Applications Now Open! Step into the shoes of a city leader with the Youth Leadership contest! Whether shadowing Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, CEO Stéphane Giguère (Ottawa...
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Celebrating Black Excellence: The Black Legacy Gala 2025
The Black Legacy Gala, hosted by Future Paths Network on February 24, 2025, brought together Black youth, community leaders, and allies for a night of...
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Celebrating the RBC 21 Under 21 Award Winners: Meet the Young Leaders Shaping Our Future
Introducing the 21 remarkable youth selected for this year’s 21 Under 21 Awards. These inspiring individuals, are being recognized for their outstanding contributions to their...
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Introducing the 21 Under 21 Awards – A New Chapter for Youth Recognition.
Youth Ottawa and RBC proudly present the reimagined Youth Awards Gala, a significant milestone in our ongoing celebration of youth achievement! Formerly the Spirit of...
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Beyond the Game: A Mission to Empower Youth through Community Basketball.
Discover how Youth Night, a program led by Coach Will Davenport, empowers youth in Overbrook through basketball. Despite its success, the program faces challenges in...
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2024 Mayor for a Day Contest
Youth Ottawa is proud to host Mayor Mark Sutcliffe's second Mayor for a Day contest, in collaboration with the City of Ottawa and our Ottawa...
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youth engagement
We are dedicated to strengthening the community. Our work, made possible by you, is focused on activating youth to create solutions to the problems they see facing their communities everyday.
Stories from the classroom
Below we share case studies from our work within the classroom. Read more to see how we engaged students to take action at the local level to combat issues that are important to them.
Raising Awareness for Climate Change
How a civics class initiated an action plan to educate others on climate change
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