIGHT NOW

Currently adults are taking free mentorship training from Next Gen Men (both online and in-person). Our hope is that:
- Some participants will go on to help facilitate Boys Groups across the Yukon (in teams of 2 facilitators)
- All participants will bring the learnings back to their communities and integrate them into their jobs/volunteer roles/community and family roles.
We are recruiting community organisations/partners who would like to host a boys group in their space (ex. schools, community/youth centres).

Want to... help HOST a Boys Group in your community?

Are you a part of a school, community organisation, or other group? Would you like to see boys in yoru community have the opportunity to grow in a Boys Group? We need spaces to host NGM Boys groups starting in Fall 2024!

Read more about the project, timeline and commitment here: https://tinyurl.com/2yxj2r7y
Access the 'Quick Start Guide for Community Partners' here: https://tinyurl.com/y8z9j79u

Want to... help FACILITATE a Boys Group in your community?

Access the FULL BROCHURE, in pdf format, on Next Gen Men-tor training in the Yukon, here: https://tinyurl.com/422rssrj

The deadline has passed to apply for mentor training in March/April, but the brochure will give you 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 if you decide to help run a Boys Group, including a rough timeline.

Questions?

Please don’t hesitate to reach out to Maxime (he/they), Program Coordinator of Next Gen Men in Yukon: consentcrew@vfwomenscentre.com