Voices of Tomorrow project promotes inclusive youth employment

TORONTO — With the support of a partnership between Community Living Ontario, Community Living Windsor and Community Living Essex County, youth from Windsor and Essex County are leading a social impact project promoting inclusive employment for youth.

The project, called ‘Voices of Tomorrow’, is part of a series of Community Change Projects designed to empower youth with and without a disability, to realize their role as active citizens and inform conversations on topics that impact their lives.

These projects are part of the Ontario Youth United campaign, which is being funded in part by Heritage Canada and Community Living Ontario as part of its provincial youth engagement initiative Re:Action4Inclusion.

The ‘Voices of Tomorrow’ Community Change Project seeks to reduce barriers for youth of all abilities who are preparing and eager to enter the workforce.

Youth advisors from Windsor and Essex will have the opportunity to develop and design activities that will engage their communities to better understand what youth need to gain meaningful employment.

As part of accomplishing these goals, the team will be conducting a survey to capture youth experiences around employment as well as feedback from employers and educators.

This information will be used by the youth advisors to develop a report that includes recommendations for decision-makers and employers.

Any youth (aged 14-29), educators or employers from Windsor and Essex County who wish to provide their input are encouraged to fill out the survey, which can be found here: bit.ly/ voices-of-tomorrow-survey.