New Beginnings Windsor

Where opportunity meets potential. We can help with anything and everything!

Youth Opportunities Strategy
The Youth Opportunities Strategy is a provincial initiative funded by the Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services. Our mission is to provide opportunities for youth, and help them realize their full potential to become active, productive members of our community. Youth Outreach Program
Our Youth Outreach Workers assist youth ages 12-21 overcome barriers by conn

09/06/2024

We are thrilled to announce that we will be back Monday September 9th, with another fun event in collaboration with Metis Nation of Ontario! ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ‘€

Bring your friends and put your baseball skills to the testโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜ We will have snacks, prizes, and lots of fun!!! ๐Ÿฅ‡

Event is open to youth between the ages 10-17, registration is required.

Photos from New Beginnings Windsor's post 09/06/2024

Charitable gaming centres across Ontario have contributed to the incredible milestone of $500 million to local charities this year. Our charity is proud to participate. ๐Ÿคฉ

09/04/2024

Join us for Eats and Education!๐Ÿฝ๏ธ every Thursday from 3:30-5:30 at 1049 Janette Ave. Come in and learn a new life skill and a really delicious meal! All youth 12-21 are welcome to join! Contact us at 519-990-1110 for more information๐Ÿค—๐Ÿ•

Photos from New Beginnings Windsor's post 08/29/2024

This is our special way to say bye to the Summer and to start preparing for school! ๐Ÿค“

We were so excited to host our Back to School BBQ, where youths enjoyed delicious food and got to win amazing back to school prizes! ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŒญ๐Ÿคฉ

We also want to say a huge thank you to for providing the produce!!

08/28/2024

๐Ÿ“ขStaff Message Wednesday!!!๐Ÿ“ข

Here is what Georgina has to tell us this week! ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘

Photos from New Beginnings Windsor's post 08/27/2024

Last Friday was the first of many lifeskill activities for the students living in our Sober Living Student Residence! ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ˜Ž

The students teamed up to cook this delicious meal together with the help of our support staff!

This activity is a great opportunity for the students to build connections between each other and for the meal to feel like a Family dinner they prepared together! ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ™Œ

Photos from New Beginnings Windsor's post 08/26/2024

New Beginnings has been out and about in the community providing youths with more information about our services and various helpful resources!!!๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿคฉ

Here are a few pictures from the United Way Back to School Celebration and the Summer Safety Fridays event at The Safety Village! ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘

08/26/2024

Happy Monday Everyone!!!๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿงก

We hope you have an amazing week ahead!!!

Photos from New Beginnings Windsor's post 08/23/2024

The Youth Soccer Tournament was so much fun!!! โšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿฅ…๐Ÿคฉ

We were so happy to see the youths enjoying their time during the event! ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ‘

We want to say a huge thank you for YMCA Windsor for hosting the tournament!! ๐Ÿ™Œ

08/21/2024

๐Ÿ“ขStaff Message Wednesday!!!๐Ÿ“ข

Here is what Jeff has to tell us this week! ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘

Stay tuned for more staff messages every week! ๐Ÿ™Œ

Photos from New Beginnings Windsor's post 08/20/2024

We were so excited to see the youths participating in the various activities that the Yard Game Olympics event had to offer! ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ

They were split into different groups and each group had the opportunity to play Badminton, Axe throwing, Co****le, Lawn Darts, Spikeball, 3 vs 3 soccer, and Potato sack race! ๐Ÿ‘

Amazing prizes and delicious snacks were also distributed during the event! ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿฅ‡

We want to say a huge thank you for Mรฉtis Nation of Ontario for collaborating with us to make this event happen!!

Photos from New Beginnings Windsor's post 08/20/2024

With September around the corner, take a look at all the free and fun events and activities we have available for youth ages 12-22๐Ÿค—

Photos from New Beginnings Windsor's post 08/19/2024

Last Friday we wrapped up our Second Half Day Summer Camp!! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜Ž

We were so excited to see that the youths had so much fun while playing different sports, learning about coding, and letting out their inner artists! ๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ€๐Ÿ‰๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿค–

Not only that but also every day they got to enjoy a healthy breakfast before the day started and they got a delicious lunch! ๐Ÿฅฃ๐Ÿฅ›๐Ÿ•๐Ÿฅ—

We also want to say a huge thank you to everyone who came out and facilitated the activities, we could not have done it for the second time without you! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ™Œ

08/19/2024

Happy Monday Everyone!!!๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿงก

We hope you have a great week ahead!!!

08/16/2024

Join us for Wellness Wednesday!

Every Wednesday from 3:30-4:30pm we will be doing various activities to promote mental and physical wellness

Come join us for our Back to School BBQ on August 28th from 2:30 - 5:30pm for an afternoon filled with fun, food, and amazing prizes!

Text (519) 816 6671 to register!

Contact Callie at 519-563-9868 or [email protected] for more information!

08/16/2024

โšฝ๏ธYOUTH SOCCER EVENTโšฝ๏ธ

Youth ages 12-21 are welcome to come out for skills, drills and fun hosted by the YMAP and New Beginnings

Tuesday August 20th, 2024 from 12:00-1:30pm at 500 Victoria Ave

Contact Callie at 519-563-9868 or [email protected] for more information!

08/16/2024

School is just around the corner; however, the Summer events are not over yet! ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿคฉโ˜€๏ธ

Come join us for our Back to School BBQ on August 28th from 2:30 to 5:30 pm at 1049 Janette Ave, for an afternoon filled with fun, food, and amazing prizes! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ”๐ŸŒญ๐Ÿฅ‡

Text (519) 816 6671 to register!!

Registration is preferred but not required, and if you register by August 27th, you get an extra raffle ticket!!!๐Ÿ˜Ž

08/12/2024

We are extremely excited to announce the launch of our new project in partnership with Mรฉtis Nation! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿคฉ

Come out and join us every other Monday for fun activities. ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ˜Ž

The first activity will be next Monday August 19th. We will be hosting Yard Game Olympics, and there will be snacks as well as prizes. ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ˜

Registration is required, here is the link to register https://www.newbeginningswindsor.com/programs/forms

08/12/2024

Happy Monday Everyone!!!๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿงก

We hope you have an amazing week ahead!!!

Photos from New Beginnings Windsor's post 08/09/2024

Whatโ€™s better than a nice staff BBQ and socializing event, on a beautiful sunny day in August! ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿฅค

We are always thankful for our staffโ€™s hard work and dedication to our mission, and we value spending time as a team and getting to know each other! ๐Ÿ˜

Photos from New Beginnings Windsor's post 08/09/2024

Here is a sneak peek at what our weekly Eats and Education events look likeโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ˜

Our dish for this week was: Burger bowl and homemade sweet potato fries. ๐Ÿ” ๐Ÿฅฃ ๐ŸŸ

We are always happy to see that the youths have so much fun and learn new things during these weekly sessions. ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ˜Ž

08/06/2024

We hope you have a great week ahead!!! ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ’›

Photos from New Beginnings Windsor's post 08/02/2024

This past week Dr. James R. Worling visited New Beginnings to introduce our staff to the Working with Adolescents who have Sexually Harmed training.

It was an interesting and informative experience, and it added valuable resources to our staffโ€™s knowledge in the subject matter. Dr. Worling explained and touched upon various topics such as assessment and treatment methods, risk factors, and protective factors.

Photos from New Beginnings Windsor's post 07/30/2024

Join us for Eats and Education! ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ every Thursday from 3:30-5:30 at 1049 Janette Avenue. Cool and eat a delicious meal and learn new life skills. Participate in 4 out of 5 groups to receive a special gift! ๐ŸคฉAll youth 12-21 are welcome! Contact us at 519-254-0251 for more information. ๐Ÿ

Photos from New Beginnings Windsor's post 07/30/2024

We had so much fun during the DiverCity BBQ on Sunday, and we hope everyone had so much fun and found it very informative as well!! ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿคฉ

There were lots of fun activities and food, and the performances were amazing; they showcased the diversity of our community!!

We want to say Congratulations to all the raffle prizes winners! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠ๐Ÿ™Œ

We want to also say a huge thank you to , all the organizations, and community members who helped make this yearโ€™s DiverCity BBQ possible!

Photos from New Beginnings Windsor's post 07/29/2024

We were extremely excited to see that the youths had so much fun during the pizza with police event!

There were various fun activities throughout the evening and not to forget that there was lots of pizza and amazing raffle prizes!

We also want to say a huge thank you to our friends in who joined us and made the event even more fun for the youths!

07/29/2024

Happy Monday Everyone!!!๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ’›

We hope you have an amazing week ahead!!

Photos from New Beginnings Windsor's post 07/26/2024

๐Ÿ“ขMeet the Team Friday!!!๐Ÿ“ข

This week youโ€™ll get to meet and know more about our Youth in Transition Worker: Julian Veiga!!!

Photos from New Beginnings Windsor's post 07/26/2024

This past Wednesday we got to celebrate the graduation of 2 of the students who are living in our Sober-Living Student residence. ๐ŸŽ“๐ŸŽ‚๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŽ‰

We are extremely proud and happy for them, and we wish them the best of luck in all their future endeavours! ๐Ÿ‘

07/23/2024

In case you missed the July Summer Camp, we want to tell you not to worry at all because the Summer Camp will be back in August!! ๐Ÿ˜Žโ˜€๏ธ

We are pleased to announce that our second FREE Half-Day Summer Camp will be from August 12 to August 16, from 9:30 am till 1 pm!

Throughout the week youth will get to play different sports, let out their inner artists, and learn more about coding!!!๐ŸŽจโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿ€๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿค–

You can find the registration forms at https://www.newbeginningswindsor.com/programs/forms
Kindly send completed forms to: [email protected]

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Youth Opportunities Strategy
The Youth Opportunities Strategy is a provincial initiative funded by the Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services. Our mission is to provide opportunities for youth, and help them realize their full potential to become active, productive members of our community.

Youth Outreach Program
Our Youth Outreach Workers assist youth ages 12-21, in identified priority neighbourhoods, in overcoming barriers by connecting them with the resources already established in their communities. We can help with anything and everything! Issues like employment, completing volunteer hours, applying for assistance, housing, food and clothing are just a few examples.

The 5 priority neighbourhoods we service in Windsor are:
City Centre- N9A
University- N9B
Sandwich- N9C
Forest Glade- N8R/N8T (East of Lauzon)
Drouillard- N8Y

Onsite services available
- Emergency food cupboard
- Hygiene products
- Laundry services
- Business attire for interviews
- Resume assistance
- Computers for jobs/apartment searching
*All services are FREE to youth ages 12-21

Youth Acquiring Knowledge (YAK)
We host an open cooking/life skills group every Thursday from 3:30 -5:30pm at 1049 Janette Ave. for youth ages 12-21. Participants gain independent living skills while earning volunteer hours. Contact one of our Youth Outreach Workers today for more information!

Janette Site:
New Beginnings -Youth Opportunities Strategy
1049 Janette Ave, Windsor, ON N9A 5A4
Phone: (519) 254-2363
Fax: (519) 254-0251
Email: [email protected]

We can also meet you at one of our neighbourhood offices across the City including: Gino Marcus Community Centre and the Sandwich Teen Action Group. Call or email us for more details!

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1049 Janette Avenue
Windsor, ON
N9A5A4

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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