United Way Winnipeg Youth

Celebrating Youth Connections Project Leaders

2010 marks the 10th anniversary of the Shaw United Way Youth Connections Grant Program. Since 2000, we have proudly funded over $133,000 to 157 projects.

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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