Youth Engagement

Youth have a say in the future of the city

The City of St. John’s has recently launched two new opportunities for young people to connect with the City: the Youth Engagement Panel and the Youth Engagement Working Group. Youth are an important demographic to the future of the City and we recognize their willingness to contribute and the value of their input.

The Youth Engagement Panel is an online space where young people can provide feedback to the City on topics of interest to them in a quick and easy manner, based on a recommendation from the City's Youth Engagement Strategy. The panel is completely voluntary, and members receive notifications via text message (after opting in) and email, of surveys on a range of topics. There are also incentives.

Our first survey focused on Youthful Cities Indicators - the RBC Youthful Cities index - measures 11 indicators of how youthful a city is. Members were asked which of these indicators are the most important when thinking about St. John’s as a place to stay, live, study and/or work. Our second survey built on one of the indicators, Good Youth Jobs, and focused on the City as an employer. Surveys will be posted monthly and results are visible to the public. St. John’s residents aged 18 to 30 are encouraged to sign up to the Youth Engagement Panel. To view the panel and sign-up visit EngageStJohns.ca.

The Youth Engagement Working Group has been created to oversee implementation of the Youth Engagement Strategy, approved by Council in October 2020, and to provide ongoing advice and guidance on how to best engage youth on City matters. The group will meet regularly to provide perspective on topics of interest, to recommend appropriate engagement tools and methods, and to identify barriers and gaps that might impact youth engagement among other things. Recommendations from the Youth Engagement Working Group will be reported through Council meetings.

For more details

EngageStJohns.ca

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