The Young Community Leaders Project (YCL) is pleased to announce
the approval of its Ontario Trillium Foundation grant.
The project is the result of a partnership between ICA Canada’s
Youth as Facilitative Leaders (YFL)
program and the YMCAs in both Sudbury
and North Bay. Trillium funds will cover a wide range of project activities,
including leadership training and skills development for youth volunteers.
Regional Coordinators Brian Finner and Stephanie Chevrette, in North Bay
and Sudbury respectively, are the staff members working directly with
the core group of youth volunteers who will be conducting extensive community
consultations throughout the next 6 months. The information gathered by
the young leaders will inform the development and implementation of youth-driven
projects in their communities.
“We are so proud to be partnering with such a well-established, community-oriented
organization; the YMCAs have been amazingly supportive,” says Staci Kentish,
Director of the YFL Program in Toronto. “And, now, with Trillium’s
commitment to supporting this project throughout its various phases, we’re
on our way to building the capacity of our young leaders in Ontario and facilitating
their engagement in community development initiatives.”
YFL is a youth-led leadership
training and mentorship initiative that works with young people from diverse
backgrounds to develop the confidence, values, and skills necessary to
take the lead in building vibrant, inclusive communities.
The Ontario Trillium Foundation is an agency of the Government of Ontario. The
Foundation allocates grants to eligible charitable and not-for-profit
organizations in the arts and culture, environment, human and social services,
and sports and recreation sectors.
The YMCA is a charitable association
that provides physical, social, and emotional growth for all sectors of
the community by bringing quality of life through health, fitness, and
recreation.
