YIP Spotlight: Sunset Market

Learn more about youth projects that received funding from our Youth Impact Project.

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About the Youth Impact Project

The Youth Impact Project (YIP) is a collaboration between the Children and Youth Planning Table of Waterloo Region (CYPT) and Smart Waterloo Region Innovation Lab (SWRIL).

On June 8, over 100 youth from 15 local organisations pitched their ideas to a panel of nine youth. The Youth Decision-Making Panel (“The Dragons”) decided which projects would receive funding to make their idea a reality. The Youth Impact Project looks to fund youth who are addressing local challenges which are identified through the 2023 Youth Impact Survey results. The funded projects include a focus onsupporting youth mental and physical health, increasing feelings of belonging,and responding to climate change and food insecurity.

Youth will be working on their projects untilDecember. We're featuring each of the 12 projects!

Sunset Market

Who pitched the project?

Hilary, Dichen, Chloe, and Miqdad

Supported by Kitchener Youth Action Council (City of Kitchener)

What problem are you addressing in Waterloo Region?

  • Youth homelessness
  • Giving youth a platform to build entrepreneurial skills

What are you going to do with the money?

The Sunset Market gives youth a platform to build entrepreneurial skills while also raising for OneROOF Youth Services and supporting youth ages 12-25 who are experiencing homelessness in Waterloo Region. The funds raised at the market will be put towards structural improvements at oneROOF’s emergency youth shelter, and also to support their employment program. YIP funding will be put towards hosting the event and creating a space for youth to build both entrepreneurial skills and give back to their community. 

The Market (held on August 16) was a huge success, hosting 16 youth vendors and raising over $200 to address youth homelessness in the Region.

More about the Youth Impact Project

The Youth Impact Project is a collaboration between Smart Waterloo Region Innovation Lab (SWRIL) and the Children and Youth Planning Table of Waterloo Region (CYPT).

Learn more about the Youth Impact Project

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