OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

• CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS‼️Help make Canada's ride for youth mental health a huge success! Sign ups to volunteer at Jack Ride 2025 are now open here.
• To mark World YWCA Day, YWCA Canada has launched the Intergenerational Leadership Tool, a resource designed to help your organization to map, evaluate, and enhance your intergenerational systems and practices. Check it out here.

• Starlings Community is passionate team committed to justice and equity. If you care about equity and making knowledge practical, they'd love for you to join them! Apply here.

• The Virtual Award Centre (VAC) via Award Canada is a fully online way for young people to participate in Award Canada, no school affiliation required. Register before April 30th for 20% off here.

• 15 John Deere Canada 4-H Scholarships, valued at $1,000 each, will be awarded to 4-H'ers pursuing education at a Canadian college, university, or trade program. Apply by June 1 here.

• United Nations Association in Canada is hiring for our newest project: Green School Volunteers Across Canada! Visit here for the full job descriptions and application instructions.
• Are you passionate about international development and looking to gain valuable work experience this summer? Results Canada is looking for a Public Engagement Intern to join the team! Apply by May 9; more details here.
• Join The Students Commission of Canada on May 14, 2025, at the Toronto Reference Library for a Youth Leadership Knowledge Exchange. Register here.

• The Canadian delegation to the G7 Youth Summit (Y7) is gathering insights from young Canadians (18–30) on global issues through a short, anonymous survey on topics like AI, environment, and social development. Fill out the survey here.

• Mentor Canada is partnering with the University of Calgary to bring the Summer Institute on Youth Mentoring to Canada this July, focusing on Indigenous mentoring practices. Learn more.

• Apply by May 30, 2025 for the Youth Leadership for Well-Being Societies (YL4WS) program at the Atlantic Summer Institute 2025! For more info, contact Paige Cox at youthcoordinator@asi-iea.ca.

YOUNG PEOPLE WINS!

• The best way to predict the future is to build it. Shad Canada's 2016 alum Michel Bourgeois saw a barrier in healthcare and used AI to create a solution. Full story here.
• It’s National Volunteer Week and YMCA Canada is shining a spotlight on YOU!
• Canada has a proud legacy of standing up for children worldwide. This #elxn2025, UNICEF Canada asks to #RaiseOurHands to double down on Canadian development and humanitarian efforts for children. Ask your candidates to act here.
• Congrats to CAGIS Teen Ambassadors Cassidy and Lauren Engo for their award-winning project on language barriers in healthcare! They received multiple accolades, including a gold medal and scholarships at major science fairs. 

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES 

• Canada’s Volunteer Awards 2025: The recognition package for award recipients includes a $5,000 or $10,000 grant awarded to the nonprofit organization of the recipient’s choosing. Deadline May 8, 2025

• Canadian Future-Ready Education Grant: The Canadian Future-Ready Education Grant has been designed to support educators and students (7-13 years) in developing transferrable skills relevant to today’s fast paced world. 
  Deadline May 16, 2026
• Helping Hands Canada: Are you a passionate young Canadian between the ages of 15-29 with a desire to make a positive impact in your community? The Helping Hands ChangeMakers Micro Grant Program is your chance to turn your ideas into action, create lasting change and contribute to a more inclusive and volunteer-driven Canada. 
• Canada Service Corps Micro-grants: Micro-grants are small cash payments provided to youth applicants to carry out innovative, youth-led community service projects. Deadline August 25, 2025

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & RESOURCES 

• Don’t know where or how to vote? Check out YWCA Canada civic engagement toolkit here.

• Kids Help Phone can help you navigate any feelings that may be coming up for you now or in the days to come. They are here for young people in Vancouver and across Canada 24/7 without judgement. Learn more.

• How can workplaces better support caregivers? And why should they? Supporting caregivers isn’t just the right thing to do; it’s a smart strategy. Watch the full conversation via Maytree Foundation here.

• If you are between the age of 18+ in Canada and have lived experience with the stigma of a parent’s substance use 2. You are able to join Starlings Community 6 virtual peer mentorship group sessions on Mondays from 10-11:30. Register here.

• Learn more about the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms here.

• If you are invested in advancing experiential learning, youth development and innovative pedagogy across Canada, Award Canada encourages you to read and share the piece within your professional network. Read the full interview here.

Get Involved!

Stories from our Frontline Workers: A first-hand narrative about the program, the volunteers, and/or the frontline staff supporting young people directly. It can be written by a young person about their experience, a staff, a volunteer or another team member i.e. communications person, policy person, etc. Contact Parul to learn more.