Register for YEP's youth leadership and grants program
This program is an opportunity for you to gain leadership skills, run a project of your choosing, receive valuable experience for post-secondary or job applications, or get volunteer hours.  This is open for youths ages 15-29 years old.

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 give out homeless care bags to help homeless individuals, 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 5 days 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. 

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: Our next planned cohorts are in Summer 2026

Sponsor: Promise1000 is funded by the Government of Canada under the Canada Service Corps.

*Program space is limited. We will contact you closer to the program start date for next steps.

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To participate, you must meet the following requirements:

• Be between 15 and 29 years old when you start your participation with us;

• Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or a person living in Canada whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act;

• Be committed to fully participating in the program, understanding that space is limited and your involvement requires dedication and follow-through. 

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If you were given up to $500 to put together an activity in your community (e.g., run a basketball tournament, homeless care bags, paint and music workshop, etc.), what type of activity do you think you would do and why do you think it will help your community? It's okay if you don't have an answer right now. 
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Are you available the summer cohort in July 2026? (We will contact you in June.)

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E.g. What are you studying or what are you passionate about? Why are you interested in participating? Have you done anything like this before?
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