BeYou: Women's Program
BeYou Women’s Program focuses on strengths-based resilience.
BeYou supports female-identifying youth to develop resilience through learning strategies, skill building, actively working through experiences, learning trips, encouraging personal growth, creating community connections and engaging with diverse guest speakers.
Questions:
For more information or any questions, please
contact Lela lelap@youthrisingabove.org
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?
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?
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)
Optional Trip:
Tuesday May 7th @ 7:30pm
(watch performance of Cirque du Soleil at
2150 Lake Shore Blvd W, Toronto)
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 learning environment for participants and facilitators, cameras must be enabled throughout all sessions.
Completion bonus and extra incentives
Completion bonus and extra incentives
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
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!
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 for this cohort will be 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.
Samples from previous BeYou cohorts are available below to help participants get started on this Passion Project. 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.
Past Passion Projects
Check out some of the Passion Projects from previous BeYou cohorts!
Past Passion Projects
Check out some of the Passion Projects from previous BeYou cohorts!
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**
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