Biidaaban Youth Group (BYG) is an after school program where Nipissing University students offer FREE homework help and academic support to Indigenous youth in local not-for-profit organizations. They also host recreational activities, art activities and offer a snack to participants.
Under the guidance of a Student Leader, university Student Volunteers are on site to work with children and youth for one day per week, for 15 weeks throughout the academic year.​
Biidaaban Youth Groups are offered at the following locations:
- Garden Village, Nipissing First Nation
- North Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre
- Nipissing University Campus
Groups run during the following weeks:
2018
- Week 1: Oct 1 - Oct 5
- Week 2: Oct 22 - Oct 26
- Week 3: Oct 29 - Nov 2
- Week 4: Nov 5 - Nov 9
- Week 5: Nov 12 - Nov 16
- Week 6: Nov 19 - Nov 23
- Week 7: Nov 26 - Nov 30
2019
- Week 8: Jan 7 - Jan 11
- Week 9: Jan 14 - Jan 18
- Week 10: Jan 21 - Jan 25
- Week 11: Jan 28 - Feb 1
- Week 12: Feb 4 - Feb 8
- Week 13: Feb 11 - Feb 15
- Week 14: Mar 4 - Mar 8​
- Niminowaazmin (year end celebration): Sunday March 3, 2019 / 11:00am - 2:00pm​
- ​Week 15: Mar 18 - Mar 22
Want to get involved?
Students
- Interested in becoming a Student Leader for this program? Three part-time positions are available. Stay tuned for these job postings as they go online the week of August 27th, 2018.
- Interested in becoming a Student Volunteer for this program? Contact Christine Benoit 705-474-3450 x4586 or christb@nipissingu.ca.
Parents
To register your child at one of the Biidaaban Youth Group (BYG) locations, or if you have questions about BYG,​ contact Christine Benoit at 705-474-3450 ext. 4586. In some instances, free transportation can be made available from the child's school to the community organisation. Ask us how.