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FBC Youth Program

 

Fraser Basin Council Youth Program

The FBC Youth Program supports BC youth to engage in sustainability initiatives, deepen their understanding of complex issues, gain skills and take leadership to serve the places where they live, study, work and play.

FBC Youth Director and Advisory Committee

Youth engagement and capacity building are important in all our work!

A Youth Director, Ann Duong, serves on FBC's Board to bring a youth voice to discussions and consensus-building.

FBC initiatives for BC youth are shaped by a Youth Advisory Committee, which also supports the Youth Director and provides input on sustainability issues.

Check out highlights here and learn more on the FBC Youth website!

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 Down to You Podcast - Subscribe!

Down to You Podcast

Take a listen to the DOWN TO YOU podcast! Youth guests from throughout BC are sharing their work to reduce their climate footprint and share inspiring ideas for a net-zero future.

Listen & subscribe on your favourite podcatcher, or visit the Down to You podcast site!

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Co-Creating a Sustainable BC

Want to change the world? Here's how  BC youth are doing it, starting with their own communities!

Co-Creating a Sustainable BC (CCSBC) is a multi-year initiative of the FBC Youth Program. CCSBC supports youth participants as they deepen their understanding of the social, economic and environmental aspects of sustainability. They take what they've learned to design and implement a project that will have a direct and positive impact in their own communities. By the end of the program, participants come away with greater confidence to advocate for change and to realize a shared vision of a healthy and thriving community.

Over several successful years, it's been a valuable experience for all!

  • Collaborating and forming relationships with other youth who care about the environment and their community
  • Learning from and networking with leaders in their region and across the province doing exciting work on sustainability and climate change
  • Encouraging positive action in communities through their own sustainability projects
  • Strengthening skills in project coordination and implementation, such as planning, communications, budgeting and more
  • Building bonds and connecting with the land and waters through outdoor-based learning trips (all expenses paid!)
  • Most of all, HAVING FUN!

Watch for 2023-2024 highlights, coming soon!

Find 2022-2023 highlights in our Communities Past Highlights.

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Contact Us

Reach out to the Youth Program by contacting:
Cherry Tam, Manager, Youth Initiatives at
Sonja Dodig, Youth Program Manager, at

 

About the Fraser Basin Council

The Fraser Basin Council (FBC) is a charitable non-profit organization that brings people together to advance sustainability in British Columbia.

Where We Work

We are grateful to live and work on the unceded ancestral territories of the Indigenous Nations of British Columbia.

Our Vision

Social well-being supported by a vibrant economy and sustained by a healthy environment.

Strategic Priorities

At the Fraser Basin Council, our strategic priorities are to take action on climate change, support healthy watersheds and water resources, and build sustainable and resilient communities.

With our partners, we work on a range of collaborative, multi-sector initiatives, such as those focused on flood management, community wildfire planning, air quality improvement, energy-efficient buildings, green transportation (including the uptake of electric vehicles and expansion of charging infrastructure), watershed planning and youth-driven climate action projects.

FBC Program Sites

Plug in BC:
www.pluginbc.ca

Emotive:
www.emotivebc.ca

ReTooling for Climate Change:
www.retooling.ca

FBC Youth:
fbcyouthprogram.ca

Climate Action Toolkit:
www.toolkit.bc.ca 

Salmon-Safe BC
www.salmonsafe.ca

Realizing UNDRIP Initiative
www.realizingundrip.ca

Contact Us

FBC staff work from our Vancouver, Kamloops, Williams Lake and Prince George offices, and from several other locations.

To reach us, see FBC Offices and FBC Staff or contact our administration office:

Fraser Basin Council
1st Floor, 470 Granville Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 1V5

T: 604 488-5350

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