Click here to view a summary of our fall/winter updates including our 2017 Impact Report and our launch of Active Play and Youth Leadership programs in New Westminster and Maple Ridge.
Red Fox Impact Report 2017
Our impact report provides an overview of where donor and funding dollars have been used. See the impact Red Fox Healthy Living Society is making in the community!
Verdann’s story in The Province
Verdann started out as a youth leader with Red Fox as a teen, and years later is now a member of staff and strong role model for younger children. Thanks to our partnership with United Way of the Lower Mainland, we are able to reach hundreds more children and youth like Verdann.
Read about Verdann’s experience and our partnership with United Way in this article in The Province.
We’re hiring!
Do you have experience working with Aboriginal or inner-city youth? Are you passionate about the transformative power of recreation? We need a part-time contract Youth Leadership Facilitator to start as soon as possible.
See the job description or contact redfox@redfoxsociety.org for more information.
Youth Leadership Facilitator Job Description
Volunteer as a Red Fox Driver
Want to support programs for children and youth in your community? We need volunteer drivers to transport youth and equipment to our children’s Active Play program in elementary schools across Vancouver, North Vancouver and Surrey, on weekday afternoons.
Red Fox youth on Global News
Watch Lajuane Bob, Red Fox Youth Leader and Verdann Evans, Red Fox Youth Worker talk about their paths to becoming leaders and role models through the Red Fox program. This North Vancouver program is funded by United Way of the Lower Mainland and delivered in partnership with Westview School and the North Shore Neighbourhood House.
Summer fun in North Vancouver
Red Fox Youth Leaders are hard at work in North Vancouver this summer creating fun games and teaching new skills to children in our Active Play programs. Check out this video of them in action.
Red Fox Youth in the Surrey Leader
In August 2016, Red Fox launched new Active Play-Youth Leadership programming in Surrey, in partnership with the Surrey School District and the Boys and Girls Clubs of South Coast BC. The Surrey Leader spoke to some of the youth participants to find out how they feel about the program:
“I was really shy before I joined Red Fox,” said Muskego, 19, who is finishing his Grade 12 at City Central Learning Centre this fall. “I never really had programs like this when I was in school, so I feel like I’m giving these kids something more than I had, and now I would like to go to college as well.”
Press Release: New Recreation Program Creates Opportunities for Surrey Children and Youth
Red Fox Healthy Living Society announced today the launch of a new recreation program for Indigenous and inner-city children and youth, run in partnership with the Surrey School District and the Boys and Girls Clubs of South Coast BC. The weekly Active Play-Youth Leadership program will bring an innovative model, which uniquely promotes health and physical literacy for children alongside employment and life skills for youth, to a number of new communities in Surrey.
Press Release: Indigenous and Inner City Youth Break Through Barriers
Next month local high school students will complete Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver and Red Fox Healthy Living Society’s Youth Leadership and In-School Mentoring Program, an innovative partnership in employment, leadership and mentorship training for Indigenous and Inner City youth in Greater Vancouver.
Red Fox on CBC Radio One’s The Early Edition
Listen to Hannah Moody, former Red Fox Youth Leader and Emma Sutherland, Red Fox Executive Director on CBC Radio One’s The Early Edition, speaking about the housing crisis and challenges faced by Indigenous youth trying to become positive role models for other young people.
Listen here – March 22nd, 2016 at 2:10:15.
Social Venture Partners: Red Fox “helps Indigenous children and youth reach new heights”
Non-profit funders network Social Venture Partners Vancouver featured an article highlighting the successes of Red Fox’s programs and our vision for the future.
Read the article here.
Active Play
Red Fox’s flagship Active Play program gives Indigenous and inner-city kids the chance to be healthy, have fun, and get inspired by positive youth role models from their own communities. Red Fox Youth Leaders guide children through energetic group games, circus arts and other physical activities that cultivate self-confidence, social connections, and new skills.
Youth Leadership
Our Youth Leadership program gives Indigenous and inner-city youth a unique opportunity to develop practical skills that help them to succeed in employment and in life. We create a supportive environment that empowers youth to build confidence, cultural pride and real responsibility and leadership, despite the challenges they face in their everyday lives.
Internships & Practicums
Red Fox’s Youth Worker Internship program provides a crucial bridge for Red Fox Youth Leaders who aspire to build their leadership experience into roles as Youth Workers. Youth Worker Interns get hands-on experience of everything that it takes to successfully plan and run Red Fox’s children’s programs, while receiving continued support and mentorship from Red Fox staff in employment and life skills.
Food Security
Red Fox Feasting brings children and families together to share culture, strengthen social connections, and eat delicious, healthy food made from scratch. Menus are all planned, cooked and served by our Chef and Culinary Instructor along with Youth Leaders, as part of our Youth Leadership program.
Drum and PowWow Dance Group
At the Red Fox Drum & Pow Wow Dance Group, children connect with Indigenous culture through song and dance. They learn about Indigenous values and heritage in a setting that promotes social connections and cultural pride.
Geocaching
Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunt that uses smart phones and GPS units to help participants find hidden “caches” while exploring nature. At special events during the spring and summer months, Red Fox Youth Leaders show youth and families how to geo-cache at local and regional parks throughout Metro Vancouver.
Special Events
Red Fox creates fun and engaging recreational and cultural activities that bring together Indigenous and inner-city children, youth and families at special community events throughout the year. Red Fox special event activities include Geocaching, Drum Group performances, Active Play sessions and more.
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