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Reflecting Back on 2019

LEVEL had a busy year in 2019 – from launching and completing our first Youth Policy Program to delivering grants for those looking to advance racial equity. In this post,…

Meet: Kris Statnyk

Kris is Gwich’in and a member of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation in Old Crow, Yukon. He was a faculty member for YPP 2019 and brought his experience and knowledge…

Five Things to Do on National Philanthropy Day

By Abeer Yusuf As we observe National Philanthropy Day on November 15, we’d like to take a look at how we can frame giving, volunteering, and charitable engagement and the…

Reflecting on #YPP2019

By Alejandra López Bravo I’m humbled and hopeful as we celebrate the completion of the first cohort of participants of the LEVEL Youth Policy Program (YPP). There’s so much to…

#YPP2019 Profile: Marcus Reid

As LEVEL’s inaugural Youth Policy Program wraps up, we chatted with Marcus Reid, one of the 16 participants of the program on their reflections and experience. With Heiltsuk/Nisga’a First Nation…

Meet: Nathalie Lozano-Neira

LEVEL is proud to work with wonderful people embedded in community doing transformative work in the field of racial equity. One such person LEVEL is lucky to call a collaborator…

LEVEL Granting Now Open!

The Fall 2019 cycle of LEVEL Granting is now open for Stage 1 Applications! For more information or if you’re ready to apply, please go to the LEVEL Youth Granting…

Things you can do on National Indigenous Peoples Day

By Abeer Yusuf As a recent settler on unceded Indigenous lands of the Squamish, Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh peoples, I find it to be my personal duty and commitment to learn…

Things you can do on World Refugee Day

By Abeer Yusuf As we acknowledge and learn more about World Refugee Day, which falls on June 20, I find that we are almost inundated with reading materials, stories and…

#YPP2019 Profile: Aida Mwanzia

The LEVEL community is made up of some great young adults, and this blog profile features one such individual: Aida Mwanzia. Aida is one of the participants of the first…