August 2023

C+F Youth Ambassador Program: 2023/24 Cohort

By |August 8th, 2023|

C+F Future Leaders Program In 2022, we launched a new youth program aimed at cultivating future leaders! Over the course of a one-year commitment, C+F Youth Ambassadors receive support to plan and launch their own special project as well as training to give back as an official Cassie + Friends Youth Mentor. Through personal/professional [...]

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November 2022

Meet Jillian Wickert, C+F’s First Practicum Student!

By |November 21st, 2022|B.C., Blog, News, Northern BC, Research, Stories, Vancouver, YLN|

Cassie + Friends is proud to introduce our first-ever practicum student, Jillian Wickert. Welcome, Jillian! Jillian is a student at the University of Alberta (U of A) doing a Master’s Degree in Community Engagement within the School of Public Health. Jillian not only has an interest in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) and chronic illness, [...]

March 2022

Take Action: 5 Simple Ways to Recognize Juvenile Arthritis Month

By |March 3rd, 2022|About JIA, Advocacy, Current Events, JIA, YLN|

It's #JuvenileArthritisAwarenessMonth, what can I do to help? To make it easy for you to get involved, we've put together 5 Simple Ways to Recognize Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month. From educating classmates to participating in fundraising events (such as our Cassie + Friends Run/Walk for Juvenile Arthritis- check out #1), we have the opportunity [...]

January 2022

October 2020

Diagnosed. By Trish Peters

By |October 13th, 2020|Advice, Current Events, High School, Home Page, Newly Diagnosed, Post- Secondary, School Toolkit, Stories, Teen Transitions, Virtual Youth Panel, YLN|

Trish is an inspiring community leader and one who has already accomplished so much in her young life. Having completed her Bachelor's Degree in Commerce, she is now pursuing a Master's Degree in the Netherlands, demonstrating her unwavering dedication to her education and personal growth. Trish's unique life experiences have given her a diverse [...]

March 2019

Cassie and Friends launches new Youth Leader Committee for #WORDday2019

By |March 18th, 2019|YLN|

As part of World Rheumatic Disease Day (WoRD Day), Cassie + Friends is announcing the official launch of our Youth Leadership Committee - a group of six young adults living with rheumatic conditions who will champion new C+F initiatives to support teens and young adults through major transitional stages of life, such as: Beginning or [...]

February 2019

Brick by Brick: Youth leaders build the patient experience they never had in hopes of helping others

By |February 14th, 2019|Stories, YLN|

Author: Zoya Jiwa, YLC Program Designer and founder of As We Are Style - a blog about facing health challenges with courage and style. Last weekend, Cassie + Friends’ Youth Leadership Committee got together for our first team retreat on a surprisingly sunny afternoon (thank you, Vancouver!) with a lot of excitement and a BIG [...]

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