We carry out primary research to better understand the lived experience of youth and then we use that knowledge to develop resources and programs to better support youth directly and through education and community partners.
View ResearchTo support the inclusive development and empowerment of youth through research and knowledge mobilization.
We believe in empowering youth and building strong communities through self-belief, autonomy, personal power, independence, relationships, interdependence, empathy, compassion, and inclusion.
To increase employment, financial independence, community engagement, labour attachment, and equality of opportunities for youth.
We collect and analyze youth data, investigate applications for data intelligence. We use evidence to inform policy and programming and publish research and mobilize knowledge to where it is needed most.
We design and deliver programs to foster independence, autonomy, community engagement and labour attachment. Our programs are educational and developmental and are available open source to all youth and youth-serving organizations.
We use data intelligence to strengthen youth-serving organizations and increase and optimize their capacity. We help youth-serving organizations stay current with the speed of innovation in the market and investigate novel and interdisciplinary collaborations.
Conduct primary research inspired by community and industry needs and the pressing issues facing youth today in society.
Develop evidenced-based developmental and educational programs (with a diversity, inclusion, equity and accessibility lens).
Provide policy makers with "first voice accounts" from youth to inform strategic priorities and programs.
Develop avenues to mobilize youth data intelligence to those that need it most, reducing the barriers between knowledge and practice.
Deliver programs directly to youth and provide them free to community organizations, caregivers and educators.
We believe that helping youth develop strategies for empowerment can help them take charge of their own futures. Empowerment is an essential part of a meaningful life.
Prudentia Institute is devoted to helping increase the employment, financial independence, community engagement, labour attachment and equality of opportunities for youth. We serve an agenda linked to job creation, economic performance and youth success.
We need your support! Help us with our mission to empower and develop youth in Atlantic Canada.
Become a partnerWe have innovative educational and developmental programs for youth and youth-serving organizations, designed to be accessible and easily adopted and adapted.
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