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BYTE - Empowering Youth

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BYTE is a ‘for youth, by youth’ organization, focused on empowering and promoting youth throughout the Yukon and Canada's north. It was a major success.

In 1998, Bringing Youth Towards Equality (BYTE) began to surface out of Yukon’s need to have a organization with youth ideas, plans, and initiatives at its core. Supported by the PAYY Coalition (Positive Action with Yukon Youth), a group of energetic youth decided to put together the first Yukon Youth Conference. The group reassembled later in the spring to form BYTE. Since day one, BYTE has been involving youth in every step of every project. Over the years, we have hired energetic, enthusiastic youth who have shaped and directed the organization. We have been lucky to have so many talented and passionate individuals work for here. Each staff offers a new set of skills which allows us to reach out and connect with a larger number of Yukon youth. We regularly poll Yukon youth on what issues they face, want to learn more about and take action on. Then we create programming surrounding these outcomes. Our main focus now is community outreach. In recent years, the BYTE staff team has created experiential workshops ranging from safe partying to healthy relationships. We have recruited and trained an on-call youth facilitation team to deliver the workshops in schools and rural youth centres in the Yukon, Northern B.C. and the Northwest Territories.

11/03/2026

We're so excited to be headed up to Fort McPherson November 18th-20th for the Wellness Week. We are incredibly honored to be able to take part in this and grateful to Jack Blake from Fort McPherson recreation for considering us and bringing us up. Our Community Outreach coordinators Kaitlyn and Harley will be facilitating our new workshop Passion N Purpose.🥰

If interested in booking a workshop tour within your community please visit our website at https://www.yukonyouth.com/workshops for what we have to offer. 💫

Or email : [email protected] 💌

11/02/2026

✨PAID opportunity for youth aged 14-27 to be part of the IYS Co-Design Team!✨

BYTE is in the process of developing an Integrated Youth Services (IYS) hub in Whitehorse as well as a mobile unit to increase access to services in communities and increase the capacity of youth serving orgs to deliver these services. Integrated Youth Services aims to transform how Yukon youth find and access services, such as mental health, physical health, sexual health, employment support, peer support and more!

An essential piece of the IYS initiative in the Yukon is ensuring that it is done in collaboration with the youth it will be serving. This is where the Co-Design Team comes in!

The Co-Design Team will be made up of youth from across the territory who will be helping create IYS branding/name, designing the physical hub and mobile unit, reviewing youth facing materials, creating a Peer Support Training for Yukon youth and more!

Co-Design Team members will receive an honorarium of ✨$25/hour✨ for time spent on Co-Design Team activities and projects such as team meetings, check-ins, training opportunities, and work on projects through the working group(s) of your choose to participate in!

Feel free to email [email protected] if you have any questions or need support with your application😊

10/01/2026

Tonight we are honoured to be named a Partner Honouree in the 2026 Connected North Yukon Community Builder Awards! ✨

It’s a privilege to work alongside Connected North to expand learning opportunities for students across the Yukon — and to see what’s possible when we build together.

🗓️ The awards celebration takes place on Thursday, October 1 at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre in Whitehorse, as Connected North marks 10 years in the Yukon.

Thank you and everyone who makes this work possible 💙

08/15/2026

Can’t wait!!!

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08/13/2026

Just look at that line up!👀

Come out to RIOT - a youth drag show on Saturday August 15th! There will be FREE Pizza, popcorn, and Kolaid as well as some discounted $6 BOBA brought to you by Bliss Brewtique🧋🍕🥤🍿

08/12/2026

Wheels N Beats absolutely [ went off ] . 🛹

We flew in BBOY Topher Kris Topher Griffin 🌪 from Quebec and Peatr Thomas Peatr Thomas drove in from Manitoba, with the week kicking into gear with a four‑day cyphering and breakdance intensive that had youth spinning, sweating, and leveling up every single day.

By Thursday, Peatr switched things up with a stencil and spray‑paint canvas workshop. Canvases, colour, and creativity was everywhere. Thanks to Joe from the Skate for Life Alliance , who donated boards, trucks, wheels, hardware, and helmets, we were able to hook up 10 youth with brand‑new boards. Ten. Full. Setups. The stoke was unreal. 🚴🏽‍♀️🤸🏽‍♀️

The community BBQ was pure vibes. Dale from Big Brothers Big Sisters Big Brothers Big Sisters Yukon held it down on the decks, keeping the energy high all afternoon. St. John Ambulance rolled up to support in case of any bumps or bruises, making sure everyone could push their limits safely.

Gratitude for all our comminity partners especially Jeunesse Franco-Yukon.🤙🏽

📸: Indigihunny

08/11/2026

We finally get to post our wrap up photos from our Inuvik community tour.🫟

The Outreach team members Hana and Kaitlyn hosted a three day program "Inuvik Youth Mural Project " in partnership with these supportive organizations : WesternArcticYouthCollective , Inuvik Youth Centre , True North Aid and Canadian Women's Foundation . We appreciate all the support , thank you for helping us make it there !

We were able to bring up Treaty 1 muralist Peatr Thomas ( Peatr Thomas ) and complete the three panels with the youth particpants. 10/10 recommend his spray paint canvas workshops for all ages.

We piloted our Passion and Purpose workshop and reintroduced ourselves to community organizations in Inuvik. It was a solid tour. 👏🏽

Hoping to be back up in the near future with for more workshop tours in the school.

Please connect with :

[email protected]

If interested in bringing one of our workshops to your school or recreation center. 🤗

07/20/2026

Come learn from Kris Topher Griffin 🌪 August 3-7 for a dance leardership camp for ages 8-16. Register now in our bio (before July 27th)! The dance workshops will be provided in both English and French.
This is a free week long camp, with lunches and refreshments provided!

Venez apprendre aux côtés de Kris Topher Griffin 🌪 du 3 au 7 août lors d’un camp de danse axé sur le leadership, destiné aux jeunes de 8 à 16 ans. Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant via le lien dans notre bio (avant le 27 juillet) ! Les ateliers de danse seront en anglais et en français.
Il s’agit d’un camp gratuit d’une semaine, incluant les lunchs et les rafraîchissements !

07/09/2026

We are excited to announce our upcoming event:

Drop-in for our free Wheels & Beats: Rythmes & Roulettes Bilingual Breaking Camp August 3-7 from 10-3pm w. BBOY TOPHER @ CSSC Mercier!

Ages 13 - 16!!

Everyone is welcome to join us Friday, August 7th @ Second Haven Skate Park in Whitehorse to showcase your skills on wheels!

There will be a free community BBQ, a culminating Breakdance Performance for the breaking camp crew, DJ dance party, prizes, and more!

Address

404A Ogilvie Street
Whitehorse, YT
Y1A2S4

Opening Hours

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

Telephone

+18676677975

Website

http://www.yukonyouth.com/

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