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Youth Advisory Table on Child Welfare Redesign
On July 29, 2020, the Ontario government released its plan to redesign the child welfare system. The Strategy focuses on strengthening families and communities through prevention, early intervention and seeking more permanent homes for children and youth in care when they cannot stay in their own homes or communities. The Students Commission of Canada (SCC) has been contracted through a competitive procurement process by the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (MCCSS) to support a Youth Advisory Table that will inform MCCSS on the Child Welfare Redesign. The SCC is a national charitable organization that purposely works with others to ensure that young people’s voices are heard, valued and that their ideas for improving themselves, their peer and their communities are put into action. The SCC previously supported the Government of Ontario’s Residential Services Youth Panel in 2016-2018.
Who: Youth aged 18-25 with lived experience in or with the Child Welfare System to join the 10-15 person Youth Advisory Table (YAT). No prior experience necessary. The YAT is an Ontario-wide advisory. Priority will be given to ensuring diverse regional representation and ensuring YAT members reflect the demographic make-up of the children and youth in the child welfare system. For this reason, we will also prioritize the recruitment of Black, racialized, Indigenous, LGBTQ2S+ youth, youth with disabilities, and youth who may identify as intersecting on the previously-mentioned identities. For example: Black, LGBTQ2S+ youth.
What: YAT members will meet virtually bi-weekly for about 7.5 hours a month from October 2021 to May 2022 to provide input and voice on the Child Welfare Redesign. Members will be supported by a team of four trained trauma-informed SCC facilitators with lived and professional experience with the child welfare system, two members of the SCC’s Elders Council and a counsellor/support person. The facilitation support team includes Indigenous, Black, racialized, LGBTQ2S+ members. Some of the SCC facilitator team identify with intersecting identities.
When/Where: If you are interested or know someone who may be interested in this opportunity, please send an e-mail introducing yourself, if you’re comfortable, please share the pronouns that you use, the region you hail from and a little bit about yourself, please connect with us via e-mail info@studentscommission.ca or via social media: Instagram: @StudentsCommission, Twitter: @StdntsCmmssn.
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Join UNICEF Canada, youth leaders, partner organizations and decision-makers for a virtual Youth Activism Summit on November 19. In honour of National Child Day (November 20), young people, adult influencers and decision-makers will come together for an intergenerational event to showcase young people’s recommendations for a better future. Register now to hear directly from young people about their ideas to build back better and the future they envision for young people in Canada.
The Ontario Nonprofit Network present: Nonprofit Driven
This year’s Nonprofit Driven is an important opportunity to gather and do that- at Ontario’s largest public policy forum and collaboration opportunity for nonprofit leaders, community organizers, and policymakers.
From inspiring keynotes to interactive breakout sessions, there are many ways for participants to learn during and after the conference. Participants at Nonprofit Driven will be better equipped to take the bold steps needed to drive sector public policy priorities forward – together.
CCVO: Connections Conference
The 2021 Connections Conference looks to the year ahead and centres around Building Community Prosperity in Alberta. Nonprofits were on the frontlines of the pandemic and continue to play a crucial role in supporting communities throughout recovery. The conference will build on the pivotal contributions of the sector over the past year, and focus on how nonprofits can work toward a more equitable and transformative recovery – one which includes all Albertans.
National Youth Summit on Agenda 2030 SDGs
Are you a passionate Canadian between the ages of 12 and 25 looking to reach the seventeen United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? Are you interested in addressing complex public policy problems, envisioning possible solutions and developing a series of recommendations which, if implemented, could help Canada to achieve the SDGs?
We want YOUR expertise, talent, and novel perspectives to address complex social problems. You will become ambassadors for the SDGs in your local communities and thereby engage others in this path toward sustainability and equity.
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