Initiatives

INITIATIVES

The 2024/25 terms initiatives:

Youth Summit - Designed to create a safe, inclusive space where young people from across the city can come together to share their experiences, engage in meaningful dialogue, and collaborate on solutions to the social challenges they face, including racism, mental health, and social injustices. By elevating diverse youth voices, the summit aims to foster empathy, build community connections, and inspire actionable change that participants can bring back to their own neighborhoods and networks. Led by Initiative Lead Ratish.
Networking - The CEYC Networking Initiative fosters meaningful connections between youth council members, professionals, and city leaders to inspire career growth and civic engagement. Through engaging events, it empowers students to exchange ideas, build lasting relationships, and gain valuable insights from experienced mentors and peers. Led by Initiative Lead Aditya Peddi.
Public Relations - This project seeks to connect with Edmonton’s youth by sharing opportunities through CEYC's accounts for civic involvement, CEYC initiatives, and important city updates. Its broader goal is to raise awareness of Youth Council’s work and encourage greater engagement from diverse communities across the city. Led by Initiative Lead Oscar Ly.

The 2024/25 terms initiatives:

Addictions - The Addictions initiative’s goal is to highlight the mental, physical, and emotional harms associated with drug use and smoking, aiming to educate youth and prevent them from engaging in substance use. This initiative seeks to raise awareness and provide young people with the knowledge and tools to make healthier, informed choices. In doing so, addictions plans to launch a school outreach campaign in fall 2025, and has compiled a comprehensive addictions resource list for youth in Edmonton. Led by Initiative Leads Yuru Yan and Tiffany Phan.
Community Safety - The goal of the Community Safety initiative is for CEYC to provide a youth perspective on the current state of policing in Edmonton. This initiative will culminate in sharing a survey with youth to get feedback on their perceptions of safety and the police budget, which will influence a report and policy advice. With said report, the community safety initiative aims to recommend policy changes to city council. Led by Initiative Leads Angelina Raina and Ben Magalnick.
Anti-Racism - The Anti-Racism initiative aims to engage youth in combating racism in Edmonton. Additionally, the initiative provides feedback regarding current municipal anti-racism efforts. This year, they are working on presenting a report to city council about the effectiveness of the anti-racism grant program. Led by Initiative Leads Logesh Selvakumar and Asfandyar Piracha.