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OUR VISION

YIV strives to ensure all students across the mainland have the necessary support and resources to succeed in their education. With YIV’s peer tutoring program, high school students across Canada share their passions through free after-school education for communities of families and children ranging from the Lower Mainland to overseas in India and China. Your sponsorship will allow us to expand our program, improve overall student experience through better materials and services, and facilitate more enriching opportunities.

FLEXIBILE OPTIONS

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PROMOTION AND REACH

OUR IMPACT

ACCESSIBILITY

Making community opportunities available for children and youth

CONNECTIONS

Fostering bonds between volunteers, families, communities, and audiences around the world

GROWTH

Providing a space for self-development and fulfilling experiences

GIVING BACK

Launching fundraising initiatives to make a difference towards meaningful world causes

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FOUNDING STORY

Turning Passions Into Action

In 2015, amidst the growing popularity of volunteerism among youth, the service itself had also grown monotonous. Our founders, seeing passionless volunteers present only for credit and recognition. Not fueled by any larger meaning or objective, they launched an organization driven to provide enriching service opportunities from start to finish: Youth Initiative Vancouver. Through passion, a group of high-school students, along with the support of the Academy of Modern Art, brought this dedication to life, prepared to engage hundreds of youth volunteers in not only giving back to communities but undergoing profound personal growth. Today, the organization continues to operate under the same postulate of moving forward together, gathering youth through initiative, and cultivating leadership and community awareness throughout British Columbia, Canada and beyond.

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Our Supporting Institution

The Academy of Modern Art

The Academy of Modern Art (AOMA) is a Vancouver based art education institution dedicated to inspiring, guiding and educating talented art students and transitioning them to their post-secondary school of choice.  As YIV’s parent organization, AOMA shares aligned values with YIV.  This partnership promotes activities including  a peer tutoring program, philanthropic community endeavors, co-hosting renowned art competitions for the past 6 years, promoting creativity, multicultural awareness and education.  YIV’s elected executive gives students a chance to develop leadership skills and all students are encouraged to forge solutions for world challenges and help youth to reach their full potential. We are grateful for AOMA’s  support for our ongoing initiatives.

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DEVELOPING THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW

Connecting our peers with enriching service opportunities

EXECUTIVE TEAM

The ambitious, creative, driven team behind YIV

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YOSHIER HU

Co-President

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ELISABETH LAU

Co-President

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YIRUI TAO

Outreach Manager

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ISABELLA ZHEN

Human Resources Manager

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ASIA AU-YEUNG

Assistant HR Manager

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EVANGELYNE WANG

Assistant HR Manager

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CONNOR WONG

Assistant HR Manager

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FIONA ZHANG

Communications Manager

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EMILY PAN

Communications Manager

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ANDREW LI

Admissions Manager

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HALEY CHAN

Assistant Admissions Manager

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SHEAN YUSU

Assistant Admissions Manager

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AVEARY CHE

Marketing Manager

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ANDREA WU

Assistant Marketing Manager

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BOBO LYU

Media Manager

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CHLOE CHENG

Assistant Media Manager

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GEMMA YIN

Assistant Media Manager

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LUCY LU

Assistant Media Manager

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