Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre

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The Pathways to Leadership initiative at Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre received YCF funding to renovate an existing space to make it more accessible to youth, particularly those with disabilities. YCF funds covered some construction costs as well as equipment. The space is youth-led, governed by a youth advisory council and community centre staff.

Renovations to the space were completed in fall 2008. With over 200 youth members, numerous youth access the new space on a daily basis. The initiative has also developed partnerships with various agencies in Eglinton East/Kennedy Park to share this space, helping to address the existing issue of lack of space for young people in this community.