Blueprints

Blueprints will equip young people from the Jane-Finch community between the ages of 19-24 to create and implement a blueprint to launch a business idea. The program will focus on life skills mentoring, entrepreneurial training and youth wholeness.

Looking to apply to Blueprints? You’ve come to the right place. Apply here.

If you are a young person that fits Blueprints’ target and have a business idea you’ve always wanted to explore, we’re here to help. Blueprints offers you comprehensive training to not only start-up your own business, but also be a positive influence to your friends and co-workers. Orientation sessions begin February 2010 for anyone interested in participating, and in April 2010, we will be accepting 15 participants. Read more here.
If you, as an individual or a company, are interested in supporting the Blueprints project as a leadership mentor, business coach or financial partner, your involvement is essential to making Blueprints a success and bringing about substantive change in Jane-Finch. Read more here.

Stay on top of all the latest program news here.

World Vision Canadian ProgramsBlueprints, which is a program of Youth Unlimited North York, is being developed in partnership with World Vision Canadian Programs.


Blueprints Participants

As a participant in Blueprints, you can expect:

  • Weekly group training sessions in a team environment;
  • One-on-one coaching on your business idea and plan;
  • One-on-one mentoring.

If you’d like to learn more and hear from us, email blueprints@yunorthyork.com.

If you are ready to turn your idea into a reality, start by applying! The online application is here.

Supporting the Blueprints Project

If you are interested in getting involved in Blueprints, please email blueprints@yunorthyork.com. We are looking for business coaches, mentors, business people interested in speaking with the young people in the program, financial partners – really, any way you think you can help transform the community of Jane-Finch through the youth in Blueprints. Anyone involved with young people will be given training, guidelines and support along the way.

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