United Way Student Club

 The United Way Student Club is open to students and young professionals in Kamloops who want to be more active local community members. The mission of the club is to engage youth through meaningful participation with United Way with emphasis on mentorship, community involvement, and allocating youth initiative grants. The club meets on the TRU campus on the last Tuesday of each month from September to April – all are welcome to attend!

 

Youth Initiative Grants

 In 2011, we were excited to make some changes to our Youth Initiative Grant program. With the help of our sponsors, Interior Savings and TELUS, we have $10,000 in youth grant funds to distribute to the Thompson Nicola Region. Groups of youth ages 25 and under can apply for up to $1500 to go towards a project or program that will benefit their local community. Grant applications become available in September of each year and are due in December. Allocation decisions are made by our Student United Way Club in late January.

 

P.I.T. Stop

Our United Way Student Club leads P.I.T. Stop approximately 5 or 6 Sundays each year. P.I.T. (People in Transition) Stop is a free community meal program run out of Kamloops United Church every Sunday. The meal is served at 3:30pm and is open to any and all members of the community. On the Sundays that we lead PIT Stop, the United Way Student Club is responsible for recruiting volunteers and for planning, cooking and serving the meal. We welcome any youth who are interested in helping out with this program!

 

BC Youth Week

Each year, the province of BC celebrates Youth Week during the first week of May. United Way annually holds a Youth Day of Caring during this week, in which students from secondary schools across the city spend a day volunteering to complete a project at a not-for-profit organization. Afterwards, they meet for a Thank-You Barbecue in the park. Every year we get more and students participating in this event!

For more information on any of the above initiatives, please email us at youth@unitedwaytnc.ca.