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AnnualReport2015“StudentsCommissionchangedmylife”

TheStudentsCommissioncontinuedtoprovideopportunitiesforyouth,influencethosewhoinfluenceyouthandplanforthefuturein2015.Wespent2015planningandstrategizingforour25thAnniversaryeventsandactivities.Weendedtheyearwithateamretreatfocusedonlayingoutthegroundworkforanewstrategicplantoguideourorganizationfor2017-2022.

SharingtheStoriesOurresearchandevaluationplatformexpandedfrom81uniqueprogramsandorganizationsto151.Infact,ourplatformisnowinternationalwiththeWorldAllianceofYMCA’susingittoevaluatetheeffectivenessoftheirGlobalChangeAgentProgram.WecontinuedtosupporttheYouthOpportunitiesFundintheevaluationcapacitybuildingsupportsforgrantees.Wealsobegunlookingatourdatabaseforkeytrendsintheyouthsectorwithaplantobeginpublishingresultsin2016and2017.

CollectiveImpactWecontinuedtoactasthebackboneorganizationfortheCollectiveImpactforTorontoYouth(CITY)initiative.WeworkedcloselywiththeYouthCIfundingstreamtodevelopatheoryofchangeandimplementationplanfortheproject.TheCITYinitiativeisfocusedonincreasingthegraduationratesofracializedyouthintheCityofToronto.Asaresultofincreasedfundingsupport,wewereabletoformallylaunchedtheprojectandapproachinthreeneighbourhoodsintheCityofToronto.

SavetheChildren,ChildrenLeadtheWayTheStudentsCommissionworkedwithSavetheChildrenCanadaonanInternational,trilingualproject,engagingyouthfromBolivia,BurkinaFaso,Peru,Nicaragua,andKenya.Theteamsupportedin-countryyouthworkersandfacilitatedyouthgroupactivitiesinalltheparticipatingcountriesinpreparationforthefinalChildrenLeadtheWayconferenceinJanuary2016.

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HBSCWecontinuedtosupportyouthengagementinresearchbygatheringyouthfeedbackontheHealthBehavioursinSchool-AgedChildrenReportinCanada.WeconductedparticipatoryactionresearchsessionsinSaskatoonandTorontowithagroupof50youth.

TopLeftTheTopLeftprojectwrappedupinMay2015.TopLeftwasatwo-yearprojectfocusedonengagingyoungpeoplewhoidentifyasmenandboystotakeactionagainstgender-basedviolence.TheprojectwrappedupwithfourcommunityforumsinMiramichi,NB,Toronto,ON,Saskatoon,SKandVictoria,BC.TheTopLeftprojectreachedcloseto25000youthacrossCanadathroughvariousprojectactivitiesincluding:workshops,PSA’s,weeklyyouthgroupsandthreenationalconferences.

We’dLiketoThankOurPartnersandFundersfortheirContinuedSupportAlbionNeighbourhoodServicesAmadeuszArtreachTorontoBadSubjectBoys&GirlsClubCentralRegionBoys&GirlsClubofKingstonBoys&GirlsClubofSaskatoonBrockUniversityCanadianWomen’sFoundationCanadaSummerJobsCarbonComputingCEREFRACChildren'sHospitalofEasternOntarioCityofKingstonCityofSaskatoonCityofTorontoCoreNeighbourhoodYouthCo-opCouncilofEducatorsToronto(CET)CommunityLivingKingstonCommunityLivingYotkSouthDrivenAcceleratorGroupDurhamRegionWritingRainbowEastScarboroughStorefrontEritreanYouthCollectiveExchangesCanadaF.E.A.T.forChildrenF-U-ForgivenessProject

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