United Way Winnipeg Youth

Youth Day of Caring 2010

Plans for the 5th annual Youth Day of Caring are well underway! Save the date, Friday May 21, 2010. The Youth Day of Caring is a great way for High School students from all over Winnipeg to connect with each other and contribute to making a difference in the community. If you are interested in participating [...]

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Youth Connections: 2008-2009 Funded Projects

Kelvin High School (Kelvin Bridges Initiative) December 2008 (Amount granted: $1000) Students from Kelvin High school organized a toy drive and Christmas Breakfast for Dufferin Elementary School. The day also included activities and a visit from Santa. Students involved in planning the project gained leadership, team-building and organizational skills and allowed them to demonstrate the importance [...]

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ISSA Summer Program

Each year hundreds of Winnipeg youth are taking action to build and strengthen our community through a variety of youth initiated projects. This story is part of our Shaw United Way Youth Connections year in review 2008-2009. To view a list of all 2008-2009 projects, click here. The ISSA Summer Program provided youth with 2 months [...]

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