Youth Empowering Parents ([VIRTUAL] USE $500 TO CREATE YOUR OWN VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY)

• Appropriate for youth (i.e., less than 18)

This program is an opportunity for you to gain leadership skills, run a project of your choosing, receive valuable experience for post-secondary applications, or get volunteer hours. This is open for youth ages 15-29 years old. See how to Apply below!

Here’s what you will do: 

1. Identify a need/issue in your community and organize a project that will address that need/issue. You will also receive a grant of up to $500 (or more, depending on your project details) to fund your project. You can run a basketball tournament to bring youth together and promote physical exercise, you can start a community library box to encourage reading, or you can do just about anything else you can think of.

   Check out this website to see more awesome community projects that you can do! (www.youthfund.ca/ideas)

2.  Learn from different skills training workshops for 1 week to help equip you with the necessary skills (e.g., project planning, budgeting, etc.) to organize and launch your idea. Then, attend a 1-on-1 coaching call with staff to give you support planning your project. After staff approval, receive micro-funding of up to $500 to fund and launch your project idea into reality.

Here’s how you will benefit: 

• Develop project management skills 
• Gain volunteer hours
• Get a certificate of recognition and reference letter
• Learn and/or improve your skillset (like identifying community issues, budgeting, marketing, public speaking, evaluation)
• A chance to make a positive difference in your community!

Program schedule: We currently have 2 ONLINE cohorts this summer. Please choose when you’re available, and we’ll get back to you. Please note that there may be a waitlist, but we are actively getting back to everyone.

•  Cohort 4: July 28–Aug 1, 12 PM – 3 PM (EDT)
•  Cohort 5: Aug 11–15, 12 PM – 3 PM (EDT)

 To Apply:

Click or copy and paste the link below in a new tab. Complete the form. We will contact you after you register to discuss your application. https://forms.gle/JvpgAXDT6Viov88q8