BTS builds its volunteer program with support from Jumpstart
Beat the Streets has been awarded three grants from Jumpstart to encourage healthy and active kids in our communities.
We are grateful for this opportunity as it allows us to expand our programs and serve even more low-income youth, remove barriers to participation in sports such as cost and transportation and encourage healthy bodies and minds.
In addition to supporting two of our fitness-based programs, Level Up & You Grow Girl, we received funding to support our volunteer program.
What started as a small program with four coop students earlier this year, has turned into a full-scale program, with almost 10 volunteers recruited for this semester and another 8 starting next semester.
Our volunteers will help us to develop and deliver fun and engaging sports and skill-building programs from our new community space. With this program, we can offer free after-school and weekend programs and workshops to low-income students across the GTA starting in December. These programs will be offered during the school year. We aim for our community space to serve as a safe, inclusive and welcoming place that encourages children to learn, move and grow.
“In one month, we have been able to recruit and work with almost 10 volunteers from a variety of backgrounds thanks to Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities. At present, we are working on developing a collaborative relationship with a small number of Guelph-Humber faculties. It is my hope that this program will bring together passionate young volunteers who are driven to empower and educate youth. Through volunteer programs that advance either social-emotional learning, physical literacy, or job skills, we provide a rare opportunity for those to participate in creating and doing what they love.”
