The Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board is pleased to offer Focus on Youth summer programs for children and youth, pending confirmation of ministry funding.

Focus on Youth is a partnership between the Ontario Ministry of Education, schools boards and local not-for-profit community agencies. The objective of Focus of Youth is to enhance high quality summer program opportunities for children and youth in Windsor-Essex by offering free use of school space for organized not-for-profit community-based programs and by providing employment opportunities and leadership activities for our secondary school students.

• Assists not-for-profit, insured groups to deliver summer activities to keep young people safe and active.
• School space will be offered free of charge to community groups who successfully complete the application process.
• Secondary school students in grades 11 or 12 at date of applying, will be hired to assist the community service camps at one of the board's school sites.
• Focus on Youth programming is scheduled to run from July 9th to August 17th.

The Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board invites not-for-profit community organizations interested in submitting an application form to participate in the Focus on Youth initiative. Please click the button below for the on-line application form. The deadline for community organization applications is noon on March 30th, 2012.

Students hired for summer employment will receive pre-employment training in WHMIS, Violence Prevention, and Accessibility. The Focus on Youth summer job experience promotes leadership in teamwork, problem-solving, peace-building and peer mediation, job preparation and job interview skills. This will assist students to develop skills that they will use in their school and personal lives, and in their future job searches.

Student application form will be posted here April 10th, 2012.

Focus on Youth is scheduled to run in the summer of 2012 from Monday July 9th to Friday August 17th.