2024-2025 NWT Youth Ambassadors Program Call for Applications

September 25, 2024

The Government of the Northwest Territories is now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 Northwest Territories (NWT) Youth Ambassadors Program. The program provides NWT youth with opportunities to build leadership skills through participation at special events and volunteer assignments.

In the past, NWT Youth Ambassadors have attended the Arctic Winter Games, Canada Winter Games, Canada Summer Games, and the North American Indigenous Games. This cohort will have the opportunity to volunteer at the 2025 Canada Summer Games in St. John’s, Newfoundland.

Applicants are selected based on community involvement, commitment to a healthy lifestyle, and a personal reflection on how the Youth Ambassadors Program will help them in the future. To qualify for the program, youth must be between the ages of 16 and 22 on July 1, 2025 and submit an application by December 13, 2024. All NWT youth who qualify are encouraged to apply.
For more information on the Youth Ambassadors Program, to apply online, or to download an application form, please visit www.maca.gov.nt.ca.

To submit a verbal application over the phone, please contact Brady Daniels, Youth and Volunteer Intern, at (867) 767-9166 ext. 21510 or by email at youth_and_volunteer@gov.nt.ca.

Alexandra Tibbles

Manager, Youth and Volunteer Leadership

Municipal and Community Affairs

Alexandra_Tibbles@gov.nt.ca

867-767-9166 ext. 21109

 

For media requests, please contact:

Jay Boast

Senior Communications and Planning Advisor

Department of Municipal and Community Affairs

Government of the Northwest Territories

Jay_Boast@gov.nt.ca

867-767-9162 ext. 21044

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