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Ongoing Activities to Support Youth in Canada
RBC Future Launch
RBC Future Launch is empowering Canadian youth for the jobs of tomorrow by engaging the public and private sectors to understand the barriers young people face and make a significant impact on their lives.
RBC Youth Mental Well-being Project
The RBC Youth Mental Well-being Project is our commitment to support programs that help youth and families access the right care at the right time. So far, we have provided more than CAD $54 million in support.
RBC Race for the Kids
Since its start in 2009, the RBC Race for the Kids has raised $83+ million for youth-focused charities around the world. In 2022, 37,000+ participants raised $9+ million for 22 charities across 10 countries.
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Unlocking the Potential of Youth
5.3 million
5.3 million
Cumulative number of young people reached through RBC Future Launch since its inception in 2017.
76%
76%
of youth surveyed in 2022 say they feel better prepared for the workforce after participating in an RBC Future Launch funded program.
How We Measure Our Impact
Aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the RBC Impact Measurement Framework (IMF) simplifies how we measure our impact.
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Education, Skills & Training
Equality and Diversity
Partner and System Support
RBC Youth Initiatives Outcomes and Results
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Skills, Networks, Practical Work Experience and Mental Well-being
- Prepare young people for the future of work through networking and advice, practical work experience, or 21st century skills development
- 2,100,000 youth participants have been reached through our projects, enterprise programs, and charitable partner programs.*
- 70% of youth surveyed say they feel better prepared for the workforce after participating in a Future Launch funded program.
*This includes estimated reach for 2020 that may be adjusted due to COVID-19 program impacts.
Equality and Diversity
- Provide undeserved youth equitable access to Future Launch programming, empowering and promoting the inclusion of all
- 84% of youth participants surveyed identified as one or more of the following: Non-binary gender, visible minority, newcomer, living with a disability, LGBT+, not born in Canada.
Partner and System Support
- Support cross-sector innovation and partner capacity building by encouraging and promoting effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships to support policy and social sector innovation
- 493 charitable organizations have partnered with RBC to prepare youth for the future of work
Attract, Reward, Engage and Retain Talent
- Employees’ awareness of Future Launch strengthens their connectivity to RBC’s purpose
Business Generated
- Drive business growth in the youth segment
Employment & Entrepreneurship
- Fuel Canada’s prosperity by reducing the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training
- 3% reduction in youth not in employment, education or training*
*Based on data collected through the Future Launch participant survey
Awareness
- Canadians recognize RBC for making a significant contribution to youth in Canada
- 25% of youth recalled RBC as a company that has a program that supports youth for the jobs of tomorrow in 2019.
How RBC’s Youth Initiatives align to the UN SDG’s:
Education, Skills & Training
Equality and Diversity
Partner and System Support
RBC Youth Mental Well-being Project
The Right Care at the Right Time
The RBC Youth Mental Well-being Project is our commitment to support programs that help youth and families access the right care at the right time. Through the Project, we have provided more than $34 million to organizations dedicated to helping kids and families get the programs and resources they need.
Areas We Fund
We focus our funding on areas where we believe we can make the biggest difference in helping kids be healthy inside out.
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