DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society is seeking a curriculum development consultant for Youth Eco Alliance, a new Canada Service Corps initiative designed to empower underserved youth to lead community-based environmental and civic engagement projects.
The curriculum developer (individual or organization) will be asked to design a culturally responsive and engaging eight-week training curriculum that equips youth with the competencies needed to lead and execute their projects. The program, titled Youth for People and the Planet, will engage 432 immigrant, racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQI+ and disabled youth (ages 15-30) across five BC regions, providing leadership training, mentorship and access to 300 micro-grants of $5,000 each.
Grounded in themes set by the Canada Service Corps (CSC) — including reconciliation, civic engagement, inclusivity and environmental sustainability — the project will provide skills training, mentorship and microgrant funding to help youth ideate, develop and implement their own service initiatives.
Learn more and download the RFP here.