*OTTAWA GATINEAU YOUTH FOUNDATION/LA FONDATION JEUNESSE D'OTTAWA GATINEAU
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Mission Statement
The Ottawa-Gatineau Youth Foundation empowers young people to realize their full potential with engagement in physical & mental wellness activities, post-secondary education studies and opportunities to lead social justice actions within their communities.
About This Cause
YOUNG PEOPLE - OUR PASSION PHYSICAL WELLNESS: The Foundation has been breaking down barriers for young people to participate in physical wellness activities since its establishment in 1998. The OGYF will continue this tradition by providing financial bursaries to cover registration, equipment and transportation costs. The OGYF Sport & Leisure League is set to launch in 2021 at several of the RINK OF DREAM sites the Foundation constructed in Ottawa and Gatineau. The program offers free access to a variety of staff-led sports, recreation and leisure activities for a few hours each evening and on weekends. MENTAL WELLNESS The OGYF partners with registered charities capable of delivering programs to address youth addiction, anxiety and depression in alternative ways to traditional medical interventions. EDUCATION The OGYF, in partnership with post-secondary educational institutions throughout the region, offers bursary funds to students requiring financial assistance in an effort to remove barriers for young people to pursue their academic dreams. SOCIAL JUSTICE The OGYF is establishing a fund for young people, in grades 7-12, to apply for grants in an effort to bring their vision and voice to the forefront of their communities as change-agents in the area of social justice. Grants of up to $2,500 will be awarded to youth groups to develop and deliver programs or activities that educate and promote inclusion, social equity, and cultural diversity. Funding is intended to support youth-led initiatives for audiences of young people within publicly funded school settings or associated with registered charities whose primary mandate is focused on youth.