Youth in Kawartha Lakes are asked to ‘Jump in & Express Yourself’

If you’re a youth in Kawartha Lakes the city is inviting you to “Jump In & Express Yourself.”

If you are between the ages of 12 to 24 years, the city wants to hear from you. The Community Safety and Well-Being Plan Advisory Committee has identified four priority areas: mental health and addictions, poverty, housing and youth, and the Advisory Committee wants to hear from the youth of the Kawartha Lakes on these priorities.

A partnership project between the Kawartha Lakes Community Safety and Well-Being Advisory Committee and Kawartha Art Gallery, the JUMP IN & Express Yourself! Exhibit asks youth to imagine an inclusive, safe, connected and sustainable community where all youth thrive.

In order to address submission challenges created by COVID-19, the deadline for all submissions has been extended to Oct.15.

Presenting the four priority areas in the form of a series of questions, youth are invited to choose a priority and to tell a new story through the creative mediums of Visual Art, Photography or Video.

How does Housing impact you and what can be done to support youth?

How does Mental Health & Addictions impact you and what can be done to support youth?

How does Poverty impact you and what can be done to support youth?

How does Youth impact a community and what can be done to support youth?

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