Volunteer Participant

3 weeks ago


Remote, Canada Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society (PICS) Full time

**Skills Enhancement and Volunteer Program with PICS Intercultural Youth Service Corps**

**(IYSCorps) and Intercultural Youth Microgrant Service Corps (IYMSCorps)**

**Position Title**:Volunteer Participant

**Location**: Virtual/Hybrid

**Eligibility Criteria**:

- Age 15-29
- BC Resident
- Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident, or Refugee Status

**Perks**:

- FREE Coursera subscription (meaning you get to enhance your skills and education and

increase your employability)
- Transportation support (free bus passes)
- Certificates of Completion
- Reference letters from the Government of Canada
- 120 volunteer hours minimum

**Program Overview**: PICS Intercultural Youth Service Corps (IYSCorps) and Intercultural Youth

Microgrant Service Corps (IYMSCorps) offer exciting and empowering opportunities for youth

aged 15-29. Our programs provide participants with valuable skills, hands-on experience, and a

chance to make a positive impact on their communities. We are actively recruiting for our

upcoming November and December cohorts.

**What’s in it**:
**IYSCorps Program (17-week Program)**:

- Attend 5-week essential skills training VIRTUAL workshops (4:30-6:30pm, 3 days a

week)
- Gain essential life skills, including resume writing, financial literacy, leadership, public

speaking, stress management, project managament, and more
- Participate in youth-led, government-funded community projects
- Choose personalized volunteer placements or community-driven projects
- Receive a microgrant of $1,000 to design a project
- Receive a minimum of 120 volunteer hours

**IYMSCorps Program**:

- Participate in a program that offers larger microgrants of up to $3,000 for community
- driven projects
- No requirement to complete the 5-week skills training
- Receive 120 volunteer hours
- Access additional program benefits

**Previous Participant Project Examples**:

- Put together care kits for children at the hospitals
- Create a magazine to raise awareness on climate change
- Organize an ethnic cooking class to promote cultural inclusivity
- Organize a workshop on mental health
- Create a magazine for elementary school children to teach them the basics of coding

and raise their interest in the tech industry

**If you’re looking to enhance your resume, hone your leadership skills and more, and


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