Sport3 Environmental Awareness helps students explore what sustainability really means. By connecting local environmental issues to broader global challenges and engaging in land-based, outdoor activities, students build a deeper understanding of their role in caring for the world around them.
📸 Throwback Thursday: Meet Tom!
Here are a few of his favourite things:
Quote: Adventure awaits
Book: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Trip: Vietnam
Food: Lasagna
Hobby: Fishing
Music: Ben Howard
Concert or Event: Mumford & Sons in Boston 🎶
Check back next month for more throwback fun!
On March 27, 2026, PFY welcomed Premier Susan Holt, Minister of Social Development Cindy Miles, and Minister of Post-Secondary Education Jean-Claude D’Amours for the launch of a new Post-Secondary Education Scholarship for Youth in Care. This milestone has been over a decade in the making!
We’re excited to introduce a new addition to Camp Tippy Canoe this summer–a lending library for our campers! 📚
A heartfelt thank you to Victor Dunphy of Fredericton (pictured centre) for building this beautiful library, complete with a roof that perfectly matches our canoe hut.
We’re hiring for Camp Tippy Canoe! ☀️
We’re looking for lifeguards and camp counsellors to join our team. Set on North Lake in Carleton County, our camp offers an unforgettable experience filled with canoeing, campfires, and connection.
Send your applications to info@partnersforyouth.ca
For over 30 years, PFY has delivered innovative programs that provide safe, supportive, and rewarding spaces for youth to learn and grow, collaborating with public, private, and non-profit partners across New Brunswick.
Visit partnersforyouth.ca to learn more about how you can get involved.
Many of us are ready to shake off winter, but habits like screen time can be hard to break.
In our latest blog, we explore how something as simple as stepping outside–even for a few minutes–can have a powerful impact on a young person’s mood, focus, and overall wellbeing.
During the week of March 16, our team was in Prince Edward Island delivering Sport3 in partnership with the Charlottetown Boys and Girls Club. Together, we welcomed approximately 40 participants from five local schools for an incredible week of learning and connection.
📸 Meet Brittany!
Here are a few of her favourite things:
🔸 Quote: “Give yourself the same care and attention that you give to others and watch yourself bloom”.
🔸 Food: Fresh pasta and pizza
🔸 Hobby: Basketball, baseball, and hockey
🔸 Music: 90s hits
🔸 Event: Blue Jays game back in 2015
The NBYICN, in partnership with the Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada, creates Comfort Kits for children and youth entering the care system. This year, we plan to provide 70 personalized backpacks filled with thoughtful items to help ease the transition into an out-of-home placement.
Teachers have been at the heart of our work. Recently, the New Brunswick Teachers Association and 41 of its members joined us at our fundraising event, Lunch and Conversation with the Cabinet on Youth Mental Health. Their presence and partnership mean so much!
We are now hiring camp counsellors and lifeguards for Camp Tippy Canoe. 🛶 If you’re looking to spend your summer outdoors, working with incredible youth in some of the most beautiful wilderness areas, this could be the perfect fit.
Send us your resume and apply today!
📧 info@partnersforyouth.ca
Recently, young people met directly with the Minister of Social Development and senior departmental staff to share their lived experiences and identify clear priorities for change. The outcome? To make life better for kids in the care system.
Read the full Minister’s Roundtable Final Report.
Wishing all students, families, and educators a safe, restful, and fun-filled break. Whether you’re travelling, spending time outdoors, or simply slowing down at home, we hope you take the time to recharge.
Enjoy the week–you’ve earned it!
“We will not give up on you.” At PFY, this isn’t just a promise–it’s a practice. For youth in care, consistency and presence can make all the difference. When adults stay, especially during hard moments, trust begins to rebuild and confidence can grow.
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📣 Rencontrez Brittany Florjancic, coordonnatrice de projet pour le Réseau des jeunes pris en charge du N.B. @pfyouthnb.bsky.social où elle soutient les jeunes anglophones pris en charge.
Pour plus d'infos sur Brittany ➡️ www.ncyica.ca/fr
#SoutenirJeunesPlacés #dpj #plaidoyer
📣 Meet National Council Member Brittany Florjancic, Project Coordinator for the N.B. Youth in Care Network @pfyouthnb.bsky.social where she coordinates programs that support Anglophone #youthincare.
Learn more about Brittany ➡️ www.ncyica.ca
#StandWithYouthInCare #advocacy #childwelfare
Cannexus is Canada’s leading national conference on career development and PFY has been attending and presenting for nearly 20 years. This year, our Youth Works and NBYCN teams focused on deepening their understanding of new research and the growing complexities facing youth in and from care.
Youth Works is designed to support youth in and from care as they build confidence, skills, and pathways toward employment and education. Through up to 11 interactive workshops and one-on-one mentoring, participants develop practical job readiness skills.
To learn more, visit partnersforyouth.ca
HER NAME IS COURTNEY SARAULT from Moncton, New Brunswick.
Join an important virtual panel conversation about education and equity for youth transitioning out of care with @melaniemdoucet.bsky.social on Wednesday, February 25 at 11am ET / noon AT.
Register here: buff.ly/QZORgC5
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#StandWithYouthInCare #EquitableStandards #education #postsecondary
In 2025, PFY reached thousands of youth across New Brunswick through programs focused on mental health, leadership, housing stability, education, and community connection.
Thank you to every staff member, partner, donor, and youth who helped make this year so impactful.
Behind every number is a young person who didn’t have to wait months for support. In 2025, PFY Connect continued to break down barriers to youth mental healthcare across New Brunswick, connecting hundreds of youth with licensed counselling quickly, safely, and at no cost.
Rencontrez Lydia Lanteigne, coordonnatrice de projet pour le Réseau des jeunes pris en charge du N.-B. @pfyouthnb.bsky.social, où elle soutient les #jeunesplacés à défendre leurs besoins au sein de la communauté. Pour en savoir plus sur Lydia ➡️ www.ncyica.ca/fr
#SoutenirJeunesPlacés #dpj #plaidoyer
Meet Lydia Lanteigne, National Council Member and Project Coordinator for the New Brunswick Youth in Care Network @pfyouthnb.bsky.social where She supports #youthincare by advocating for their needs in the community. Learn more about Lydia ➡️ www.ncyica.ca
#StandWithYouthInCare #ChildWelfare
Meet Alec! #ThrowBackThursday
Here are a few of his favourite things:
🔸 Quote: “I love to talk about nothing. It’s the only thing I know anything about.” – Oscar Wilde
🔸 Book: History of Westeros
🔸 Trip: Touring New Zealand in a van!
🔸 Food: Alfredo pasta
🔸 Music: Clay and Friends
In 2025, The Rent Bank helped dozens of New Brunswick youth and families stay safely housed by providing short-term financial support during tough times.
This small but powerful program prevents homelessness before it starts, offering stability, dignity, and breathing room when it’s needed most.
By the end of January, many people feel like they’ve already “failed” at their resolutions. But what if we let go of rigid goals and focused on something gentler? In our latest blog, we explore the difference between resolutions and intentions.
We are pausing our social media posts as we send our support and our genuine thoughts and deepest sympathies to our friends and the community of Neqotkuk as they grieve during this tragic and sad time.
From policy tables to community surveys, the New Brunswick Youth Advisory Council made their voices count in 2025.
Backed by lived experience and a drive to improve youth mental health supports, council members engaged directly with government leaders and helped shape a more youth-informed future.