A website set up to provide initial information regarding this years youth exchange in Kingston for volunteers, potential host families, work placements, and community members.
Wednesday, 4 June 2014
Press Release for Host Families
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Global
citizenship starts at home:
Canada World Youth seeks hosts for youth
exchange volunteers
Kingston, June 4, 2014 – Kingstonians have an opportunity to bring
the world to their home. Canada World Youth is looking for hosts for eighteen
young men and women from Vietnam and Canada, as part of an international
educational program called Youth Leaders in Action.
From October 20th,
2014 to December 21st, 2014, the youth, aged 17-24, will be living,
learning, and volunteering in Kingston, and exploring issues related to gender
and health in partnership with local non-profit organizations. They will also share
their experiences from the first phase of the program in Hoa Binh, Vietnam happening
from August to October. In total, they will contribute an estimated 4000 volunteer
hours to the Kingston community.
Alexandria O’Neill, Project
Supervisor, encourages community members to get involved by hosting volunteers:
“We’re searching for families who would like to open their doors and share
their lives with two volunteers, one Canadian and one Vietnamese. It’s a great
opportunity for families to develop life-long relationships, enrich their cross-cultural
understanding, share their lifestyle, and explore different perspectives from
their own home. All that is needed is a spare room and an open mind.”
Canada World Youth invites
people of all ages, ethnicities, faiths, genders, sexual orientations, family
types, and more to express their interest. All
host families receive a monthly allowance of $720 to assist with food, lodging and transportation costs.
Two full time Project Supervisors, one Canadian and one Vietnamese, work in the
community full time to support youth volunteers and host families.
Community members with ideas
for workshops, educational activity days, volunteer placements, and other ways
for the group to get involved in the Kingston community are also encouraged to
contact Alexandria.
For more information, please
contact Alexandria O’Neill at 613-328-6856 or aoneill@cwy-jcm.org
About Canada World Youth
Canada World Youth (www.canadaworldyouth.org) offers international
educational programs to young people aged 15 to 29. Since 1971, more than
33,000 people from Canada and around the world have participated in CWY programs
in 67 countries.
Canada World Youth
Alexandria O’Neill
Project Supervisor
Cell: 613-328-6856
Email: aoneill@cwy-jcm.org
Blog: http://cwykingstonvietnam.blogspot.ca/
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