hv Think Tank Accelerator Program
For Youth Initiative
1652 Keele St, York, ON M6M 3W3, Canada
Ontario
43.6838839
-79.47270050000003
Starting August 2016 // 4 Months // 2 Days per week // 2.5 hours per day // FREE domain name and hosting of your professional website for 2 years // Various trendy locations
Introducing you to real life experiences and opportunities of a life time
Gain confidence while building your skills and your business.
Girl's achievements and interests are shaped by the environment around them!
hEr VOLUTION’s Think Tank Accelerator Program was designed to assist young women 15 – 18 who are in or at risk of being in conflict with the law to gain employable skills and confidence that could be transferable into daily life.
How else can you qualify for this program? You identify with one or more of the following:
Up to 26 of age with interest in learning about business
Low Income
Toronto Community Housing Tenants
New Immigrants
Who are the youth in conflict with the law?
Socially and economically disadvantaged youth committing minor crimes as means of supporting themselves
Victims of offenses, particularly young women.
Victims of violence or abuse
Who are the youth at risk of being in conflict with the law?
Youth being at the wrong place at the wrong time, especially youth living in community housing
Youth witnessing abuse
Youth living in an area where there is a lot of crime taking place
Youth from low income household
Homeless youth
Youth whose parents are marginalized, have mental health issues, and/or are criminalized
New Immigrants
How is the #HVThinkTank going to help?
Introduce young women to innovative employable skills which are key for securing jobs in today’s marketplace
Introduce young women to business skills crucial to startup of their own business
-->> Business Planning
-->> Marketing
-->> Financial Planning and Literacy
-->> Web Development
-->> Public Speaking
Introduce young women to an innovative learning experience
Having high level experts from the field facilitate workshops
Some classes will run in various locations giving the young women the firsthand experience of working in today’s companies
Introduce young women to life skills
First hand interaction with business leaders
Introducing young women to coping mechanisms of stress
Intersect the young women with the business community through a mentorship component of the program via WIBN network
Please fill out the registration form here to be considered for this program!
Our Partners for this program:
Funding Partner : Charity Mentor:
Program Partners: