The Primary Goals Of Impact Jam 613

Project Description
A. What are the primary goals/objectives of your project?
a. The Primary goals of Impact Jam 613 (“the project”) is to engage youth in local issues through innovative ways. The objective of this project is to provide youth the opportunity to learn about local civic issues in participatory methods and enable them to develop solutions that can inform policy makers. Furthermore, the project aims to test new methods of engaging youth by providing them the opportunity to network with local leaders while getting compensated for their time. This is particularly important for students who may have to choose between participating in the project and having to work to help them pay their bills.

B. How was the need for the project

This project engages youth through participatory methods. First, participants get the opportunity to gain knowledge of the selected issues from the experts who work on the issue. The participants also get to visit place around the visit where the issue is particularly more dominant, which allows them to learn about the issue through partaking.
C. How does your project respond to the Community Funding priorities in question 18?
a. The project responds to a number of the Community Funding priorities. First, individuals of all background are encouraged to participate. There is no fee for participation, and all expenses for the day will be covered, including food and transportation. In addition, the winning team(s) will be awarded cash prizes.
b. Secondly, this project will engage post-secondary students in particular. Since a large number of the post-secondary student population in Ottawa comes from outside of the Ottawa region, this project will be an opportunity for students that do not have much knowledge of the City of Ottawa to gain knowledge of some of the issues the city faces.
D. Describe the actions you will take to reach out and serve diverse equity

Synapcity will facilitate a short workshop on civic engagement at the local level.
d. Invest Ottawa will provide us a venue where the project will be hosted.
C. How does your project complement other similar or existing services?
a. The project will complement other similar services as it encourages youth to participate in local issues. However, since there are not many organizations that specifically work to engage youth in civic issues at the local level through these type of project, the outcomes will serve many organizations and policy maker better understand ways to engage youth. Moreover, the solution that the participants will develop to tackle the selected issues could provide policy makers the opportunity to develop policies that reflect the views of the next generation.
Expected Project Outcomes and Evaluation Plan
A. OUTCOME How will your project benefit individuals and the community?
a. The benefits of this project to the participating individuals is that they will get the chance to learn about local issues from the experts that are working on the issue. Furthermore, this project is particularly beneficial to post-secondary students as it allows them to network with city councillors and leaders. Finally, participants who come up with the best solutions will be awarded cash