Youth-led Community Health Grants Program
Help us lead the way! Are you a youth aged 14 – 24 who is passionate about helping youth like you in your community? Or are you an adult ally passionate about engaging youth through community-driven projects? If you have a project in mind to help prevent alcohol related harms and/or promote sexual health, we encourage you to apply to the Youth-led Community Health Grants Program!
At the Saskatchewan Prevention Institute, two important areas that we focus on with youth are the prevention of alcohol-related harms (including the prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, known as FASD) and the promotion of sexual health. We believe that Saskatchewan youth ages 14-24 and the organizations that serve them can help lead the way in this work through youth-led community projects focused on preventing alcohol-related harms and/or promoting sexual health.
There are many innovative ways to prevent alcohol-related harms and promote sexual health in your community. Some topics you might want to consider include:
Introduction to the Youth-led Community Health Grant
Youth Engagement in a Grant Project
Step-by-Step Grant Application Guide
Youth Grant Writing Workshop with Jacq Brasseur
This workshop offers introductory skill-building to support youth with grant writing. Youth will learn project planning and development of a grant application to encourage a strong youth-led model.
Evaluation Templates
All grant recipients are expected to submit a final report, including a completed evaluation. We encourage you to evaluate the success of your project by obtaining participant feedback. In addition to other indicators of success (e.g., participation numbers, number of materials distributed, visual images of events, program outputs), obtaining feedback allows you to understand how your activities were experienced and show what your project has accomplished. It is also an excellent way to identify things that worked well and areas for improvement, which is very helpful for future projects.
Any evaluation materials used should provide useful feedback on the processes and/or outcomes of your project. Below are two simple evaluation templates to provide you with ideas for obtaining feedback, which you are welcome to use. One of these templates is for collecting audience feedback (e.g., recipients of a presentation or workshop), and the other is a template for program participant feedback (e.g. peer facilitators or volunteers who participated in the project). Please note that these are general templates. If you are going to use them, they should be modified where necessary to ensure they are appropriate for your specific project.