Youth Achievement Awards
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 13th annual Youth Achievement Awards will be held Thursday, November 15, 2012 at the Best Western Glengarry in Truro.
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)
The 2012 nomination form will be available in September 2012.
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.
