Actions and Commitments: Call to Action # 66
Exploring Theme: "Government Programs"
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April 16, 2024
Budget 2024 – Empowering Indigenous Youth
Call to Action 66 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission calls upon the federal government to establish multi-year funding for community-based youth organizations to deliver programs on reconciliation, and establish a national network to share information and best practices. Since 2019, the government has been working with Indigenous Youth Roots, a national youth-led organization that...
April 10, 2024
Youth Mental Health Sites Announced
NationTalk: Young Nova Scotians and their families will soon have easier access to mental health and addictions services and related supports in their communities. Brian Comer, Minister of Addictions and Mental Health, announced the locations of seven new Integrated Youth Services sites today, April 10, in Stellarton, Pictou County. Each will offer multiple services, which...
January 29, 2024
Manitoba Government Expands Funding for Youth Mental Health
NationTalk: The Manitoba government is increasing funding to three successful programs that support youth across the province, Housing, Addictions and Homelessness Minister Bernadette Smith, minister responsible for mental health, announced today. “Young people need the support of their peers, schools, families and communities to thrive,” said Smith. “We are pleased to provide additional funding to...
August 25, 2023
Province Renews Investment in Île-à-la-Crosse Community Support Programs
NationTalk: The Government of Saskatchewan is investing more than $223,000 in a renewed three-year agreement with the Île-à-la-Crosse Friendship Centre’s Community Support program for youth. “The Île-à-la-Crosse Friendship Centre provides youth in the community with a welcoming place to come together, share traditions and culture, and find new opportunities in the community,” Athabasca MLA Jim Lemaigre said...
May 15, 2023
Manitoba Government Provides $1.2 Million for Youth to Build Skills, Enter the Workforce
NationTalk: Funding Invests in Building Skilled, Talented Workforce: Wharton The Manitoba government is providing youth in Manitoba with the opportunity to experience their first jobs in a supportive environment that gives them the confidence and skills needed for work, Economic Development, Investment and Trade Minister Jeff Wharton announced today. “Our government is committed to supporting...
May 12, 2023
Ontario Helping Children and Youth Overcome Barriers
NationTalk: Provincial funding for grassroots organizations helping connect more young people to supports in their community TORONTO — The Ontario government is investing more than $13.5 million through the Youth Opportunities Fund to support 38 youth-focused grassroots projects across the province that will help children, youth and families develop new skills, overcome social and economic...
January 26, 2023
Youth-led House of Hope in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., sparks healing, friendships and connection
CBC News: There’s a pleasant buzz of noise as youths, elders and other community members bustle around the House of Hope in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T. Some of them are baking and cooking in the kitchen. Others sew, play cards, strum guitars and chat with each other. For Nathan Kuptana, it’s a world of difference from where...
July 14, 2022
Atlantic Opportunities and Prospects for indigenous Youth
The final report in this series, Atlantic Opportunities and Prospects for Indigenous Youth, examines Indigenous youth labour market trends and education, training, and employment opportunities in Atlantic Canada. It also provides insight on opportunities for Indigenous youth in key regional growth sectors – fisheries and aquaculture, clean technology and renewable energy, ocean technology, digital technology, and Indigenous tourism. ...
December 8, 2020
Youth Employment and Skills Program
Youth Employment and Skills Program is funding Algonquin College to deliver hands-on job training and employment skills related to the impact or effects of the pandemic training to 250-275 Indigenous youth. The program is delivered by 11 federal departments, agencies and Crown Corporations to help young people gain work experience and skills they need to...
June 25, 2020
2020 Youth Opportunities Fund
2020 Youth Opportunities Fund, a province-wide initiative that creates opportunities for young people and empowers and supports parents, guardians and caregivers. The 2020 Youth Opportunities Fund will provide financial support to 43 community organizations that will benefit youth aged 12 to 25, and their families. Projects receiving funding this year include: Earthling Art Collective ― to...
June 19, 2020
Investments in PAX dream
Investing $675K over three years in PAX Dream, a successful youth-led mental health and addictions prevention program. The new funding will support PAX Dream Makers, a youth engagement and leadership initiative that will provide two years of training and engagement to an additional 88 youth from Northern First Nation communities, Rolling River and other school...
February 13, 2020
Young Hunters Program
$1,227,016 over 3 yrs (2018-21) The Aqqiumavvik Society with the support of Crown – Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada is developing and delivering a program where Inuit youth have the opportunity to monitor the local impacts of climate change, helping Nunavummiut address the impacts they are already experiencing, and build resilience for the future....
November 19, 2019
Identify proactive programs for restorative justice opportunities for youth
Government will engage with Indigenous leaders and communities to identify proactive programs, such as the Outland Youth Employment Program, that could provide restorative justice opportunities for youth. Doing so will ensure that young offenders are held accountable while enabling them to receive an education, work experience, and learn critical life skills....
September 3, 2019
Budget 2019 investments in Indigenous Youth pilot program
The Government of Canada, through Budget 2019, has allocated $15.2 million over three years, starting in 2019-20, for an Indigenous youth pilot program delivered by the Canadian Roots Exchange. This pilot program will establish a national network that reflects the diversity amongst Indigenous youth; support reconciliation-focused youth activities across Canada, including urban, northern and remote communities; and recommend a...
October 15, 2018
IndigeSTEAM, a youth outreach program
IndigeSTEAM is a youth outreach program that was established to bring more diverse perspectives and seeks to eliminate barriers Indigenous youth face in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). As of September 30, 2018, the Association for Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta reports that of it’s total membership base of 76,400 members only 323...
April 30, 2018
Investments in Youth programs
Funding supports on-the-ground initiatives to: Promote Youth Leadership Support Indigenous youth to plan and establish a youth leadership forum Support Indigenous youth engagement in community projects that promote environmental, social, spiritual, and physical well-being through the Ontario Indigenous Youth Partnership Project Build Pathways to Wellness Support the work of five remote communities in Nishnawbe Aski...
July 27, 2017
Federal funding for crime prevention program
$2.2M over 5 yrs Federal funding for crime prevention program that connects youth with culture, land and each other. Project Venture operates on six values: let go and move on, speak your truth, care for self and others, be safe, be here and set goals. It’s expected to involve about 450 high-risk Indigenous youth from...
July 24, 2017
New Indigenous Youth and Community Wellness Secretariat
Establishment of a new Indigenous Youth and Community Wellness Secretariat to work closely with Indigenous partners, including Nishnawbe Aski Nation, and the federal government to ensure efficient and effective coordination of efforts and resources to address the youth suicide crisis....
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