Deadline: 15-Sep-22
The Government of Yukon has launched the applications for Youth Mental Wellness Grant that help youth with their mental wellness.
The goal of the Youth Mental Wellness Grant is to improve mental wellness for youth in all Yukon communities.
Funding Priorities
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They will give priority to mental wellness projects that clearly:
- Identify and address mental wellness issues for youth 12 to 25 years of age; and
- Demonstrate the use of the Yukon’s 40 Developmental Assets Model.
About the 40 Developmental Assets Model
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Developmental assets are traits, values and experiences that:
- Promote positive behaviours and attitudes; and
- Help protect young people from problem behaviour.
These values, traits and experiences are essential to a young person’s success. The more assets a young person has the more likely they are to thrive, make healthy choices and avoid harmful behaviours.
The Yukon's developmental assets model incorporates the wisdom of Yukon Elders and rural Yukon First Nations communities. It reflects how each asset is defined within those cultural contexts.
Funding Information
- $400,000 is available in total.
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Around $300,000 is available to 4 youth organizations on top of their base funding levels:
- Boys & Girls Club of Yukon
- BYTE – Empowering Youth Society
- Heart of Riverdale Community Centre
- Youth of Today Society
- Around $100,000 is available for other youth-serving organizations across the Yukon for smaller projects valued between $10,000 and $20,000.
Eligible Expenses
- Programming expenses (supplies, rentals, food, printing, advertising, travel, additional staff wages that are not already funded by other sources)
- You can use up to 10 per cent of the funding that you request for equipment.
Eligibility Criteria
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A Yukon not-for-profit organization that is a legal entity can apply.These include:
- First Nations governments
- Registered non-profit organizations in goodstanding
- Municipalities and incorporated communities
- Eligible organizations may only apply once.
Ineligible Expenses
- Administration fees
- Feasibility studies
- Operational funding (for example,operational facility rent, utilities, core staff wages)
- Out-of-territory travel
- Personal items.
For more information, visit Youth Mental Wellness Grant.
For more information, visit https://yukon.ca/en/apply-youth-mental-wellness-grant
