Be a Part of Your Community

At Centre for Life, we recognize that you, the young people of our nation, are the voice and hope of the future. We welcome your ideas and involvement in ways to support others in our communities at each stage of life.  Are you looking for ways to get active in your community by volunteering?  Currently, we are helping seniors with technology to stay  connected with family and friends .  If your school  is  interested in participating  or  would like to learn more about the seniors outreach please call (709) 579-1500 or email centreforlife@centreforlife.ca. You can also read more by clicking here to read more on our seniors outreach programme.

Youth possess dynamic energy  and enthusiasm  to  help  develop and implement  supportive community life. We would like to hear from you about making a difference to help support the most vulnerable in our society.

Issues Facing Kids and Teens

Did you know

A nationally representative survey found that 64% of young people ages 13-24, actively seek out pornography weekly or more often[i]. A popular tube site reports that in 2016, people watched 4.6 billion hours of pornography on its site alone;[ii] 61% occurred via smart phones,[iii]. Eleven pornography sites are among the world’s top 300 most popular Internet sites. The most popular such site, at number 18 outranks the likes of eBay,MSN,and Netflix[iv] accessed from the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (https://endsexualexploitation.org/)

At Centre for Life, we believe pornography is harmful  to healthy sexuality and relationships and is a contributing factor  for the human sex trafficking trade.

With our friends at Fight the New Drug, we encourage adolescents to be aware of the harms of pornography and how it can affect your life and relationships. To hear Terry Crews speak about his struggle with pornography.

If you have been viewing pornography and  would like free online help to quit  please visit: www.fortifyprogram.org

1. Barna Group, The Porn Phenomenon: The Impact of Pornography in the Digital Age,(Ventura,CA:Josh McDowell Ministry, 2016
2. Pornhub,”Pornhub’s 2016 Year in Review,” (2016) Ibid
3. Jonathan Marciano, “Top 300 Biggest Websites:Based on Both Mobile and Desktop Data for the First Time!” Similar Web (July 19,2016), http://similarweb.com/blog/new-website-ranking accessed July 24 2016.

Addictions can develop  in various ways and youth need support and information to help understand the risks involved in alcohol and  drug use. Check out the links below

Government: Teens Drug Abuse

Scribd: Marijuana Facts for Teens

Canada Campaigns: Cannabis Health Effects

Control this Madness – Animation by Steve Cutts: