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Catalysts. Strategists. Optimists. Youth on the Rise.
With 2,533 projects funded, over 72,000
hours of community service, and $2.6 million
distributed, #RisingYouth focused on helping
youth who are newcomers, refugees, visible
minorities, Indigenous, persons with disabilities,
LGBTQ+ identifying, rural community members
and Francophones implement their aspirations.
" #RisingYouth shows us what
can happen when youth are
the decision-makers of a fund
— and just how far youth
leaders can take microgrants."
That's what Future of Good said when they
named #RisingYouth one of the 5 Funds
That Shaped This Decade of Impact
" Many new perspectives were brought to new people.
The conference gave a platform for people with lived
experiences with poverty to speak and share their story."
Refik Kehler, Poverty Awareness, Winnipeg, Manitoba
