12 # R I S I N G Y O U T H C O M M U N I T Y I M P A C T
A Letter From Our
Executive Director
The stories featured in this inaugural #RisingYouth magazine
issue are examples of how emerging leaders from coast to coast
are creating opportunities for their communities to thrive.
On behalf of our #RisingYouth team at TakingITGlobal, I would like
to commend each and every one of our grantees for their courage,
initiative, determination, and creative approaches to solving
complex challenges. These unique expressions of community
service projects demonstrate the power of individual and collective
contributions that shape our society and how we can all come
together in ways that improve neighborhoods and nations.
When I co-founded TakingITGlobal as a teenager 20 years ago with
Michael Furdyk, we could only imagine what the world would be like if all
sectors of society invested in the leadership potential of young people.
We would like to thank the Canada Service Corps for making this fund
a priority and dedicating resources to allow our network of Impact
Partners and Youth Engagement Activators across the country to
collaborate in helping so many ideas to grow. We would like to invite
leaders of organizations, families, and networks to continue nurturing
youth-led projects and to celebrate our over 2,500 grantees!
JE NNIFE R COR R IE RO
February 2020
