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Food Futures- Youth Council Application 2026
**Applications close September 25, 2026**

Are you an 18-25 year old person interested in:
- learning about our food system
- connecting with a community of passionate youth
- making practical municipal food policy change in the Algonquin/Ottawa region? 
- able to commit 5 hours per month 

You have come to the right place! 

The Council will meet every first Thursday of the month (Oct 1, Nov 5, Dec 3, Jan 7, Feb 4, Mar. 4, April 1) for a 2 hour meeting 

This form should take you between 15-20 minutes to complete. Thank you for your time.

Please answer the following questions honestly so we can learn more about you to see if the Food Futures Ottawa Youth Council would be a good fit! 

I look forward to learning more about you. Thanks for taking the time to apply. 

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Email *
What is your name and and what are your pronouns (if you would like to share) *
What is your age and birthday *
What school, organization or workplace are you connected with?  *
Why do you want to join the Food Future's Ottawa Youth Council? *
When you think of the term 'food justice', what comes to mind?  *
What part of Algonquin/Ottawa's food system do you want to learn more about? *
Please share any experience you have working with food justice, social or environmental issues in your community, workplace, homes, or classrooms. What experiences are you looking to get out of the Food Futures council? 

Don't have much previous experience? That's ok! What sort of experiences are you looking to get out of this council? 
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What do you think are the biggest strengths/interests you would bring to this council? *
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Please share an idea for a project or initiative you may be interested in working on with this council? There is no pressure to be perfect, keep it brief! (ie. policy position, social media campaign, community event, site visit, community collaboration) *
What type of food or meal do you feel connected to and why? *
In your opinion, what does a successful youth council look and sound like?
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Can you commit to approximately 5 hours a month which includes a mandatory 2 hour in-person meeting (option to join virtually, but ideally we want to gather in-person)? *
What area of Ottawa do you live in?  *
Do you have access to any of the following?  *
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Please provide a reference name, email and phone number of someone who can speak to your experiences.  Please state your relationship to this person. 
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A copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provided.
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