How was the Board appointed?
The original Youth Challenge Fund board was chaired by Toronto Argonauts CEO Michael ‘Pinball’ Clemons. The board was community-based, with representatives from the Government of Ontario, the City of Toronto, United Way Toronto, and the community at large. Every attempt was made to develop a community board that has the necessary range of skills, experiences and perspectives to govern YCF, and to reflect the diversity of perspectives and communities who live in Toronto, and particularly in the priority neighbourhood areas. 9. Will the Youth Challenge Fund be sustainable? How will it make a long-term difference in neighbourhoods? The Youth Challenge Fund is working to build the long-term capacity of the youth-serving sector. It has focused on supporting initiatives that transform the way young people living in the 13 priority neighbourhoods engage with their community. As such, YCF has targeted funding to initiatives that will have a lasting impact on the lives of youth by: – Creating n
