Youth in Grey and Bruce Counties will benefit from grants from the Community Foundation Grey Bruce and RBC Foundation.
Vital Signs Youth Impact Grants of Grey and Bruce County will each receive $15,000
The projects will target two secondary schools in Grey County, and two secondary schools in Bruce County because they each have a youth coalition.
The funding will help train Grade 9 and 10 students on a community-based granting project where groups of youth can apply for up to $500 to address areas of concern.
The program was launched at the Kincardine Youth Waves Leadership Day on Thursday, November 14 at the Davidson Centre in Kincardine. Approximately 260 youth attended the event which included a presentation by Blake Fly.
The goal of the program is to shift the power to young leaders making a positive social or environmental change in their communities while gaining valuable skills and experience.
The grants are for youth-led projects in 150 small and medium-sized communities across Canada
“Our group is very thankful for the generous financial support from RBC through the Future Launch program. We look forward to the opportunity to inspire more youth in Grey and Bruce and to support initiatives and events that are important to them as they take leadership in their communities,” said Melri Wright of Ledge Leadership, the sponsoring applicant leading the youth-led projects.
“Young people are future leaders — they are leading social and environmental change right now. We are honoured to play a role in the bold change that youth are leading across the country through this national initiative with RBC,” said Andrew Chunilall, CEO of Community Foundations of Canada.