The Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC) program began in 1993 and is Youth Central’s largest program. The purpose of YVC is to provide meaningful team-based volunteer opportunities to young people between the ages of 12 and 18 in partnership with over 150 community agencies and events.
For youth interested in: Volunteering, community service
What we do: We connect agencies with youth volunteers. Each team of youth volunteers is led by a trained team leader. Orientation and training for a specific project is provided by the agency requesting volunteers.
YVC is operated in part by a Youth Steering Committee. This diverse committee of 20 young people approves volunteer projects to ensure that they are meaningful for youth and plans an annual event called Empty Bowls.
Empty Bowls Youth Central has partnered with Social Venture Partners to bring you the Hunger Dinner taking place on Sunday March 4, 2012 at the Calgary Winter Club (4611 14 St. NW). The purpose of this dinner, much like the original Empty Bowls event is to raise awareness of the youth that go hungry and are at-risk in our city every day. The keynote speaker for the event will be Free the Children and Me to WE founder Craig Kielburger. For more information, click here. The Hunger Dinner 2012 is sold out.
To get involved or for more information, contact: The YVC Program Coordinator at yvc@youthcentral.com.
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Thank to our generous funders:
