Professional Skills Development and Impactful Service Placement Opportunities For Youth aged 16-30
The Youth Thrive Program for Indigenous students, is a national program funded by Canada Service Corps, supporting Indigenous youth (ages 16–30) in developing life, leadership, and employment skills through meaningful volunteer service placements. First Work is working in partnership with The Career Foundation to ensure that this opportunity is shared with youth across the province.
Program Details
Youth Thrive Program under the Canada Service Corps (CSC) is dedicated to creating, promoting, and facilitating access to volunteer service opportunities that are meaningful to youth.
Here’s what the Youth Thrive Program offers:
- Inclusive Opportunities: The program is designed to be inclusive, ensuring that youth from diverse backgrounds, including Indigenous, Black, racialized, 2SLGBTQI+ and persons with disabilities have access to meaningful volunteer service opportunities.
- Service Placements: Through small councils, youth will participate in service placements with non-profit organizations that will last a minimum of 120 hours.
- Skill and Knowledge Development: Youth participants are provided with the knowledge, skills, tools, and support they need to successfully complete their service placements. This includes essential training seminars and support systems to ensure their success.
Meal vouchers will be provided for select activities to support youth participants.
Cost
There is no cost to participate.
Eligibility Criteria
- Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or has been granted refugee status in Canada
- Age 16-30
This project is funded by:
Youth Thrive Program is funded by Canada Service Corps, a national movement that empowers youth aged 16-30 to gain experience and build important skills while giving back to their community. Learn more at Canada.ca/CanadaServiceCorps .
