Social Impact Accelerator Projects (SIAP)
Make a lasting change in your community!
Make a lasting change in your community!
The Social Impact Accelerator program at Chantiers Jeunesse offers the opportunity for alumni volunteers of the Canada Service Corps, ages 15-30, to have access to a micro-grant of up to $5,000 and personalized coaching in the creation of a new community service project OR the continuation of an existing project.
The Accelerator program will help youth volunteers improve their social entrepreneurial skills and develop their project for long term, sustainable growth.
Grants offered by cohort: 20 volunteers will be selected for the next cohort starting in April and will receive grants of $2000 to $5000 to carry out their social impact projects.
Unfortunately the program was a victim of its own success.
This program has four components to support you in the development and realization of your long-term project.
You must commit to investing approximately 5 hours per week for 6 months to achieve the deliverables.
Don’t worry, throughout your project, an agent will be assigned to your project in order to coach you in the development and realization of your project.
Asynchronous training modules and a resource base will help you start and finish your project at your own pace.
Online, collaborative workshops will help you exchange ideas and tips with your cohort in order to support each other in producing the best possible outcome for your project.
Discussion panels with professionals in the social entrepreneurship sector will help you discover the challenges and realities of project development.
A micro-grant of up to $5,000 will be allotted to each project.
Financing up to $3,000
Financing up to $5,000
• Activities supporting the education of communities;
• Activities offering support to youth engaging in community action;
• Activities that support Indigenous and underserved youth
• Activities that expand community tools and resources;
• Activities that offer volunteering opportunities to youth (ex. youth partnerships in volunteering experiences);
• Activities that support and promote the advantages of citizen participation;
• Activities that promote youth engagement in community service;
• Events and services not currently offered in the community;
• Projects addressing one of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action;
• Projects addressing one of the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals
A first round of selection will take place when applications are received. Candidates will be reviewed based on the volunteer and project eligibility criteria.
INCUBATOR
Project is selected by:
The Chantiers Jeunesse Team will be attentive to:
ACCELERATOR
Project is selected by:
The Chantiers Jeunesse Team will be attentive to:
We encourage the candidacy of those who belong to an underserved population. This may include, but is not limited to:
If you require support in filling out the application, do not hesitate to contact us directly.
If you require support in filling out the application, do not hesitate to contact us directly: impact@cj.qc.ca
Unfortunately the program was a victim of its own success.
The Social Impact Accelerator project program is funded by the Government of Canada Service Corps.