YMCA Community Action Network (YCAN)

Addressing the Needs in Your Community

As part of the Canada Service Corps initiative, YCAN provides youth with opportunities to identify and execute local service projects. Each service project develops a network of community contacts and provides participants with career development skills and volunteer hours.

Why Participate?

  • Meet like-minded youth in the community
  • Learn transferable career and life skills

  • Gain valuable volunteer hours, applicable to high school career hours, Duke of Edinburgh, etc.

  • Get the opportunity to participate in National Youth Conferences

  • Receive a Certificate of Completion

YMCA Community Action Network (YCAN) eligibility:

  • Youth ages 15 – 30 years

  • Canadian citizen

  • Permanent resident

  • Person who has been granted refugee status in Canada

For more information contact:

Alexandra Shea
Program Coordinator, YMCA Community Action Network (YCAN)

Thank you to our funding partners

  • eens@nl.ymca.ca

  • CRA # 108225533RR0001

  • P.O. Box 21291
    St. John’s, NL
    A1A 5G6