Twenty-three Groups Receive Funding to Support Marginalized Youth

Friday, 20 November 2020 12:16

The Youth Investment Fund provided $89,000 in 2020 for short-term projects allocated in two intakes. The funding is aimed at marginalized youth under 19 years of age who have fewer opportunities or who may experience discrimination.

Yukon youth will benefit from nearly $89,000 awarded to 23 community groups through the Youth Investment Fund. Groups receive funding for a variety of arts, recreation and educational programming, including horseback riding, cycling and a teen mentoring program.

"Young Yukoners will be able to learn new skills and build their confidence by taking part in the experiences and activities offered by the community projects supported by the Youth Investment Fund. By removing barriers and providing healthy, engaging opportunities we can help our youth make positive choices and contribute to their communities." Premier Sandy Silver

The Youth Investment Fund provides funding every spring and fall to qualifying community groups. Eligible groups can apply for funding between $501 and $5,000. The application deadline for the next round of funding is April 1, 2021.

The Youth Investment Fund is administered by the Government of Yukon’s Youth Directorate.

Youth Investment Fund Recipients

Recipients – spring 2020	Project
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Yukon	Youth Camping Trips
BYTE Empowering Youth	Skatecomp Goes to the Communities
BYTE Empowering Youth	Gijiint'ai – A Northern Podcast
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society	Stewardship, Leadership and Junior Guide Training Program
Freedom Trails Therapeutic Riding Association	Therapeutic Horseback Riding
Music Yukon	Arts in the Park 2020
Skookum Jim Friendship Centre	Keish Day Camps
Tagish Community Association	Youth Group Summer Activities
Town of Faro	Faro’s Kids Club and Youth Group
U Kon Echelon Bike Club	U Kon Echelon Youth Cycling Engagement
Village of Teslin	Youth Camping Trips
Yukon T1D Support Network	Camp Becca
Yukon Circle of Social Change Society	Restorative Justice Circles
Yukon Theatre for Young People	Socially Distant Pop-up Performances

Recipients – fall 2020	Project
All-City Band Society	Interactive Online Jazz Band Concert and Soundscape Workshop
Carcross Rec Board	Rock On 2020
Dawson City Arts Society	20th Annual Youth Art Enrichment
Inclusion Yukon	Youth Peer Mentor Matching
MADD Yukon	2020–21 School Assembly Program: The Wish
Riverdale Baptist Church	Arts in the Park 2020
Switch Kick Society	Project Switch Kick
Village of Carmacks	Whitehorse Adventure Trips
Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Society	Kidsfest 2020–21

Twenty-three Groups Receive Funding to Support Marginalized Youth

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