RBC’s multi-year investment helped Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies equip young people with the confidence, skills, and relationships needed to prepare for their future. Through mentoring programs that focus on leadership, financial literacy, and career exploration, youth are gaining practical tools while building supportive connections with mentors who encourage them to dream big and plan for what comes next.
Programs supported through RBC funding create opportunities for youth to explore career pathways, develop workplace readiness skills, and strengthen their sense of agency, in dozens of communities across five provinces.Participants report increased confidence in setting goals, improved problem-solving skills, and greater awareness of educational and career possibilities. For many young people, these experiences provide their first exposure to mentors working in fields they aspire to enter.
At the same time, RBC’s investment has helped agencies strengthen partnerships with schools, employers, and community organizations, creating pathways for youth to access broader opportunities. Across the federation, the initiative has contributed to the development of scalable program models that combine mentoring with futurefocused skill building—helping ensure young people are supported not only in who they are today, but in who they aspire to become.
Youth aged 18 to 25 experience the dual role of young adult mentors as both contributors and beneficiaries of mentorship through RBC’s Future Launch investment in Big Possibilities Mentoring.
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