Civic Youth Fellowship (Council Internship)

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Council Internship Interviews

In spring 2023, Council piloted an internship program, enabling 13 interns from racialized and underrepresented communities to work in the Mayor and Councillor offices for 8 weeks.

Goal

Encourage the youth to gain leadership experience
Grow their professional network
Learn new skills in the public sector
Share their lived experience and new ideas with the city’s leadership

Since the completion of the program, 6 of the 13 interns have secured part-time or full-time employment, including 4 within Council Offices, Administration or another government policy office.

The City gathered feedback from the pilot partners, participants and City Council. That information will be used to strengthen the next iteration of the program.

Next Steps

City Council has approved the internship as an ongoing program.
The internship has been extended from an 8 week program to 10 weeks in 2024.
The program has extended the opportunity to reach beyond City Council to include Deputy City Manager’s Offices.
Recruitment for 2024 applicants is underway. Apply today, or share with your networks.

This internship is powered by the support of the following community partners:

Africa Centre

The Africa Centre, is the largest pan African organisation in western Canada, serving as a community hub that provides programs and services from a place of cultural awareness and competency to the families in our diverse community.

We acknowledge the diversity of our cultural background as a source of the strength that brings capacity and competencies to shape a thriving community in Alberta. We have a strong African indigenous cultural foundation incorporated across our programs and services.

ASSIST Community Services Centre

Here at ASSIST we are committed to serving the community at large by providing programs and services that meet a variety of needs for newcomers. We welcome all people to our programs regardless of race, gender identity, ability, religion, and sexual orientation, and strive to create an inclusive, diverse, and respectful environment for everyone.

Canadian Race Relations Foundation

The Canadian Race Relations Foundation was created in 1996 to reaffirm the principles of justice and equality for all in Canada. The mandate of the Foundation is to facilitate throughout Canada the development, sharing, and application of knowledge and expertise to contribute to the elimination of racism and all forms of racial discrimination in Canadian society.

IslamicFamily

IslamicFamily supports the mother who is fleeing abuse without making her compromise her identity or safety. We support the man seeking counselling that respects his values. We support youth looking for a creative platform that appreciates and amplifies their voice. We support families beginning new lives amidst hardship. We are Islamic Family & we are created to serve.

IslamicFamily is an Imagine Canada accredited charity, the winner of the Government of Alberta’s Inspiration Award for its work combating domestic violence (2020) and the Canadian Mental Health Associations Professional Service Award (2020).

For more than 30 years, we have been driven to disrupt systemic inequity, to reflect a rich tradition with beauty, to innovate & to serve with excellence. Islamic Family serves 5000 clients every month, runs Edmonton’s second-largest food bank, provides aid in financial crisis, supports victims of gender-based violence, settles refugees, and delivers a range of preventative programming for youth. Islamic Family is rooted on Treaty 6 and proudly serves all of Alberta.

As with all positions at IslamicFamily, it’s important that our culture lines up with your values. Please take a moment to review share.islamicfamily.ca/values.

kihêw waciston - MacEwan University

kihêw waciston, which means “eagle’s nest” in Cree, is a home away from home for MacEwan University's Indigenous students. Here you can gather, work and grow in a community that honours the distinctive knowledge of Indigenous peoples and supports you on your post-secondary journey.

As MacEwan University’s Indigenous Centre, we offer personal, academic, financial and cultural support. While many of our services are directed at Indigenous students, kihêw waciston's doors are open to everyone in the MacEwan community.

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Civic Youth Fellowship (Council Internship)

Council Internship Interviews

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Civic Youth Fellowship (Council Internship) Pilot Summary 2023

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