UCC-NYAC Launches National Youth Survey Project

The Ukrainian Canadian Congress National Youth Advisory Council (UCC-NYAC) is proud to announce the launch of its youth survey project entitled “An Investigation of Youth Involvement in the Ukrainian Canadian Community.”

At the XXIII UCC Triennial Congress it was resolved that the re-engagement of youth in the Ukrainian Canadian community be made a priority. Thus, the UCC-NYAC was formed, comprised completely of young adults. The major purpose of this committee is to give youth a greater voice in the affairs of the UCC, to gather information about youth involvement in the community and to advise the UCC on how to engage youth in ongoing projects.

In order to investigate the factors related to Ukrainian Canadian youth involvement, the UCC-NYAC has developed a survey aimed at young adults between the ages of 16-35. The goals of this survey include:

· Gaining demographic information about Ukrainian Canadian youth;

· Identifying factors which promote or hinder involvement of youth in the Ukrainian Canadian community;

· Defining what it means to “be Ukrainian” in the context of Canadian society; and

· Understanding the role of Ukrainian language skills in the 21st Century for Ukrainian Canadian youth.

This short survey, available both online and in paper format, will be distributed at Ukrainian festivals, community events and through social media. The survey will be available from June 2011 until January 2012. It is anticipated that a final report will be published in mid-2012.

Ultimately, these survey results will become a valuable source of information for all ethno-cultural community organizations looking to better engage their youth and foster the development of future community leaders.

To complete the survey, please visit ucc.ca or www.surveymonkey.com/s/UCC_NYAC_Youth_Survey

For more information:

Yuri S. Broda, UCC-NYAC Chairman & Project Co-leader, yuribroad@gmail.com

Oksana Prokopchuk-Gauk, Project Co-leader, ocp429@mail.usask.ca

Nadia Demko, Distribution Coordinator, nadia.e.demko@gmail.com