Youth Gambling Awareness - Book a FREE Workshop!

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2022

Youth Gambling Awareness Program: FREE Workshops Available!

Teachers, parents, and community leaders: did you know the Y's Youth Gambling Awareness Program (YGAP) offers free educational prevention programs?

You can book a FREE workshop for your class, community group, or colleagues with a range of topics including gambling awareness, financial and media literacy, gambling and gaming, and more. YGAP is offering both in-person and virtual options in 2022-2023. 

Workshops are:

  • Available for youth grades 3+
  • Based on Ministry of Education requirements 
  • Youth-led, hands-on, interactive, and FUN!
  • Available during training weeks
  • Available in both English and French
  • Fantastic professional development opportunities

"We appreciate you teaching us about gambling and staying safe. Thank you for taking time out of your day to teach us!" Grade 5 class, Techumseh Vista (Windsor-Essex)

Contact your local Youth Outreach Worker:

Keely Murdock (London-Middlesex, Oxford, Elgin, Sarnia-Lambton)
keely.murdock@swo.ymca.ca
519-853-8400

Kristie Matte (Windsor-Essex, Chatham-Kent)
kristie.matte@swo.ymca.ca
519-965-9335

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