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We’re giving away $10,000 to empower youth to make their communities better.

We think youth are pretty awesome and have the power to change their communities. They’re doing some great things out there. But hey, sometimes doing great things can cost a little money. This summer, we’re empowering youth to positively impact their communities by lending a little help in the form of some cold hard cash.

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Enter to win $2500.*


  • Tell us how you're making your community better.

  • Four people will win $2,500 to help them further their efforts.

  • We’re also doing ten random draws for a $100 pre-paid credit card.

  • In addition, you'll have a chance at being featured on our social media channels (insta-fame FTW!).

Enter to win $2500.*


  • Tell us how you're making your community better.

  • Four people will win $2,500 to help them further their efforts.

  • We’re also doing ten random draws for a $100 pre-paid credit card.

  • In addition, you'll have a chance at being featured on our social media channels (insta-fame FTW!).

Please note, this contest is now closed. Stay tuned for announcements of the winners below.

2018 winners are demonstrating the power of youth.


We checked in with the 2018 #ThePowerOfYouth Contest winners to see what they’ve been up to.


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Drumroll for the 2019 winners…

Meesh

Gender-friendly guide for healthcare practitioners

Meesh’s guide will help trans, non-binary and gender-creative youth and others in the community feel safe and accepted when seeking healthcare. 

Caleb

Project Lightbox

Caleb makes Lego sets for kids at the BC Children’s hospital through an initiative he’s called “Project Lightbox”. He’s going to use his prize to extend the reach of his project even further.

Mark

Mark started a school coffee drive-through to raise awareness and funds for the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness. He plans to use the prize to continue to grow the project and raise awareness for the cause.

Dylan

Dylan grew up in foster care and is very passionate about his work with policy officials to create a system that serves youth and aims to improve outcomes for youth in care. He is going to use the contest prize to get the resources he needs to further the conversations.

Empowering youth year-round.

Every year, Coast Capital invests 10% of our bottom line into programs that give youth a hand up.  
Since 2000, that's more than $76 million.

We focus on youth because they represent our future and yet many young people face more than their share of challenges on their journey to financial independence.

We believe that helping a young person brings benefits to the whole community. It’s our aspiration to empower youth to become change makers and inspire them to pay it forward.

*Terms and conditions apply. Entries will be rated on innovation, achievability and impact. Four prizes of $2,500 each. Limit of one entry per person. Each entry will also be entered to a random draw for one of ten $100 pre-paid credit cards. No purchase necessary. Open to residents of B.C. who are 19 or older by June 9, 2019 or who have permission of their parent or guardian. Contest closes at 11:59 pm PDT on September 2, 2019. Coast Capital may publish entries or portions of entries online, including through social media. For details of publication rights and your obligations if your entry includes other people, see full contest rules. Winners must answer a skill testing question. Odds of winning depend on skill and number of entrants. Full contest rules available here.