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Youth of Today Society

The Youth of Today Society (YOTS) is a non-profit society devoted to strengthening the lives of Yukon youth. The Youth of Today Society provides support, advocacy, information and training opportunities to the Yukon's most disenfranchised young persons. Centered in Whitehorse, YOTS assists youth and young people between the ages of 15 and 24 from all over the territory through a variety of services. Programs at the Youth Centre range from a feeding program to career training in diverse fields such as graphics, sign-making and musical recordings. Youth come to the centre to discover interests, receive mentoring and counseling and connect to other community supports.

Program Instructors:

Lancelot Burton: Multi-Disciplined artist (Adult), with 30 years of experience in visual and media communications. Proficient in graphic design, visual arts, and multi-media production. Lancelot assists training youth for digital and visual arts applications for the Shakat Journal and ShakatMedia productions.

Nishka Pajor: Multi-media production artist, photographer- teaches students the strategic points to developing photo and film projects to represent their voices. YOTS initiatives are designed to integrate Elders within videos through interviews, hands-on and land based learning. Nishka is highly skilled in her craft and has taken part in both the junior and senior REM programs.