Youth Council
The City of Oshawa is recruiting youth in grades 6 to 12 to serve on the Oshawa Youth Council (O.Y.C.).
What's new with the O.Y.C.?
For the 2021/2022 term, we are changing up our structure based on feedback from our youth!
The Oshawa Youth Council will have more workshops from well-known speakers on topics
such as mental health, mindfulness, yoga, and much more! These activities aim to improve the
well-being of youth in the Oshawa community. The O.Y.C. will also be dividing into two sperate councils one of which will be Youth Leaders' with members from grades 6 to 9 and Youth Mentors which will include youth from grades 10 to 12. These two new councils will have different roles and responsibilities which are indicated in the O.Y.C. Terms of Reference.
Other news from the O.Y.C.
The Youth Council is excited to have received the Play Works Youth Friendly Designation! The O.Y.C. worked with the City of Oshawa and community partners on the application in the 2019/2020 term.
Our goals for the 2020/21 season include:
- Have Fun!
- Develop the Principles and Practices for the Oshawa Youth Council (O.Y.C.)
- Youth development opportunities
- Participation in the community
- Event participation and volunteering
- Education and awareness of youth issues
- Create an inventory of Youth Services available in the Oshawa area
- Communicate and coordinate events, services and initiatives available to Youth
- Create action plans and prioritize future projects from feedback received by youth
- Recruit new volunteers for the Youth Council
- Establish and maintain a youth council that builds youth capacity to participate in their community
- Provide feedback to City of Oshawa staff with recommendations to increase youth voice
- To create a structure, which will contain decision–making processes for events like National Youth Week
- To engage in various activities that will enable them to improve their
well-being, socialization and leadership skills
Are you interested?
- Complete the O.Y.C. application form.
- Email it to an O.Y.C. staff or drop it off at any City of Oshawa recreation facility.
Have any questions or want more information? Contact O.Y.C. staff.
O.Y.C. Meetings
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Meet our team
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Report to Council
The report to Council was approved on September 26, 2011.
This is a great opportunity for Oshawa youth to have a voice in our community and shape the council! Time spent on the council will count towards community service hours.