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YMCA Youth Exchanges Canada
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| The YMCA offers youth opportunities to form strong links between their own communities and communities elsewhere in Canada. The YMCA Youth Exchanges Canada program encourages exchanges that promote understanding and appreciation of the diversity of Canada. The following are given priority: - Exchanges involving economically-disadvantaged youth - Aboriginal exchanges - Rural or isolated community exchanges - Exchanges including youth with disabilities The YMCA gives special consideration to proposals in which more than 30 per cent of participants are youth in the priority groups highlighted above. The Government of Canada through the YMCA Youth Exchanges Canada Program covers travel costs for all participants. By participating in an exchange, our young people experience how they and their group fit within the Canadian context. They learn from each other, grow to respect different cultures, and develop communication and leadership skills. Participants form a greater sense of Canadian identity. |
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| Web Site of this Exchange YMCA Youth Exchanges Canada |
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| Session Notes Applications may be submitted at any time. September 30 is the deadline for travel between November and June. March 1 is the deadline for travel between July and October. |
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| Eligibility Criteria Age: 12 - 17 Participants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada: Yes |
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| Selection Basis Youth groups are selected based on the educational merits of their proposed exchange. Special preference is given to bilingual, intercultural, north/south and urban/rural exchanges. |
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| How To Apply Interested groups on both sides of the proposed exchange must complete a YMCA Youth Exchange application form. For more information you can email: darryl.sherwin@ymca.net |
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