YOUTHCO
Registered Name: YOUTHCO HIV & HEP C SOCIETY
Business No: 896707262RR0001
This organization is designated by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) as a registered charity. They comply with the CRA's requirements and have been issued a charitable registration number.
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Our Mission
YouthCO is a youth-driven, non-profit organization working with youth aged 15 - 29 throughout BC in addressing HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C and related issues. Our peer-based education initiatives and support services work to address the underlying factors that make youth vulnerable to HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C, as well as to assist youth in their efforts to make well informed and safer sexual health and substance use decision. We provide harm reduction resources, prevention education, volunteer opportunities, outreach, advocacy and support to our peers.
About YOUTHCO
YouthCO was formed in 1994 to address an identified need for youth-specific HIV/AIDS services. We have been providing peer support and education throughout Vancouver and British Columbia ever since.
YouthCO upholds the following values at all levels of organizational decision-making and programming:
a respect for individuals & their choices
a promise to responsiveness & innovation
a dedication to meaningful community engagement
a commitment to youth-centred consensus-based cecision-making
YouthCO applies the following approaches as fundamental pillars to all areas of its programming:
Peer Support and Education
Capacity-building
Harm Reduction
Population Health
Integrity
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