Youth Volunteers Needed
Youth Leadership Advisory Board: YouthLAB
Family Services North Shore is looking for 12 passionate and engaged youth who care about social justice and mental health. As a part of YouthLAB you will become trained as a change agent within your community on mental health topics that address and respond to challenges relevant to youth right now. YouthLAB’s goal is to reach other youth through meaningful community engagement by offering opportunities for learning through arts collaboration, building awareness, reducing stigma and dialogue.
Are you:
• Entering grade 10 to 12 during the 2021/2022 school year?
• Figuring out how to get your community service hours?
• Interested or open to working in the arts as an agent for learning, change and engagement? (visual arts, writing, story-telling, music, videography, photography)
• Someone who has a passion for increasing their understanding of topics related to psychology, mental health and trauma?
• Wanting to be part of an exciting community initiative?
As a YouthLAB member you will be:
• Learning through participation about mental health topics from our professional counsellors and guest speakers.
• Advocating for the needs of other youth in your community.
• Developing leadership, communication, public speaking skills and exploring creativity as a method for learning and engaging our communities
• Developing relationships with other members of your YouthLAB cohort.
• Earning up to 50 volunteer hours (September 2021 through June 2022), making an impact in your community.
The details:
• How much time per month? About 5 hours
• When will we meet? Two Thursday evenings per month, starting September 30th, 2021
• Where?: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic we are currently running the program via Zoom. If the situation changes, we will meet in person at Family Services North Shore, located at 203-1111 Lonsdale Ave.
You will need internet access, a device (computer, tablet or phone) that supports video calls and a private space for our meetings. *If you need support with these please let us know and we can discuss alternatives.
• Meeting Time: 4:30 – 6:30pm
You will gain volunteer hours by meeting biweekly with the group. Outside of our meetings you will be reading and responding to other YouthLAB members via email and phone, working on the project in your free time, and taking part in some interesting community outreach opportunities when possible.
To apply or ask questions use the contact below:
Print and complete the attached application form. You can also find it on our website (https://www.familyservices.bc.ca/find-support/youth-support/). Then mail or email to:
Family Services of the North Shore 203-1111 Lonsdale Ave, North Vancouver, BC V7M 2H4
YouthLAB Coordinators
Jenn Hamman. Hamman@familyservices.bc.ca Cell: 236.995.9742
Susan Salazar Salazar@familyservices.bc.ca Cell: 236.991.9840
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