At Small Grants, youth receive funding to plan and implement their own Community Action Project. The program consists of 15 weekly sessions including:

• In-group planning meetings
• In-group workshops
• 1 optional celebration of achievement
  + Individual check-ins with a social worker as needed.

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Youth spend time sharing dialogue and knowledge, building transferable skills as a collective, and learning about themselves and their roles in community. Some examples of topics covered are: Community and Identity, Community Care, Project Planning, Budgeting, and Networking.

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2024 Youth Small Grants Cohort 4

Youth Small Grants is a micro-grant program where BIPOC, 2SLGBTQIA+, disabled, newcomer and low-income youth can receive a grant to create and implement a community action project!

In-person sessions will be held at Drive Youth Employment Services, Commercial Drive, Vancouver, on Tuesdays from 5pm-7pm, starting from Nov. 12th to Feb. 25th.

During sessions, youth will be able to do the following:

• Receive up to $3000 in grants for their community action project
• Learn skills like writing a proposal, budgeting, and networking
• Connect with Guest Speakers who will share their knowledge and experience in community work
• Receive support from both Clarissa, YSG’S Social Worker, and Christina, YSG’s Youth Programmer, at each step of the way during the program
  

Application is closed now. Stay tuned for the next cohort!

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