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The Globe and Mail • MARCH 21, 2022
“The students inspire us to continue to grow more compassionate communities,” says YPI’s founder Julie Toskan. “YPI’s twentieth anniversary offers an opportunity to look to the future beyond the pandemic. We are challenging ourselves to not only meet the ambitious goals for 2024 in YPI’s five-year strategic plan but to exceed them given the urgency to support charities and the communities they serve.”
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National youth grant-giving program marks $10 million milestone at Calgary school
MidSun School • Mar 6, 2020
“I’ve watched the YPI presentations in Calgary and seen youth stand on stage, in front of their peers, very emphatic in stating ‘This is what our community needs.’ As adults, we can learn from that because we’re conditioned to give that up as we grow.”
Hebrew Academy students win JEM Workshop $5,000 grant
The Suburban • April 12, 2019
“YPI gives students an education and experience that they would never find in a textbook,” said Hebrew Academy’s lead YPI teacher, Celia Natanblut, who has been incorporating the initiative as part of her Grade 10 Ethics and Religious Culture (ERC) curriculum for the past six years. Hebrew Academy is the only Jewish school in Montreal that participates in YPI
Brooklin students help Oshawa Cancer Support Centre with $5,000 donation
Global News • July 26, 2018
“I didn’t know about Hearth Place or anything to do with it and literally it’s 10 minutes from our school,” said Reagan Lawrence, Brooklin High School student. A youth and philanthropy initiative program at school is what led Lawrence, Mcnutt and two others to the cancer support centre.
TD Bank Group donates $500K to Youth and Philanthropy Initiative
Toronto.com • June 20, 2018
TD’s new global corporate citizenship platform, The Ready Commitment, will target $1 billion in total by 2030 toward community giving in financial security, a more-vibrant planet, connected communities and better health.
CBC: Sudbury Secondary School students giving back to community with philanthropy projects
CBC NEWS • MAY 2, 2018
Student Dieter Lische-Parks and his group have been researching the social issue of hunger. They chose the food delivery program, Meals on Wheels in Subdury as their charity. “Some of us have actually connected to this issue personally, and we just really wanted to make a change,” he said.