The United Way Perth-Huron is awarding $8,000 through Youth in Action Grants.
After a year away due to COVID-19, UWPH selected seven projects from young people that they say represent a variety of focus areas and communities across the area.
The recipients are:
·         Be Kind Campaign will help promote diversity, equity and inclusion for all groups, especially the LGBTQ2S+ community (Mitchell District High School).
·         SDSS Naturalization Project aims to create a self-sustaining semi-wild nature area where students and teachers can learn outdoors (Stratford District Secondary School).
·         Expression Express — The Art Cart will be available for all students to access art materials they may not be able to buy themselves. Art is found to be a positive way to express feelings and relieve stress for students who may not be interested in other extra-curricular activities such as sports (Stratford District Secondary School).
·         F.E. Madill You Matter Student Wellness Seminar aims to better equip students to advocate for their own mental health, provide support to peers and improve overall wellness (F.E. Madill Secondary School).
·         Mental Health Workshop will educate students about mental health, teach them skills to deal with stresses and talk about the importance of asking for help (St. Marys DCVI).
·         Student Career Guest Speaker will share strategies with students around planning their lives, how to be successful and more (St. Marys DCVI).
·         St. Marys Pride Sidewalk will help the project team paint a crosswalk near the school with a Pride flag with the aim of helping the LGBTQ2S+ community feel more welcome and promote inclusivity (St. Marys DCVI).
In order to be selected, the projects must have been planned by youth aged 14-25, clearly engage their peers in Perth and Huron Counties, and have an adult trustee over the age of 25.
