AFABC Speak-Out Youth Group
200 - 7342 Winston Street V5A 2H1 Burnaby, BC, Canada

Hi Everyone! My name is Mackenzie and I am the new Youth Engagement Coordinator at AFABC! I have been living abroad and traveling for the past few years to places like Australia, Mexico, Panama and more, but excited to finally be back in Vancouver. I grew up in Ottawa, Ontario where I danced ballet, jazz, tap, acro and hip hop for many years before I started teaching my own classes for children and youth. I love yoga, making crafts, being outside in the sunshine and near the... ocean and learning about new cultures and languages. I am passionate about helping others, eating cheeseburgers and going on new adventures. I’m looking forward to meeting new people and being a positive influence in the lives of young people. Feel free to shoot me a message if you have any questions or want to get to know me better!

Deadline to apply for the 2019 Howard Youth Legacy Fund & AFABC Youth Bursaries is fast approaching! Applications are due by April 30th, 2019. Get in yours ASAP!

Our $1,000 bursaries can help make your tuition waiver go further! Find out more how at https://www.bcadoption.com/bursary.

Our $1,000 bursaries can help you achieve your post secondary goals! For more information on eligibility criteria and to view our applications, visit https://www.bcadoption.com/bursary Deadline to apply is April 30th, 2019.

Sign up to register for ‘Move your Mind’ event on Sunday March 3rd at YMCA Robert Lee. The first five Speak Out youth to sign up and put AFABC beside their surname in the registration form will receive a free year long gym membership to YMCA! http://www.faceoftoday.ca/ AgedOut.com

If you need some guidance in filling out our bursary applications -- you're in luck! Check out our "How to" videos on our Howard Legacy Youth Fund & AFABC Youth Bursary applications in the links below HLYF: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=mVmFuZ_UvM8 AFABC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGQk0ki5Jy0

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world -- Nelson Mandela Our 2019 bursary applications are live on our website! Our $1,000 bursaries can be used by the recipient in whichever way they feel necessary. Funds can go directly to the institution for tuition, can be used for textbooks, supplies, rent, food, or other ways to better support the student while studying. Check out our website to view the eligibility criteria for the bursary awar...d you are interested in. Application deadline: April 30th, 2019. https://www.bcadoption.com/bursary

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If you are a youth in or from care, or have been adopted, you may be eligible for one of our $1,000 post secondary school bursaries! The intention of our bursaries are to provide funding that will assist in covering costs of tuition and/or costs directly related to the post secondary programs. To find out if you are eligible to apply, visit our website at https://www.bcadoption.com/bursary. Here's What Our Past Winners Say All I can say is that this bursary is extremel...y helpful and is great for students who need that extra bit of financial help! - 2017 Howard Legacy Youth Fund Winner It helped me be able to go to school full time so I will be able to achieve my dream career! - 2017 Howard Legacy Youth Fund Winner This bursary helped me get my foot in the door of the world of ECE - 2018 AFABC Youth Bursary Winner

Great Volunteer Opportunity! The YWCA Metro Vancouver is currently seeking young adult women self-identified as Indigenous keen to connect with Indigenous community, culture and tradition and serve as positive role models for self-identified Indigenous girls. Time commitment: Able to commit an average of 5 to 10 hours per month from January to June to attend: At least one set of School Circle sessions (one School Circle comprises of 6 sessions held at a local school from ...noon to 3pm on a weekday during Fall, Winter or Spring semester), and A selection of Sunday Circle sessions (held 2 times per month, from 1pm to 4pm on Sundays at the YWCA downtown location) Benefits: Gain Facilitator training and experience Cultivate youth leadership and communication skills Expand and strengthen connections and experiences of Indigeneity Website: https://ywcavan.org/progra/mentorship/indigenous-mentorship Interested: If you are interested and have the time and energy to commit to being a mentor this year please email [email protected] https://ywcavan.org/progr/mentorship/indigenous-mentorship

"Drawing directly on my own experiences, I vowed to do certain things differently." http://www.youthdynamics.org/advice-to-foster-parents-fro/

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The Vancouver Foundation is now accepting applications for the Spring 2019 cohort of their LEVEL Youth Policy Program! It is a six-month leadership program for a cohort of 12-15 Indigenous and immigrant or refugee young people to learn about the public policy process and how to influence it. The cohort will learn from a diverse faculty with experience in public policy as they develop projects important to them. To be eligible for the LEVEL Youth Policy Program, applicants m...ust be: - living in British Columbia - between the ages of 19 and 29 - identify as being from Indigenous and/or racialized immigrant or refugee communities - interested in leadership development and public policy - fluent in spoken English and at least basic proficiency in reading and writing English The deadline for submitting an application is February 1, 2019. Click the link for more information and to apply! https://levelvf.ca/youth-policy-program/program-outline/