Now recruiting new members
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Upcoming Youth Advisory Opportunity: YPAC (Young People's Advisory Council) 2023-2024 Term
Please note that this email was circulated on July 27 with an incorrect link. The link has now been updated. We apologize for any inconvenience!
Please apply or share with anyone eligible and potentially interested. Thank you!
Hi friend,
As the leading charity dedicated to improving the lives of young people involved in Canada's child welfare system, we are committed to partnering with members of the community we serve. The Children's Aid Foundation of Canada Young People's Advisory Council (YPAC) was founded in 2013 to ensure people with recent lived child welfare experience (i.e. former youth in care) regularly guide our work. YPAC advisors provide critical insight and advice that helps us better support young people and families affected by child welfare across Canada.
As a member of YPAC, you would have the opportunity to collaborate with a team of youth advocates and staff with diverse experiences and perspectives to shape the priorities and positioning of the Foundation; as a team we collaborate on how to best address barriers and gaps faced by young people and families through philanthropy (fundraising and granting). Members share insights from their experiences and expertise about the sector, providing recommendations to the Foundation as it develops, refines, and evaluates its program development, fundraising, granting and awareness-raising initiatives. YPAC also represents the Foundation in the wider community at our events and beyond.
This is an awesome opportunity to contribute your expertise, ideas, and leadership to help address the barriers and inequities facing young people in and from care, strengthen the organization and the sector, and build relationships with like-minded people committed to making Canada better for young people.
Benefits and accessibility:
- Recognition as a Foundation advisor and valued part of the team
- Opportunity to advise on support gaps and address barriers facing young people in/from care
- Opportunity to develop valuable experience serving on an advisory committee (references available)
- Opportunity to network and develop relationships with like-minded advocates, staff, donors and volunteers (which may help with career prospects)
- Receive an honorarium for advisory role on Council ($200/meeting attended)
- In addition to payment for advisory services, honoraria are intended to also cover travel and any other costs of participation, including child care. Meals provided at meetings, gender neutral washroom, ramp and elevator onsite; please let us know if you require additional accommodations!
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 Requirements and duties:
- Terms are 1 year, renewable up to 2 years
- Attend in person if in/near Toronto, or in-person/remotely depending on your location/preferences, and actively participate in YPAC meetings 5-6 times a year, plus participate in 1-3 additional hours/month of digital correspondence to provide guidance and participate in ongoing discussions
- Share your relevant lived and any other relevant expertise with the Foundation as well as provide feedback, ideas and recommendations to help the Foundation reach its goals
- Members are not expected to represent the voices of all young people in/from care, but will consider their lived and any other relevant expertise and the current and diverse needs of all Canadian young people in/from care in their recommendations
- Represent YPAC and the Foundation as our youth advisers at least two Foundation events/per year (e.g. the Gala, Holiday Season Celebration, Stand Up For Kids Night) and in the broader community, including online
- Optional: Members are encouraged to participate in 1+ Youth Ambassador engagement per year
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 Membership qualifications:
- Experience in permanent care for at least one year in Canada (i.e. Crown Ward/Extended Society Care)
- Able to commute to Toronto 5-6 times a year OR participate through virtual video meeting programs if residing far from the GTA (e.g. Zoom)
- Age 18-28 at time of application (membership up to age 30) Passionate about supporting children and youth involved in child welfare and finding ways to address the barriers and inequities they face
- Passionate about philanthropy and Children's Aid Foundation of Canada
- Reliable and dedicated, with the time, energy, and capacity to fully participate at all 5-6 meetings, as well as 1-3 hours/month of additional correspondence and advising
- Collaborative, supportive, strength-based, and solutions-focused approach to working with others
- Assets: Lived experience as a member of communities facing discrimination resulting in over-representation in child welfare (Black, Indigenous, LGBTQ2S+, homeless, newcomer); experience living in remote, rural and northern communities; past child welfare advocacy experience; parenting (biological, foster, kin), social work, fundraising, programming, communications, community engagement or/and non-profit experience
To apply, complete the online form (resume and cover letter to be uploaded with application) no later than 5:00 PM (EST) on Friday, August 25th, 2023. We thank all applicants, however only those selected for interviews will be contacted. Learn more about the Foundation on our website. Please note, I am away until August 17, and will respond to all queries when I return. Thank you for your interest!
Warmly,
Brenna Kelly-Adams
Officer, Youth Community | Children's Aid Foundation of Canada
Pronouns: She/Her
(416) 923-0924 ext. 215 | [email protected]
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Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada is our country's leading charity dedicated to standing up for children and families involved in the child welfare system and standing alongside youth with lived experience. We raise and grant funds and deliver a wide range of high-impact programs and services in partnership with 104 child- and youth-serving agencies across the country. Last year, we supported over 15,000 at-risk children, youth and families and will continue to help thousands more this year.
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Children's Aid Foundation of Canada
25 Spadina Road
Toronto, ON M5R 2S9 Canada
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