Youth Achievement Awards |
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This annual awards program recognizes the achievements of youth in care of
child welfare in Nova Scotia. It is intended to honour those who have shown
outstanding perseverance in the face of life challenges.
An annual awards luncheon is held each November when friends, family, child welfare
staff, and community members come together to celebrate the youth and their accomplishments.
The ninth annual Youth Achievement Awards were held Friday, November 14, 2008
at the Best Western Glengarry in Truro. 38 outstanding youth were honored
for their accomplishments. Prof. David Divine, James Robinson Johnston
Chair in Black Canadian Studies, Dalhousie University, and Professor of Social
Work, Dalhousie University, was invited to deliver the keynote address.
His notes are available
here.
Click here for Prof.
David Divine's presentation notes
Criteria
The nominee must have been a Youth in Care from a Child Welfare agency during the calendar year of the nomination deadline.
Nominees must be between the ages of 13 and 21. Nominees must have shown evidence of at least one of the following:
- educational achievement
- success with plan of care
- leadership qualities
- outstanding achievement in sport/art/culture/hobby
- having overcome personal challenges
- vision for their future
Youth must have agreed to be nominated and is prepared to attend the award presentations.
All nominees will be honoured. There is no selection process by the Council.
Nomination
Nominations may come from any individual associated with the youth. However, the nomination must be sponsored by the youth's child
welfare agency. Include the following information with your submission:
- The sponsored Nomination Form from the Child Welfare Agency who has responsibility for the youth
- A letter of support from an individual/group from outside the nominating agency (foster parent, teacher coach)
Click here for nomination form
The nomination form is in portable document format (PDF). If you do not already have the Adobe Reader, free software that allows you to view
and print PDF files, click on the image below to download the software.
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