It started 30 years ago, June 1987, with a fresh graduate from William’s college, and 90 kids from all walks of life, a summer service program for Kansas youth. That day, Youth Volunteer Corps embarked on a mission to provide youth with opportunities to volunteer, not only addressing issues within their communities, but inspiring a…
Standing at just barely 5 feet tall, Jessica Vu is a force to be reckoned with. A grade 11 student at Lester B Pearson high school, she is currently the female with the most YVC hours in Calgary, and recently received the World Changer Award, for having volunteered 1000 (or more) hours with Youth Volunteer…
“We find volunteering very fulfilling. Helping others and seeing the impact we’ve made in their lives is its own reward.” Steven, 14 & Nikoo, 14 & Daria, 15 Seen at the Salvation Army Centre of Hope
What better way to improve this new year than to offer your hours to community service. My year with the Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC) has been an incredible journey. Here is a short video I created to share my experience with YVC: If you have ever doubted volunteering and putting yourself out there, my greatest…
UPDATE (6/29/13) – Now instead of the Heritage Park project, we’ll be helping out with flood clean-up in Sunnyside. Yay! 🙂 UPDATE (6/26/13) – In the wake of our flooding (see all of YAA’s coverage here), the project at Heritage Park has been cancelled. We are looking for an opportunity for our volunteers who have signed up…
“This day is dedicated to young volunteers like us! Woot woot!” Now now, what is this thing you speak of? – What began in America as National Youth Service Day in the United States, Global Youth Service day is set on April 26 to 28th this year. The objective is simple; celebrating the youth around you…
For the first few weeks of July, I had the amazing opportunity to experience the Between Friends Summer Camp! project through Youth Central’s Youth Volunteer Corps.
Do you have free time on the weekends or after school? Do you like lending a helping hand? And do you like having fun? If you have answered yes to these questions, then you are destined to become a volunteer and Youth Central welcomes you! Volunteering is a selfless and exhilarating activity anyone can partake it. You…
On Jan 26, 2012, I attended and spoke at Youth Central‘s Annual General Meeting. The AGM is held through Youth Central to recognize individuals that have been making a difference in their community, to inform others about Youth Central programs/initiatives and to distribute the Annual Report. My experience with Youth Central has been absolutely wonderful!…
As many of you may have noticed, there has been significant talk on this blog lately about Youth Week. And what is Youth Week, you ask? Well, it’s an entire week (April 21-28, 2012) devoted to promoting the importance of youth in Calgary. But it’s not just all whimsical talk; there will be over 50…
The following volunteers completed the highest number of hours in September. Great job!! Kevin Yoo – 44.25 hours Curtis Chat – 25 hours Sam Sawchuk – 24.25 hours David Hall – 19.75 hours Savannah Foo – 17.25 hours Sydney Foo – 17.25 hours Dezleigh Teodosio – 16.75 hours Andrea Piamonte – 14.25 hours Annie Wu…
This summer, I have been working on a video to showcase the amazing youth that volunteer at Youth Central. I have been going to various Youth Volunteer Corps projects and asking youth what motivates them to volunteer with us. Here are their answers! [youtube eIyXdvxBAkI] I’ll be working on a slightly longer version that showcases…
I began volunteering with Youth Central just this summer. I’m a fairly new volunteer, but I most definitely do not feel like one. The staff at Youth Central has integrated me into the system so much so that I feel like I have known them for a long time! Just this summer I have already…
This weekend, I volunteered with Youth Volunteer Corps for two amazing projects. First, I helped with building a playground at Prominence Park at Patterson (no alliteration intended) and second, I helped with the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer at Spruce Meadows. I must say, these two projects were probably the most laborious and tiresome projects…
Now that the school year is coming to an end for youth volunteers all around the city, it’s time to start planning how to spend these next two lazy months. Many students are booked up with vacations and summer jobs, but the nicer weather doesn’t mean that volunteer opportunities are slowing down. Those who volunteer…