Grants and Contributions:
The expected results of the Canada Service Corps Accelerator Micro-grants stream are to encourages youth between 15 and 30 years of age, to give back to their community through meaningful service, with unique opportunities to: practice leadership, learn new skills, grow personal and professional networks, gain valuable life experience. Projects will focus on at least one of the following service themes: Reconciliation, Building an inclusive Canada, Preserving the environment, Promoting civic and democratic engagement;, Strengthening youth resilience, Potential new themes that are youth-identified.
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The purpose of the Canada Service Crops Accelerator Micro-grants Stream is to to test accelerator micro-grant delivery with CSC alumni, i.e. youth who have already completed a service opportunity with CSC. Organizations in this stream will design and deliver accelerator micro-grants to motivate altruistic behavior, help remove barriers, including financial ones, and to enable service objectives. With the goal of fostering a culture of service in Canada, participants will apply to receive funds up to $5,000 per youth-led project to remove barriers and to accelerate or incubate their pre-existing ideas for service and civic engagement.