© 2022 Children and youth planning table of waterloo region
At the Children and Youth Planning Table of Waterloo Region (CYPT), we believe that a strong sense of belonging is foundational to child and youth well-being. When young people’s sense of belonging increases, it leads to many other good outcomes.
The work of the CYPT collaborative is focused predominantly in the area of Belonging for children and youth. For us, belonging includes three key areas of focus:
To learn how the CYPT landed on belonging as a focus area for our collective impact work, read Building a Case for Child and Youth Belonging: Insights from the Children and Youth Planning Table of Waterloo Region.
A conversation about Belonging with Kim DeGasperis from the Waterloo Catholic
District School Board and Alison Pearson from the CYPT Backbone Team.
What makes you feel like you belong? Insights from a youth in Waterloo Region.
Territorial Acknowledgement: We acknowledge that the land on which the work of the Children and Youth Planning Table is performed is the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, and Neutral People. We acknowledge the enduring presence of the Indigenous people with whom we share this land today, their achievements, and their contributions to our community. We offer this acknowledgment as an act of reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples of Canada.
© 2022 Children and youth planning table of waterloo region