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Canada Service Corps Micro-grants

What are micro-grants?

Micro-grants are small cash payments provided to youth applicants between the ages of 12 and 30 to carry out innovative, youth-led community service projects.

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GLOCAL Foundation of Canada

Canada

 GLOCAL Foundation of Canada is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting civic participation through local engagement and global understanding across Canada. Our primary objective is to promote diversity, inclusivity, and accessibility in civic participation while serving as an incubator for social innovation and youth civic leadership.

Applications are being accepted from to .
Micro-grant opportunity title

GLOCAL's CANConnect Micro-grant: Empowering Youth-Led Civic Engagement Initiatives Nationwide

Micro-grant opportunity description
GLOCAL's CANConnect Micro-grant is a funding opportunity for young Canadians aged 15–30 to lead and create innovative civic engagement projects. This initiative is designed to empower youth to serve as leaders in their communities by developing and launching creative, impactful projects that foster civic engagement and address social issues.
Eligibility criteria
The Project Lead Applicant must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or of refugee status aged 15–30.
Language of opportunity

Bilingual

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The Refugee Centre

Canada

 Started by a group of professionals composed of engineers, political scientists, human relations experts, sociologists, statisticians, and entrepreneurs we believe this makes us one of the most unique and creative groups in this field. We have worked to build an organization that is focused on imploring youth to work with the community to help strengthen the refugee & immigrant population through unity and integration. Founded in December 2015, we embarked on a journey to re-establish the way non-profits work and strengthen the communities they are involved with. We believe that modern-day obstacles and problems need modern-day solutions, thus the creation of The Refugee Centre and its sister NPO DEVBLOC.

Applications are being accepted from to .
Micro-grant opportunity title

Empowering Youth Montreal

Micro-grant opportunity description
The goal of this project is to provide community service experience for over 30 youth groups (ages 15-30) in Tiohtià:ke-Montreal, with priority given to Indigenous and refugee youth, providing them with valuable life experience and leadership skills, enhancing their project management capacity, and growing their networks of community partners and like-minded youth. In partnership with Resilience Montreal, we will be soliciting youth applications for innovative projects of up to $5,000 each.
Eligibility criteria
We want to provide funding for any project that focuses on the following themes. RECONCILIATION: Addressing historical injustices, promoting healing, and establishing a renewed relationship based on truth, acknowledgment, and the restoration of Indigenous rights, cultures, and self-determination. INCLUSIVE CANADA: Projects in relation to creating a welcoming and supportive society that embraces the arrival and integration of refugees and newcomers. CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: Projects that actively involve and empower refugees or the indigenous community in the democratic process, encouraging their participation in decision-making, policy development, and community initiatives. YOUTH EMPOWERMENT: Any project that focuses on empowering youth within the indigenous or newcomer community in Tiohtià:ke ( Montreal).
Language of opportunity

Bilingual

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Small Economy Works

Canada

 Small Economy Works (SEW) is addressing challenges and opportunities facing youth in rural, remote, Northern, and Indigenous communities by developing imaginative and unique opportunities for young people to participate in - and shape - their communities and the economy on their own terms. Since 2015, we have been serving rural, remote, Northern and Indigenous youth to help them influence the changing business, education and employment market in a holistic, long-term and culturally responsive way. Our approach is rooted in the idea that solutions to community challenges can be found in addressing the underlying factors that help - and sometimes hinder - the ability of small communities to thrive. Therefore, our approach puts historical context, geography, people, culture, and wellness, at the core of our work.

Applications are being accepted from to .
Micro-grant opportunity title

Initiate: Youth Innovation

Micro-grant opportunity description
Small Economy Works (SEW) is excited to introduce a new Micro-Grants program designed to empower youth through community development initiatives. This program offers grants of $1,000, $2,500 or $5,000 to youth-led projects that aim to create positive impact in their communities. Participants will be supported by the SEW team to submit and work through their project ideas through an online, innovative, and interactive platform designed for this project. Participants will use the interactive platform to further plan out and implement their ideas. The platform will also provide the opportunity to connect with other peers and projects being delivered across the country. How it works: Once their idea is submitted and approved, participants will work through a gamified, task based learning system where they will bank money towards their grant funds by completing tasks that focus on critical project design and development skills. These tasks are strategically structured to help participants understand the nuances of project implementation, empowering them to succeed in their grant initiatives. By completing these tasks, youth will not only build their capacity to implement community-driven projects, but they will also acquire invaluable skills such as grant writing, budgeting, financial literacy, project management, marketing, and design thinking. Throughout the process, SEW will offer personalized support to youth and any staff or mentors involved in the grants, guiding them throughout their journey and offering tailored feedback to ensure success. This program encourages innovation, fosters collaboration, and provides a platform for youth to work together towards common goals.
Eligibility criteria
Project ideas must have 1 youth as the lead representative (there is no maximum number for the people involved in the project design and delivery); Youth is defined as someone between the ages of 15-30. Priority given to youth in rural, remote communities in Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Labrador, Northern B.C, Northern Alberta, Northern Saskatchewan.
Language of opportunity

English

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Ampere/Pinnguaq Association

Canada

 Ampere is the new operating name for the Pinnguaq Association. Launched in 2012 in Pangnirtung, Ampere originated as an informal youth club looking for ways to address barriers faced by Inuit and Nunavummiut in accessing coding and computer science skill development through culturally sustaining practices. Since then, Ampere has grown into a thriving, nationally operating organization bringing STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) education, opportunities, and resources to learners from coast to coast to coast. To date, we have provided 100,000+ learning experiences for participants, trained 5,000 instructors, and completed 1,000+ projects. Ampere generally targets the hardest-to-reach communities in Canada, including fly-in communities in the North. With our unique reach and focus, the majority of our clients and program participants are members of underserved and diverse groups, including Indigenous individuals, youth, persons with disabilities, seniors, low-income individuals, women, newcomers, racialized groups, and individuals residing in rural/remote/northern regions. We believe that empowering all people to develop technical, social, artistic, and professional skills, firmly grounded in regional cultures, builds pathways to well-being. Our activities are designed to move learners from being consumers of digital content to being innovators, creators, and leaders in the design, production, and use of technological resources.

Applications are being accepted from to .
Micro-grant opportunity title

Strengthening Youth Leaders in Indigenous and Underserved Communities

Micro-grant opportunity description
Create, promote, and facilitate access for youth to undertake and complete meaningful youth-led projects, including Indigenous and under-served youth by providing opportunities to gain the knowledge, skills, tools and supports they need to successfully complete projects. Youth will be provided with support such as mentorship, connection with community members and groups who can advise them on successfully designing, implementing and completing projects that address a community need. Further, 886 underserved and Indigenous youth will be provided with micro-grant financial support (up to $5,000 each) to allow them to complete their youth-led, volunteer community service projects and to strengthen their leadership/project management skills.
Eligibility criteria
This project will build sustainable capacity for youth aged 15-30 to engage in community volunteer services by supporting them in undertaking projects that respond to Canada Service Corps service themes. The service themes are: reconciliation, building an inclusive Canada, preserving the environment, promoting civic and democratic engagement, strengthening youth resilience, potential new themes that are youth-identified. Projects are anticipated to focus on the following service themes 1. Reconciliation; 2. Building an inclusive Canada; and 3. Preserving the environment. Located in Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, the Yukon, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Ontario (Williams Treaties and Treaty 20 regions as well as off-territory urban Inuit youth in Toronto and Ottawa).
Language of opportunity

English

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About the Canada Service Corps

The Canada Service Corps (CSC) promotes civic engagement among young people from 15 to 30 years old through access to meaningful volunteer service placements that help them gain essential life skills and experience.

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