Our virtual youth panel is taking place on July 16, 2020! You’ll hear real stories from young adults about how rheumatic diseases affected them at school, sports, and with friends, and learn more about ways to help your child/teen cope with pain, treatments, and emotions. This discussion is beneficial for parents, affected youth, grandparents/family [...]
Register Today! Get ready to witness an inspiring display of passion, leadership and hard work at the C+F Future Leaders Showcase - the highly-anticipated finale of the 2022-23 Youth Ambassador program cohort. In 2022, six exceptional youth/young adults joined the C+F Youth Ambassador Program with their own innovative project ideas aimed at strengthening [...]
Welcome to our first Cocoa & Connection Night! It can feel isolating to be a youth with JIA, Lupus or any other rheumatic disease. At times, it can be difficult to relate to your peers, and it’s easy to feel misunderstood. That’s why we’re hosting a Cocoa & Connection Event, on February 15th, from [...]
Cassie + Friends Summer Refresher Youth Event We're so excited to be back with another Youth Mentorship Connection Event, this time with a summer twist! Grab your favourite summer drink and join us for a casual online get-together where we'll swap summer stories, share fall plans and chat about anything that's on your [...]
Talking about your rheumatic disease with friends can be tough - but you’re not alone and C+F youth mentors can help! This WORD Day (March 18th at 4pm PST / 7pm EST), join us for a real talk on having conversations about your diagnosis. Whether you’ve never told anyone or want to get better [...]
We're back for part 2! Cassie + Friends' youth mentors are back with another workshop for students, this time about how to write effective scholarship and bursary applications! Led by youth mentor, Ciara Mahaffy (who secured $85,000+ in scholarships!) and other scholarship recipients, this session will teach you how to: Use storytelling, tone, and [...]
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