Firstly, it has been a pleasure to be welcomed by a board of directors and staffing team that is so clearly dedicated to connecting youth art and experiential learning as a pathway to self-confidence, skill development, and success. It is a privilege to join Thrive and to have the opportunity to play a part in moving this work forward.
Our programs staff are truly champions of youth who provide the children and young people we serve with amazing opportunities every day to support, to challenge, to stretch and to enable young people to become the best they can be and to reach their full potential.
Though the landscape in Canada is beginning to look more ‘normal’, the challenges facing children and young people are far from over. The pandemic continues to have long term effects on young people’s mental health, wellbeing, confidence, educational attainment, and engagement with services.
We have entered a new chapter and with the robust guidance of our strategic plan, we will continue deepening our impact, and will move forward with clarity in our mission, vision, and messaging that align with the work our teams have been doing to transform the lives of the youth we serve.
Partnerships are a key value of our organisation and, in 2022, we were proud to be actively working in partnership with multiple education outlets to continue to build young people’s social-emotional, wellbeing and leadership skills.
50% increase from 2020
that the relationships within their class were strengthened through participating in Learn Create Explore
that they are more prepared for the workforce after participating in the Youth Lead Impact (YLI) program
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Our efforts to generate increased support for our mission, and to decrease our spending, have resulted in: financial stability, organizational stability, mission-driven focus on service delivery, increased impact for youth and increased participant reach.
Tarik Muzaffar
Chubb Insurance Company of Canada
Benson Percival Brown LLP
BFL Canada
Branch MacMaster LLP
Claimspro
Platform Insurance
The Magnes Group Inc.
Markel Canada Limited
NFP
Shari Dodsworth
James Rausch
Lambert Morvan
Kristal Au-Yong
Edith Lando Charitable Foundation
RBC Investor & Treasury Services
CSN Collision Centres
Ontario Arts Foundation
Janice Koshida
Avis Miller
John Landry
Liberty Mutual Canada
Mark Baker
Alan Coutts
Robert Keilty
Westland Insurance Group Ltd.
Questrade
Frank Hennessey
Altas Partners
Karim Chandani
Marty Hughes
Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company
Walmart Canada
Zoomer Radio AM 740
Larry Lineker
Michael Stewart
Charles Brophy
Semone Duerr
Rossana Fung
Matt Jackson
Mark LeBlanc
Kim Markey
Jack McGrath
Carolyn Mills Klein
Jennifer Wilson
Prime Data
Simon Jacob Memorial Education Centre
Kattawapiskak Elementary School
Vezina Secondary School
Simon Jacob Memorial Education Centre
Going virtual didn’t slow us down! It was a wonderful event celebrating some remarkable young leaders. Our supporter engagement and generosity blew us away.
We received so many caring and thoughtful comments and questions from supporters during and after the event. The genuine interest and passion we heard from supporter attendees made us feel that anything was possible, and that the future was very bright for the young people we serve and the organization as a whole.
We were very fortunate to have such a dedicated and passionate team in 2022. These wonderful people made all of our tremendous achievements and impact possible.
Thank you to our:
Tina Osen, Chair
John Landry, Treasurer
Zlata Huddleston, Secretary
Shari Dodsworth, Director
Janice Koshida, Director
Jannine Krish, Director
Lambert Morvan, Director
James Rausch, Director
Jennifer Wilson, Director
Mark Baker, Director
Jeffrey Schiffer, Director
Jennifer Wilson, President & CEO
Lisa Norton, Director of Programs & Impact
Lori Collinge, Director of Operations
Mackenzy Willis, National Manager of Programs & Advancement
Jordan Donovan, Manager of Fundraising & Marketing
Glenn Marais, Remote Programs Lead
monte neufeld, Youth Programs Lead
Amanda Morgan, Regional Lead
Sarah Thompson, Regional Lead
Miyu Angelica Gagnon, Program Facilitator
Yasmine El-Hamamsy, Program Facilitator
Nicole Yen, Program Facilitator
Fatema Baldiwala, Finance Consultant
Ryan Abedi
Justin Anantawan
Loizza Aquino
Fitsum Areguy
Matthew Ariaratnam
Rachel Babineau
Aileen Bahmanipour
Lara Barclay
Selina Boan
Rachel Bromberg
Aiken Chau
Listen Chen
Chloe Chloe
Erin Clark
Bug Cru
Jade Da Costa
Brittany Datchko
Austin Eckert
Spin El Poeta
Meghan Fulton
Trevor Goodyear
Taylah Harris-Mungo
Michelle Jamieson
Sophia Jaworski
Dante Jemmott
Meekyoung Jeung
Charlene Johnny
Eponine Lee
Beck Lloyd
Alyssa Martens
Beverley McEwan
Making A. Mends
Sarah Mooney
Anushka Nagji
Cara Nelissen
Dominique O’Bonsawin
Mimi O’Bonsawin
Jenny Parr
Cindy Paul
Lily Phan
Moe Pramanick
Courtney Revie
Neena Robertson
Lorraine Roy
Royalty the Local Vocal Coach
Hana Shafi
Yi Shi
Cortney Stephenson
Leesa Westwood
Jennie Wonnacott
Nadine Yousif
ThriveYouth Development Canada
@ CSI Regent Park
585 Dundas Street East, 3rd Floor
Toronto, ON M5A 2B7
Email: info@thriveyouth.ca
Telephone: 1-866-229-3496