Excellence in Youth Development Award

Description

This annual award recognizes excellence in projects that focus on youth recognition using a youth development model. The award is being implemented as a result of the successful 2003 National Youth Development through Recreation Services Symposium held in Calgary. The award includes a cash recognition of $2,000 to support future development of the winning project.

Selection Criteria

The criteria would be reflective of the principles of youth development (youth ages 12 to 18) and recreation and must reflect the following requirements: the project's focus must be youth recreation; the project would be a partnership or involve a collaboration of organizations and agencies involved with youth; one member of the partnership must be an ARPA member; and youth, themselves, must be directly involved in the planning/decision making of the project.

Online Nomination Form

Past Recipients