BeYou

2024 Program Information

What can you expect from participating in this program?

BeYou is a 5 session personal development program focused on enhancing skills, building community and creating connections.

BeYou focuses on topics of: Resilience, Growth Mindsets, Healthy Relationships, Body Confidence and Self-Esteem.

Each cohort will also participate in a “Passion Project”. See below for more details.

When does the program run?

What can you expect from participating in this program?

Participants are asked to attend all 5 sessions:

Sunday May 5th @ 3-6pm (in-person)

Thursday May 16th @ 6:30-8:30pm (virtual)

Sunday May 26th @ 3-6pm (in-person)

Saturday June 1st @ 3-6pm (in-person)

Sunday June 9th @ 4-6:30pm (in-person)

Who can join?

What can you expect from participating in this program?

Where does this program take place?

BeYou is open to all youth who self-identify

as female, ages 16-24.

Registration is limited to 10 participants. Unfortunately we cannot guarantee a spot

to everyone who submits an application.

Where does this program take place?

Completion bonus and extra incentives

Where does this program take place?

BeYou is a hybrid program, meaning some

of the sessions are virtual and some

are in-person. In-person sessions take

place in Toronto.

Please note: in order to maintain a safe environment for participants and facilitators, cameras must be enabled throughout all virtual sessions.

Completion bonus and extra incentives

Participants will receive a $200 cash honorarium for completing all 5 sessions ($40 per session you attend).

Youth must also complete the Passion

Project in order to receive the honorarium

at the end of the program.

Participants will also have the opportunity to receive community service hours for time used to complete the Passion Project.

How do I get involved?

Completion bonus and extra incentives

Applications will be accepted until:

11:59pm on April 23rd 2024

A "meet and greet" with the facilitators will

take place for a shortlist of applicants

between April 25th to May 2nd.

The "meet and greet” will be an informal chat to discuss the program and why you are interested in participating!

click here to apply!

Workshop Topics

Healthy Relationships

We all have unique relationships in our lives, but are they healthy ones? What are the key ingredients to healthy relationships and how do we navigate them in a digital world?

Resilience

What is resilience? How can we recover from setbacks and forge ahead? Participants and facilitators will explore how to handle challenges and cope with difficulties.

Self-Esteem & Body Confidence

Do self-esteem and body confidence go hand in hand? Participants and facilitators will explore positive and healthy affirmations, strategies to promote healthy self-esteem and the impact of social media.

Growth Mindsets

Participants and facilitators will travel through the process of developing and sustaining a growth mindset. How can we embrace successes and mistakes to support future decision-making and problem solving?

Passion Project

What is the Passion Project?

The Passion Project is the creation of a mini newsletter. Participants will create one personal piece of work to share with their cohort peers and the larger youth community.

Using mediums of their choice (writing, drawing, photography, etc.), participants will contribute anything that they feel passionate about as it relates to their experiences with the program, what they learned, and what matters to them and their intersecting identities.

Participants are encouraged to be as creative as they like with their piece of work! Youth must complete the Passion Project to receive the honorarium.

Samples from previous BeYou cohorts are available below! Check them out!

2024 International Women's Day Event

Join us for our International Women's Day Event!

Youth Rising Above is hosting a free International Women's Day Event!

The event will include a flavorful meal, raffle prizes, bag swap and an opportunity to connect with other youth!

We will also be joined by a guest speaker who will host an interactive workshop on integrative nutrition, menstrual cycle awareness and health.

Where: 1033 College Street, Toronto, ON M6H 1A8
When: Sunday April 7th from 12:30-3:30pm

Notes:

Space is limited to 25 youth.
Registration will be on a "first-come-first-served basis".
For questions, email Lela at lelap@youthrisingabove.org

**Registration closed April 4th at 9pm**

Click Here to Register!

BeYou: Women's Program

2024 Program Information

What can you expect from participating in this program?

What can you expect from participating in this program?

What can you expect from participating in this program?

When does the program run?

What can you expect from participating in this program?

What can you expect from participating in this program?

Who can join?

What can you expect from participating in this program?

Where does this program take place?

Where does this program take place?

Completion bonus and extra incentives

Where does this program take place?

Completion bonus and extra incentives

Completion bonus and extra incentives

Completion bonus and extra incentives

How do I get involved?

Completion bonus and extra incentives

Completion bonus and extra incentives

Workshop Topics

Healthy Relationships

Resilience

Self-Esteem & Body Confidence

Growth Mindsets

Passion Project

What is the Passion Project?

Cohort 3 Passion Project

Cohort 2 Passion Project

Cohort 1 Passion Project

2024 International Women's Day Event

Join us for our International Women's Day Event!