VIP participants were very fortunate to participate in the TIFF Next Wave set building competition
VIP Participants attended MTV studios for the latest Change the View video competition.
A special congratulations to the VIP Boys group who recently graduated. The celebration was held at Laser Quest and Boston Pizza.
VIP participants were very fortunate to participate in the TIFF Next Wave set building competition. The participants had a great time learning how to building a movie set while also competing for the prize and bragging rights!
VIP Participants attended MTV studios for the latest Change the View video competition. The group had lots of fun listening to live music, watching the video finalists and understanding how they can help to destigmatize mental health.
A special congratulations to the VIP Boys group who recently graduated. The celebration was held at Laser Quest and Boston Pizza.
The following article was written about Studio2’s Photo Exhibit at the Scarborough Civic Centre:
Local youth want you to see mental health through their eyes in a photo exhibit at the Scarborough Civic Centre on Thursday, May 3.
Under the guidance of Colin Scheyen, the multimedia worker for the Studio2 program at East Metro Youth Services, the [...]
From March 22-25th 2012 RISE Reps from EMYS participated in the National Unite & Ignite Conference in Ottawa. This conference brings together youth from all over the country and empowers them to discuss the issues that are most relavent to them. This years conference looked at bullying, suicude, self esteem, sexuality, substance use [...]
Check out what our Youth Outreach Workers have been up to:
• Attended the Toronto Raptors Game courtesy of the Raptors Foundation, January 2012
• Supported the Winston Churchill Bulldog Jr. basketball team. Guided them to a 1st place finish during the season
• Supported the candle-light vigil held in Malvern at the Malvern Town Centre in memory of slain community [...]
Toronto United Way, a proud supporter of The Zone and the Studio2 program, has created a video that profiles the work done at the Zone and other worthwhile organizations in the GTA. Please have a look and the video and tell us what you think.
This past week a group of 25 participants and staff from VIP’s PREP Pre-Employment and Say Word Journalism programs visited MuchMusic headquarters on 299 Queen St. W. for an awesome tour of the facilities (thanks Ashley!) checking out the studios of CP24, eTalk and more as well as sat in on a taping of the [...]
The youth of Studio2 have recorded their own version of the Nas classic “I Know I Can” and shot a video for it. We hope you enjoy it!
The First Annual East Metro Pool Tournament was a complete success! Nearly 20 staff and participants completed for the prizes. In the end, two players emerged as champions. Krishna Bhatt won the participants tournament and Kwesi Johnson won for EMYS staff. Congratulations to the both of them.
