Youth Advisory Committee

© 2020 IICRD - web design by Virtual Wave Media

Primary tabs

In January 2011 I joined the Youth Advisory Committee with the Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society to try to help improve foster care. We are a group of 12 youth between the ages of 16 and 24 who are currently or have been in foster care. We meet once a month for 2 hours to discuss things that are going on in the organization and additional meetings for presentations if need be. During the 4 years that I have been apart of it, we have done various activities in our community to inform them of what it's like being in care and ways to improve it. 

The committee has helped me develop my public speaking skills as well as my confidence, since we do presentations at least twice a year. I am getting more comfortable getting up and talking in front of big groups of people, which will help me to eventually do a presentation for the Urban Butterflies by myself one day. 

I have also learned the type of things that go on to plan an event. Like all the brainstorming it takes for a group of people to decide on a name, finding a location, making posters for the event, getting funding, creating a budget, estimating how many people will show up, ordering food, finding people to talk or present and seeing if they'll be a good fit, sign in sheets, possibilities of prizes. I haven't done all of these tasks yet, but I am going to try out other areas in the years to come. 

Another thing we have done is create informational videos in partner with Reel Youth. I have only been apart of 2 of the videos so far, doing more of the behind the scenes work. I've done claymation, helping write a song for one of them, assisting with the editing, and a bit of screen time in one of them. 

2 people that I have added to my social network are Cheyenne Walters and Jordan Arcand since they're both born 11 days apart from me and I get along with them pretty good. I also see them in other programs. 

References- Holly Anderson and Debra Watson, Guardianship Social Workers at VACFSS. Office number (604) 216-6150

Comments

Another stamp for your collection!

This would be a great leadership stamp with some of the other activities earning other stamps.  Could you summarize: The amount of time you spent on it Key points you learned and what you plan to do with the things you learned 2 people you met that you will add to your personal network and why you want them in your network, and The names and positions of 2 people that could confirm your participation, or attached references thanks M

Stepping boldly into leading with children and youth to create a better future for us all.

 

Contact Info

logo iicrd

A Canadian non-profit charity working locally, nationally, and internationally.

 info@iicrd.org
  www.iicrd.org

PO Box 35039 Hillside Victoria, British Columbia Canada V8T 5G2