News
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Canada’s Vital Signs 2012 digs deep into youth issues
Posted 8 months ago.
Each fall Community Foundations of Canada releases its national Vital Signs report, and youth issues have consistently been flagged every year since its inception in 2006. We know education,... More
Year: 2012 -
Vital Youth Café melds youth, wisdom and expertise
Posted 7 months ago.
Community Foundations of Canada’s recent Vital Youth Café brought together a multitude of individuals – mainly youth, but there were also others on hand to help move the... More
Year: 2012 -
A systems approach for Vital Youth
Posted 8 months ago.
These days there are no easy solutions. Issues are increasingly complex and interdependent. For instance we know that educational attainment influences income, health, even voting behaviours and... x 3 More
Year: 2012
Stories
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The Calgary Foundation’s Vital City Celebration 2012
Posted 6 months ago.
On October 17th, nearly 700 Calgarians celebrated their vibrant city at The Calgary Foundation’s 2012 Vital City Celebration. More
Year: 2012
Province: Alberta -
Aiming to 'sustain' youth in Clayoquot Sound Region
Posted 8 months ago.
Sustainability has long been a hot-button issue in Clayoquot Sound. Twenty years ago, the community was at a crossroads, with residents looking for ways to be more sustainable while continuing the... More
Year: 2012
Province: British Columbia -
Calgary Foundation to hear youth's vital ideas
Posted 8 months ago.
In 2010, The Calgary Foundation, in partnership with the Calgary Public Library, began hosting a series of community dialogue events - Vital Conversations - that create dynamic community forums for... More
Year: 2012
Province: Alberta
National Findings
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Getting Started: Youth Unemployment
Posted 10 months ago.
Across the globe, youth are facing bleak job prospects. In the first half of 2011, the seasonally unadjusted Canada-wide unemployment rate for youth in Canada was 14.7 percent. More
Year: 2011
Issue Area: Getting Started -
Belonging and Leadership: Charitable Donors as a Proportion of Tax Filers
Posted 8 months ago.
Charitable giving is an essential part of civil society because it allows Canadians to support institutions and causes that they believe in. More
Year: 2012
Issue Area: Belonging & Leadership -
Arts and Culture: Circulation of Library Items per Capita
Posted 8 months ago.
The circulation of items per capita per year demonstrates how easily the population can access libraries in their community and to what extent they are taking advantage of this access. More
Year: 2012
Issue Area: Arts & Culture
