We help municipalities and civic organizations to better connect with youth and build youth-friendly spaces, programs and services.

Our Process

Learn

Introductory workshop on opportunities for youth participation and engagement

Engage

Plan and implement youth engagement strategies that cater to your project

Analyze

Compile data and develop project recommendations reflective of youth input

Design

Create design concepts and prototypes to test new ideas and collect further feedback

Introductory Workshop: Cities For Youth

Want to become an adult ally but don't know where to start?

Cities For Youth is an introductory workshop to youth engagement for professionals and community organizers.

In this workshop, we will:

• Discuss barriers for youth to participate
• Introduce Urban Minds' 4 Levels of Youth Engagement (Awareness, Education, Need-finding, and Co-creation)
• Help you or your organization identify areas of need and potential strategies to work with youth

Contact us today to find out more or to schedule a workshop:
hello@urbanminds.co

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​"The design jam we participated in for our Bloor and Dufferin project was very well organized and attended by a fantastic group of engaged young people who care about city building and civic improvement. The students came up with numerous interesting ideas for our public spaces which showed their level of creativity and enthusiasm."​

Matt Young
Vice-President, Development
Capital Developments

​"Great workshop! Would bring back alternative engagement methods like scavenger hunts to my organization."
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Sarah Luca
Community Resource Specialist

"Awesome at prodding and asking questions. Experiential examples in workshop were powerful. Would like to create partnership with [Urban Minds]."

Alexander Gopen
Community Engagement Lead
The Planning Clinic

Featured Project

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#WouldYouRatherTO

Winner of Everyone is King: Design Build Competition

​#WouldYouRatherTO is a physical-digital interactive art experience that brings people together through friendly banter.

See Project

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Have a project in mind?

Let's bridge the gap between youth and city building.

hello@urbanminds.co

We believe youth engagement is only effective ​when we start seeing youth as fellow city builders.​

We work directly with youth to educate and inform them on urban issues and challenges.
Learn more about our educational workshops and youth program.

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