A new fundraising campaign has been initiated to help a popular youth program continue to change the lives of Sudbury teens.
“Change for Teens” is being billed as a new campaign to help raise awareness and help strengthen youth resiliency.
The campaign is backed by a partnership between Better Beginnings Better Futures and the Sudbury Workers' Education and Advocacy Centre. Collection jars have been distributed at locations around the Greater Sudbury area to be filled with donations, which are being collected until International Youth Day on Aug. 12.
The goal is to provide support to The Supporting Potential Overtime with Teens (SPOT) program, which is operated by Better Beginnings Better Futures.
The collective goal of the campaign is to decrease local youth’s odds of living in poverty into adulthood by providing access to safe space, workers’ education and leadership opportunities that build realistic change.
To date The SPOT program has 88 teenagers registered between the ages of 13 and 17 who can access both organizations’ services.
All proceeds raised will be used directly to support workshops for teens in the community.
You can donate your change when you “SPOT” the jars in your community.
You can find the jars at 25 sites throughout the city, including:
- Bay Used Book Store (Elm St.)
- Better Beginnings Better Futures (450 Morin Ave.)
- Cosmic Daves Vinyl (Kathleen St.)
- Frübar (Cedar St.)
- Golden Grain Bakery (Brady St.)
- Gonga's Grill (Paris St.)
- Greater Sudbury Police Service (Brady St.)
- Holiday Inn (Regent St.)
- La Fromagerie (Elgin St.)
- Myths & Mirrors Community Arts (Durham St.)
- Northern Hepatitis Centre of Excellence (Notre Dame Ave.)
- Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (Cedar St.)
- Old Rock Café (Durham St)
- Old Rock Café (near arena)
- Pita Pit (Cedar St)
- Sudbury Workers’ Education & Advocay Centre (109 Elm St.)
- Sudbury Action for Youth Centre (Elm St.)
- Silver Bullet (Notre Dame Ave.)
- Skakoon’s Home Hardwear (Montague Ave.)
- Staples (Notre Dame Ave.)
- Sudbury Credit Union (Cedar St.)
- The Laughing Buddha (Elgin St.)
- The SPOT (O’Connor Park Club House)
- Ti Amo (Cedar St.)
- Tucos Tacos Lounge (Kathleen St.)
