Peel - ACCESS is excited to announce a new local youth opourtunity through its
Speak Up for Change program.
ECLYPSE Youth Drop-In Centre, operated through Rapport Youth Family & Services, will be the host of ACCESS’ new Speak Up for Change Workshop Series. The first workshop will be held at the ECLYPSE Bramalea on August 13, 14 and 15, 2012.
This one hour introduction to youth homelessness will educate participants on the issue in their communities.
One Youth at a Time will be facilitated by Ali Golfetto and Poonam from
Youth Without Shelter.
Inspired by the 1500–2000 youth who seek shelter every night in
Toronto, the workshop will build tolerance and empathy to the struggles
these youth face.
It is through the Mission and Vision that ACCESS hopes to inspire
leaders through the Speak Up for Change Workshop series. The goal of
this series is to provide an outlet for youth to learn about specific
areas that require change within their communities, and using self
expressing through various forms of writing and visual arts to present
them on
SpeakUpForChange.ca.
Speak Up for Change is a blog program that was launched in 2008 by ACCESS
with the intent to actively engage youth by encouraging them to express
their thoughts on what they’re truly passionate about. The blog has
grown to encompass topics such as change, education, environment,
poverty, social justice and technology, in hopes of offering a variety
of subject areas which youth can write about.
This summer workshop will serve as a preview to the 2012–2013 school year, as the annual Youth Making a Difference Conference
held this coming fall will focus on providing youth with the tools to
facilitate the change they want to see and be in the world – promoting
positive social change. The Speak Up for Change workshops will remind
youth of the importance of being involved in their communities to foster
positive long-term changes.
The workshop schedule will be posted on speakupforchange.ca/workshops.
For questions about the Workshop Series, please contact naomi@accesscharity.ca.
ACCESS: Allowing Children a Chance at Education, Inc. is a non-profit organization in Ontario, geared towards providing children in the developing world with opportunities for education. Founded by a Brampton high school student, the organization's goal is to provide needy children in the developing world with school uniforms and necessary school supplies, so that they have the opportunity to obtain the education required to find decent employment and support their families, in addition to education local youth on related issues. Contact ACCESS by email