Support for non-profit organizations

Providing a global solution for at-risk teens

Support for non-profit organizations

Providing a global solution for at-risk teens

Each year, the Foundation supports some 20 organizations whose goals are complementary to ours, in an effort to prevent psychological distress in young people aged 11 to 18.

With the funds raised through the Bal du maire du Québec and the BN Grand Tour, we help these organizations lower school dropout rates and reduce drug addiction, violence and social exclusion so at-risk teens can prosper in all aspects of their lives.

Please note that support for organizations in 2022-2023 will be by invitation only. Thank you for your understanding !

Le Bal du Maire de Québec

Le Bal du Maire de Québec

Money raised during this celebrated annual event will allow us to give $525,000 to third-party organizations in 2020–2021.

How can you apply for funding?

Please note that support for organizations in 2022-2023 will be by invitation only. Thank you for your understanding !

Who reviews the applications?

A committee made up of business people from the Quebec City area examines each Bal du maire du Québec application and makes its recommendations to the Foundation.

What are the eligibility criteria?

Organizations that wish to apply must work with young people aged 11 to 18 and must meet the following requirements:

Work in the following sectors:

• Capitale-Nationale • Chaudière-Appalaches
• Bas-Saint-Laurent • Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
• Côte-Nord • Gaspésie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine
 

Work in the following fields:

• Mental health, suicide • Multiple dependencies
• Ill treatment, bullying and violencee • School dropout prevention
• Social exclusion and poverty
Le Bal du Maire de Québec

Le Bal du Maire de Québec

We are pleased to announce that money raised during this celebrated annual event will allow us to give $605,000 to third-party organizations in 2022-2023.

How can you apply for funding?

Please note that support for organizations in 2022-2023 will be by invitation only. Thank you for your understanding !

Who reviews the applications?

A committee made up of business people from the Quebec City area examines each Bal du maire du Québec application and makes its recommendations to the Foundation.

What are the eligibility criteria?

Organizations that wish to apply must work with young people aged 11 to 18 and must meet the following requirements:

Work in the following sectors:

• Capitale-Nationale • Chaudière-Appalaches
• Bas-Saint-Laurent • Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
• Côte-Nord • Gaspésie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine
 

Work in the following fields:

• Mental health, suicide • Multiple dependencies
• Ill treatment, bullying and violence • School dropout prevention
• Social exclusion and poverty

BN Grand Tour

Youth in Mind Foundation is proud to invest $ 135,000 this year thanks to the funds raised during the BN Grand Tour, in collaboration with the National Bank.

Every year, National Bank’s generous employees set off to discover a part of Quebec by running or cycling, all in an effort to raise money for youth.

 

How can you be eligible for this funding?

After the fundraiser, the Foundation donates to organizations in the chosen area, which varies from year to year. There is therefore no application period, as the funding is issued upon invitation.

The Sun Life investment fund: exceptional funding in 2019

In 2019, Quebec City Mayor Régis Labeaume and Jacques Goulet, President of Sun Life Canada, created an exceptional investment fund benefitting mental health.
Managed by Youth in Mind Foundation, this fund made it possible to support three Capitale-Nationale-based organizations dedicated to addressing teens’ most pressing mental health needs.

Karina Fleury, Director, Tandem Jeunesse, La Pocatière

“We are very grateful for the Foundation’s support, through the Bal du Maire de Québec, for our Explor’action project. This investment has directly contributed to our desire to:
Prevent social isolation among our young people. Support teens as they move through life. Allow each and every person to thrive. Thank you so very much!”

The SQUAT Basse-Ville team, Québec

“We would like to thank Youth in Mind Foundation, through the Bal du Maire de Québec, for their support over the past few years. Their faith has helped PREVENT additional cuts to youth services in the Quebec area, SUPPORT a team that helps more than 200 people annually and FACILITATE the reimplementation of youth homelessness prevention services.
Many thanks!!!”

PRIX INSPIRATION

An award celebrating Quebec youth organizations that stand out

Awarded by Youth in Mind Foundation, the Prix Inspiration recognizes the actions of youth aid organizations that are financed by the Foundation and that work in the Quebec City and eastern Quebec City area.

Awarded each year at the Bal du maire de Québec, the winner is chosen for:

  • their excellence in management, their entrepreneurial spirit and innovative projects
  • their involvement and the impact their programs have on youth from at-risk environments

Thanks to these community partners, new strategies and effective actions are implemented to help youth in difficulty and improve their well-being.

The jury

The jury

A jury that is independent from the Foundation assesses the quality of the projects presented, basing its findings on the organizations’ credibility, sound management and impact of their projects on young people.

Skillfully chaired by Jean-Paul Gagné, Editor Emeritus at Les Affaires, the jury is made up of Édith Boulianne, Lise Lapierre, Bruno Déry and André Marceau.

The winners

Each winner receives a $5000 bursary, while finalists receive a $1000 bursary. Discover the exceptional organizations—both winners and finalists—that have made our list year in and year out:

2019 winner : Carrefour jeunesse-emploi Chauveau
Finalists : Le Sillon et Pilier Jeunesse

Video: 2019 winner : Carrefour jeunesse-emploi Chauveau

Past winners