4 # 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 V O L . 2
Table of
Contents
Introduction 8
#RisingYouth Project Locations 10
Issues Addressed By #RisingYouth Projects 12
Alberta 14
Curtis Ruttle
Alt Route is A Driving Force for Accessible Skateboarding 15
Gavin Wilkes
Indigenous Legal Responses to A Historic Year 16
Chúk Odenigbo
Superheroines and Superheroes Bringing Us Closer to Nature 17
Kate Edwards
Protecting Pollinators with Bee Hotels 18
Olga Loggale
Building Unity Amongst South Sudanese Youth 19
British Columbia 20
Ravi Nichols
Fostering A Sense of Safety and Community Through
the Safe Buddies Program 21
Sophie Feng
Closing the Gender Gap in STEM with Quantahacks 22
Dwight Ballantyne
Building Bridges Through the Ballantyne Project 23
Richard Huneault
The Great Pumpkin Pick-Up 24
Deea
Mental Wellness Kits for At-Risk Youth 25
Manitoba 26
Lauren Cogen
Celebrating Graduation in the Midst of A Global Pandemic 27
André Marchildon, Ian T.D. Thomson
Sharing the Francophone Experience Across Canada 28
Kaitlyn Lightfoot
Celebrating the Joy of Reading 29
Mallika Saggoo
Melancholic Mondays 30
Naomi Woo
Model Minority Mutiny 31
