Youth Ambassadors

The UCC Youth Ambassador Program is an eight month-long youth leadership program that aims to foster emerging leaders’ skills, policy awareness, and cultural understanding, and empower them to undertake projects and initiatives to address local community needs. This is a part-time, on-line program that can be easily combined with your school or work.

Throughout the program’s duration, youth ambassadors will be expected to organize and actively participate in an array of events and projects. With a total of approximately 200 hours of learning and practice (on average 6 hours/month), these include:

Leadership: This program aims to empower young people by nurturing leadership abilities. Participants will cultivate these skills through workshops, interactive sessions, and real-world projects. They will also be mentored by senior community leaders representing different sectors.

Skills and Competencies: The program will offer comprehensive workshops led by experts from different organizations to enhance participants’ understanding of fundraising strategies, policy development, project management, ethics and inclusion.

Peer Networking and Engagement: Participants will have the unique opportunity to connect with like-minded peers from diverse regions across Canada. This nationwide network will foster a sense of unity and collaboration, encouraging the exchange of ideas and experiences.

Community Engagement: As part of this program, youth ambassadors will be invited to engage with UCC member organizations across Canada.

• ​Organizing community service initiatives
• Hosting leadership workshops or seminars for local youth
• Collaborating with local businesses or organizations on initiatives aligned with program objectives
• Creating and executing a fundraising campaign for a social cause
• Creating an awareness campaign
• Planning and implementing a youth-led conference or summit on a relevant topic