Youth CentralOther

Calgary Youth Committee Volunteer Roles

Sep 21, 2026 23:59:00 America/Edmonton

Opportunity type

Other

Funding

No Funding

Location

Canada

Deadline

Sep 21, 2026 23:59:00 America/Edmonton

About this opportunity

Youth Central is a registered Canadian charity in Calgary that has run leadership and volunteer programmes for 12 to 18 year olds since 1992. Five of its youth-led steering committees are recruiting for the coming school year, covering grantmaking, city advocacy, awards, publishing and volunteer leadership. These are not shadow roles: committee members decide how grant funding is distributed, research issues for the Mayor, and plan and host a city awards ceremony.

What you get:

A seat on one of five youth-led committees: the Calgary Youth Foundation, Youth Are Awesome, the YODA Committee, the YVC Leadership Committee, or the Mayor's Youth Council
Volunteer hours on top of high school credits
Direct access to city decision makers, including working alongside the Mayor and city officials
Real decision-making power, including deciding how grant funding reaches youth initiatives across Calgary
A published portfolio of work if you write for Youth Are Awesome, supported by junior editors
Hands-on skill building in leadership, communication, teamwork and public speaking
Hybrid participation, so you can join online when you cannot get to the Calgary office

What you'll do:

Calgary Youth Foundation: review grant applications, decide together how funds are distributed, raise funds and pitch to donors
Mayor's Youth Council: research issues affecting young people across four subcommittees, then plan events and launch initiatives
YODA Committee: encourage nominations, select award finalists, then plan, promote and host the Youth of Distinction Awards
Youth Are Awesome: write at least two articles a month on topics you care about, then edit and publish them
YVC Leadership Committee: step up as a Senior Volunteer and shape the Youth Volunteer Corps experience
Attend meetings at the Calgary office or online, and carry project tasks between meetings

Key dates:

Calgary Youth Foundation closes 16 September 2026
The other four committees close 21 September 2026
Shortlisted applicants are contacted by 23 October

Who can apply

Open to youth in Grades 7 to 12, ages 12 to 18, still enrolled in junior high or senior high school
Based in Calgary, Alberta. Most committee work happens at Youth Central's office, with hybrid online sessions if you cannot attend in person
Deadlines differ by committee. The Calgary Youth Foundation closes 16 September. Youth Are Awesome, YODA, the YVC Leadership Committee and the Mayor's Youth Council close 21 September
Submit a written application through the Youth Central form
Applications are reviewed by staff and current committee members, weighing ward representation, age, grade, school and other community involvement
Shortlisted applicants are contacted by 23 October and may be invited to interview
A signed waiver is required to get started
YODA committee members cannot be considered for any YODA award category
Existing members of another Youth Central programme may still apply if they can manage the schedule
No fee to apply or to join

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Good to know

+Registered Canadian charity with its number printed in its own footer, corroborated by the Calgary Foundation and CanadaHelps
+Operating since 1992, with a real street address in Calgary
+Free to join, stated plainly on their own site
+Real decision-making power, including deciding how grant funding is distributed across Calgary
+A formal relationship with the City of Calgary through the Mayor's Youth Council
+Hybrid participation, so sessions can be joined online when you cannot attend in person
+Earns volunteer hours on top of high school credits

Worth checking yourself

!Two different deadlines under one record: 16 September for the Calgary Youth Foundation, 21 September for the other four
!The deadline year is not printed anywhere and was inferred from the post date and asset filenames
!The YVC Leadership Committee has no page of its own, so its time commitment and term length are unconfirmed
!The Calgary Youth Foundation page contradicts itself on meeting frequency, weekly in one place and every second week in another
!Relevant only to youth in one Canadian city

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About this opportunity

What you get:

A seat on one of five youth-led committees: the Calgary Youth Foundation, Youth Are Awesome, the YODA Committee, the YVC Leadership Committee, or the Mayor's Youth Council
Volunteer hours on top of high school credits
Direct access to city decision makers, including working alongside the Mayor and city officials
Real decision-making power, including deciding how grant funding reaches youth initiatives across Calgary
A published portfolio of work if you write for Youth Are Awesome, supported by junior editors
Hands-on skill building in leadership, communication, teamwork and public speaking
Hybrid participation, so you can join online when you cannot get to the Calgary office

What you'll do:

Calgary Youth Foundation: review grant applications, decide together how funds are distributed, raise funds and pitch to donors
Mayor's Youth Council: research issues affecting young people across four subcommittees, then plan events and launch initiatives
YODA Committee: encourage nominations, select award finalists, then plan, promote and host the Youth of Distinction Awards
Youth Are Awesome: write at least two articles a month on topics you care about, then edit and publish them
YVC Leadership Committee: step up as a Senior Volunteer and shape the Youth Volunteer Corps experience
Attend meetings at the Calgary office or online, and carry project tasks between meetings

Key dates:

Calgary Youth Foundation closes 16 September 2026
The other four committees close 21 September 2026
Shortlisted applicants are contacted by 23 October

Who can apply

Open to youth in Grades 7 to 12, ages 12 to 18, still enrolled in junior high or senior high school
Based in Calgary, Alberta. Most committee work happens at Youth Central's office, with hybrid online sessions if you cannot attend in person
Deadlines differ by committee. The Calgary Youth Foundation closes 16 September. Youth Are Awesome, YODA, the YVC Leadership Committee and the Mayor's Youth Council close 21 September
Submit a written application through the Youth Central form
Applications are reviewed by staff and current committee members, weighing ward representation, age, grade, school and other community involvement
Shortlisted applicants are contacted by 23 October and may be invited to interview
A signed waiver is required to get started
YODA committee members cannot be considered for any YODA award category
Existing members of another Youth Central programme may still apply if they can manage the schedule
No fee to apply or to join