Urban youth centres

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On Feb. 12, the Ministry of Canadian Heritage announced a $100 million fund for the Urban Multipurpose Aboriginal Youth Centre Initiative.

Canadian Heritage, in conjunction with local Aboriginal organizations, is establishing a series of Aboriginal youth advisory committee meetings in key urban centres to determine a selection process for the advisory committee that will be designed to administer the funds.

The initial meeting will be held March 18 in Edmonton. Participation of Aboriginal service organizations is essential to facilitating the creation of the Aboriginal youth advisory committee. Once the committee is established it will administer a portion of the funds to projects that are determined a priority for Aboriginal youth.

Contact Val Kaufman, program officer with the Native Citizens Program - Canadian Heritage at (780) 495-5615 for more information.