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Active Newcomer Youth Ottawa

Empowering newcomer and at-risk youth through education, sports, mentorship, and community support.
Join us in building brighter futures and stronger neighborhoods across Ottawa.

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Building Brighter Futures.

Youth Support & Poverty Relief

ANYO is committed to breaking cycles of poverty by providing youth with safe spaces, access to recreation, and direct employment pathways.

Overview

ANYO is committed to breaking cycles of poverty by providing youth with safe spaces, access to recreation, and direct employment pathways. Our programs ensure that no young person is excluded due to financial barriers and that every participant has the chance to build dignity, resilience, and independence.

Free & Accessible Programs

All activities are free or subsidized, ensuring equal access to education, sports, and arts.

Wellness & Belonging

Recreation and peer mentorship that support mental health, social inclusion, and positive development.

Safe Spaces

Supervised environments that reduce risks like crime, isolation, and unsafe behaviors.

The Giving Trim Barbershop

A vocational training and employment initiative in barbering and hairstyling. Youth gain hands-on skills, certifications, and mentorship while providing affordable haircuts to the community. 

Visionary Voices

A storytelling and creative arts enterprise. Youth learn videography, photography, media production, and public speaking, building both employment opportunities and platforms to amplify diverse community voices. 

Opportunity Vends

A youth-operated vending machine business that teaches entrepreneurship, business management, and customer service. All revenue directly funds youth wages and program expansion.

Objectives

Impact

Together, these enterprises create practical skills, financial independence, and dignity for youth while strengthening community resilience. Youth gain real-world work experience, income, financial literacy, and dignity, building pathways out of poverty and towards independence. Youth gain real-world work experience, financial literacy, and income. Families experience relief from financial stress. Communities benefit from safer, more resilient neighborhoods.

Weekly Schedule

Free & Accessible Programs

All activities are free or subsidized, ensuring equal access to education, sports, and arts.

Wellness & Belonging

Recreation and peer mentorship that support mental health, social inclusion, and positive development.

Safe Spaces

Supervised environments that reduce risks like crime, isolation, and unsafe behaviors.

The Giving Trim Barbershop

A vocational training and employment initiative in barbering and hairstyling. Youth gain hands-on skills, certifications, and mentorship while providing affordable haircuts to the community. 

Visionary Voices

A storytelling and creative arts enterprise. Youth learn videography, photography, media production, and public speaking, building both employment opportunities and platforms to amplify diverse community voices. 

Opportunity Vends

A youth-operated vending machine business that teaches entrepreneurship, business management, and customer service. All revenue directly funds youth wages and program expansion.

Our Core Programs

At Active Newcomer Youth Ottawa (ANYO), our programs are designed to give newcomer and at-risk youth the tools, skills, and support they need to succeed.

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